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Lord Borg
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 Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:42 pm Jackson NOT directing Hobbit |
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It seems the LotR director will not direct the Hobbit. New Line has dumped him from the project, even though it's still in the planning stages.
| Quote: | To Web Fans, Peter Jackson Is the One True Director
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28 — When it comes to power games, some in Hollywood are beginning to learn a basic lesson of digital politics: the Internet plays rough. |
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Lord Borg
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| Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:46 pm |
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| Quote: | Exclusive: Elijah Wood Talks The Hobbit
Frodo on the Rings prequels
When New Line announced several weeks ago that they planned to start work on The Hobbit, a good many Middle Earth enthusiasts were elated. Then New Line informed Jackson that, due to a legal dispute over Lord of the Rings earnings, his services would not be required for that project or a hitherto unknown 'second prequel'. Cue: one disappointed director, and the outrage of thousands of fans. |
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| Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:58 pm |
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Yeah, I'm outraged. This is just wrong. I can guarantee you it won't be nearly as good as a Jackson production.
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Lord Borg
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| Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:02 am |
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Probably a reaction to King Kong, (Not just the "legal troubles'). He went all out on it, and I hear it was not that good. A Shame, really.
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| Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:17 am |
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| Lord Borg wrote: | | Probably a reaction to King Kong, (Not just the "legal troubles'). He went all out on it, and I hear it was not that good. A Shame, really. |
The movie, or the income? The movie was fantastic.
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Lord Borg
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| Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:23 am |
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Both, I've heard a lot of negitive reviews of the movie, the Income was blah, I believe. Feel free to post evidence that says otherwise, though.
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| Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:26 am |
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Most liked King Kong, however, many, like myself, thought that it was a tad too long. I loved the movie, but, yes, it was too long.
Let's not jump to conclusions. Jackson may still direct it. This is show biz, after all. Things happen. I hope that somehow Jackson directs it. If not...Well...I dunno but I won't be happy. Sam Raimi was offered to direct it, though.
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| Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:06 am |
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To that I say, no loss. Jackson isn't what he is hyped up to be.
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| Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:27 am |
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King Kong was not really good at all. It took like 9 hours to get to the island alone. Whoops, I should have put a spoiler warning on that because it isn't a joke. It literally took that long to get to the actual namesake of the movie. Sad isn't it?
As for Jackson, he is no George Lucas ( ), however, he isn't bad perse. I think his handling of the LOTR trilogy was great and he tried to stick true to the books(more or less...). That is rare nowadays. It's a shame his involvment with the Hobbit will be nonexistant.
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| Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:19 pm |
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I think, while his handling of King Kong (which I have yet to see) wasn't spectacular, he has a great grasp on J.R.R. Tolkin's works. I feel like the Hobbit should be treated the same as the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and he was a key component of the films.
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| Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:54 pm |
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I doubt he'll direct it, it's been announced that he was dropped, before the movie is even very far into pre production.
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| Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:29 am |
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 That's hilarious!  And is it Jackson who's refusing, or New Line?
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| Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:16 pm |
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This is absolutely ridiculous. I have no idea why they would do this. It's just stupid.
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| Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:16 pm |
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100,000,000 is a lot of money.
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| Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:38 am |
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100,000,000 yen would only be $867,039.52...
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| Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:47 am |
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Which still is a lot of money.
What's worth less than a Yen?
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| Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:19 pm |
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According to the article the NY Times stated it as "$100 million." I think they meant USD?
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| Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:20 pm |
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I heard about this along time ago.
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| Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:25 pm |
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| IntrepidIsMe wrote: | | According to the article the NY Times stated it as "$100 million." I think they meant USD? |
I'm sure they did. The Times would have specified otherwise.
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| Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:06 am |
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I was being a smartass.
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| Sat Dec 09, 2006 3:46 pm |
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I lack a sense of humour, 
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