Andy Serkis, who co-stars in Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming Beowulf film, told SCI FI Wire that the movie’s computer animation is a glimpse of things to come. “I think that more motion capture is [being] used in film, and it’s becoming part of the mainstream and used in a mainstream way,” Serkis (King Kong) said in an interview. “It is … especially [true] with video games and the convergence of video games and film. It’s actually a really interesting time for actors. Robert Zemeckis has just made Beowulf with Anthony Hopkins and John Malkovich, Ray Winstone and all kinds of high-profile and serious actors creating these characters. They are creating the movements. They are creating the personalities, and it’s the manifestation of those characters which is being handed over.” [More]
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A ton of interesting new films are out on DVD this week. Take an early look on our ‘DVD Tuesday’ feature…every Monday! You can actually pick up some DVDs today in most stores, it is Mission: Monday with ‘Mission: Impossible II’ out on DVD, as well as a collector three pack. A ‘Baywatch Collection’ is also available today. Check out some other TV goodies like the ‘Benny Hill Collection’, ‘C.S.I. Miami – S4’ & ‘Ghost Whisperer – S1’. Some great animation out today as well, ‘Ghost in the Shell SAC Complete 1st Season Box Set’ & ‘Speed Racer 5’. Some Blu-Ray & HD DVD offerings include; ‘Mission Impossible 3’, ‘Excalibur’ & ‘Under Siege’. Personally I’m interested in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawntreader’ & ‘The Kids in the Hall Megaset’! Check out the whole list here! [More]
Once again Bruce Hopkins aka Gamling explores new ways to marry digital film-making with the power of the Net. He’s loaning his best gravelly gunslinger voice to an animated Western designed to be distributed on the 3G phone network. [More]
A DRAGON trained in the Highlands to defeat the French during the Napoleonic wars is to become the next blockbuster hero of the Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson. The man behind the Lord Of The Rings and King Kong has snapped up the rights to a series of fantasy novels by self- confessed “geek” Naomi Novik, a little-known American writer who features Scotland heavily in her debut work. With his JRR Tolkien trilogy, Jackson propelled New Zealand to the top of the world’s must-visit tourism destinations. Now plans are under way for Scotland to make the most of a potential multi-million-pound windfall. [More]
Folks from the Argentinean Tolkien Society write: As every year the Asociacion Tolkien Argentina (Argentinean Tolkien Society) organizes the greatest Tolkien event in south America. As usual, activities include a large number of conferences, covering a wide range of issues: Tolkien’s youth and the influence of his friends, Christopher Tolkien and his contributions to the works of his father, and some debates concerning different features of Tolkien creations. Visitors from neighbour countries are expected, as well as from all over the world. Please take a minute to notice us so as to find you suitable accomodation. [More]
Guinness has adjudged the Most Expensive Movie Ever Made to be the 2005 “King Kong” — at $207 million, compared to $200 million each for “Titanic” (1997) and “Spider-Man 2.”
Highest salary ever paid to a film director prior to production: The $20 million Peter Jackson earned for megging “The Lord of the Rings.”
Most Oscars for a movie: “Ben-Hur” won 11 in 1959, and its record was matched by “Titanic” in 1997. More recently, it became a three-way tie when “The Return of the of the King” won all 11 of its nominations. [More]