{"id":28847,"date":"2008-05-14T17:36:54","date_gmt":"2008-05-14T22:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=28847"},"modified":"2008-05-29T08:30:36","modified_gmt":"2008-05-29T13:30:36","slug":"an-unexpected-party-chat-with-pj-and-gdt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2008\/05\/14\/28847-an-unexpected-party-chat-with-pj-and-gdt\/","title":{"rendered":"An Unexpected Party – Chat with PJ and GDT!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro invite you to a live internet chat about The Hobbit on May 24 (May 25 in Australia\/NZ). Peter and Guillermo would love to answer your questions and hear your comments about our new adventure into Middle-Earth. Please register now<\/a> to make sure you don’t miss out on the Unexpected Party and get regular updates on the movies! Follow the registration link for instructions on submitting a question. Check out the rest of the story for chat times around the world and the text of PJ’s letter!<\/p>\n

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\nWeta are excited to be hosting this one-hour live online chat on our website www.wetaNZ.com. Please check the start time for your time zone below: <\/p>\n

Los Angeles (Pacific) – Saturday, 24 May 1:00 p.m.
\nNew York (Eastern) – Saturday, 24 May 4:00 p.m.
\nLondon – Saturday, 24 May 9:00 p.m.
\nParis, Berlin, Rome – Saturday, 24 May 10:00 p.m.
\nSydney – Sunday, 25 May 6:00 a.m.
\nWellington, Auckland – Sunday, 25 May 8:00 am<\/p>\n

See you at the Unexpected Party!<\/p>\n

Text of PJs letter follows:<\/p>\n

Several years ago – it seems a lifetime now – I invited 20 questions from fans right at the start of embarking on The Lord of the Rings trilogy. For me, it was an important and enjoyable moment, when I was able to begin a relationship that helped define our attitude to that unique project. It gave me a sense of responsibility that stayed etched in my brain for the next 5 years.<\/p>\n

Well, the time has come again! With us right on the cusp of beginning pre-production on The Hobbit, and its companion movie, it seems fitting to do the same thing again.<\/p>\n

It’s also fitting that our director, Guillermo Del Toro, will join me in answering the questions, since he will be bringing his considerable personal vision to these two movies. It’s my moment to hand the baton to Guillermo. It’s time for him to address your concerns.<\/p>\n

So this is how it will work: we ask fans with an interest in The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings to send one question to this website<\/a>. Ask us anything! Guillermo and I will select and answer the 20 most common questions, so we can both attempt to address the key issues as best we can. <\/p>\n

Our answers will be released during a one hour live web chat, hosted by Weta, with both Guillermo and myself logged on. In addition to answering your 20 questions – for the entire hour, we’ll take additional live questions and chat about the projects with anybody who’s interested.<\/p>\n

Please send us your questions and Register for the live chat<\/a> – and we’ll talk to you in a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n

Cheers,
\nPeter Jackson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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