After the chat with PJ and Del Toro is over, there’s bound to be lots of people in TORN’s chatroom Barlimans or our messageboards talking over what we’ve learned – so join in!
Category: Director news
Don’t forget to register for the internet chat with Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro this weekend. It’s your chance to submit a question about The Hobbit and its partner film. Read More
More news from Kristin of The Frodo Franchise regarding the Hobbit. A Variety interview with Del Toro talks about how the scripting duties will be shared, and the three LOTR actors who have been approached to return for The Hobbit. Read More
Kristin Thompson writes: On Saturday at Cannes, MGM CEO Harry Sloan dropped a couple of interesting remarks about Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and the Hobbit films. They’re on The Frodo Franchise, along with some links to background on MGM’s role in the production. Harry Sloan Talks ‘Hobbit’
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson may go a step further in their plans for three Tintin movies – by jointly directing the third installment. Spielberg raised the possibility before the release of his latest film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival at the weekend. “We are going to make three Tintin movies back-to-back. I’ll direct the first one, Peter will direct the second one. We’ll probably co-direct the third one.” Steven Spielberg reveals more Tintin plans
Fans of Peter Jackson will want to check out this article from the ‘Great Directors’ database of the Australian film journal “Senses of Cinema”. It represents a nice retrospective of PJ’s career, including interesting facts about his major projects. Thanks to Matthew for the link. Read More