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Sir Ian McKellan has announced he will reprise his role as the wizard Gandalf in the highly anticipated Hobbit prequels. Guillermo Del Toro will be directing while Pete Jackson and partner Fran Walsh, will serve as executive producers on both Hobbit films.In an interview in Empire movie magazine McKellan stated; “Yes, it's true, it’s not a part that you turn down. I love playing Gandalf." Del Toro has confirmed McKellen's casting as well as that of Andy Serkis reprising his role as Gollum.Filming on the two movies is set to begin in 2009.
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Jackson and Spielberg Find Their Tintin!! Directors Peter Jackson and Stephen Spielberg have selected young British actor Thomas Sangster to play the role of Tintin in their adaptation of the Belgian cartoon. Thomas Sangster, 17, was chosen by Spielberg to play the young traveler and reporter in a planned trilogy, involving director Peter Jackson. Andy Serkis, best known for playing Gollum and King Kong, will play Tintin's friend Captain Haddock. Sangster has previously appeared in Nanny McPhee with Emma Thompson and Love Actually with Liam Neeson. The first Tintin movie is scheduled to be released in 2010.
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Looks like it is official, Guillermo Del Toro was revealed as Peter Jackson's hand-picked director for the two-film adaptation of "The Hobbit." The announcement comes just a month after Jackson and New Line Cinema reached an agreement over "Lord of the Rings" royalties, enabling them to move ahead with the long awaited prequel to the “Rings” trilogy.Del Toro, the man behind "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Hellboy brings some outstanding credentials to “The Hobbit” project which will encompass two feature films slated for release in 2010 and 2011. The two filmmakers will work hand-in-hand overseeing the J.R.R. Tolkien novel's adaptation.
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The director of ‘Pan's Labyrinth’ and ‘Hellboy’ Guillermo Del Toro is in talks to direct two films adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit'. ‘Lord of the Rings’ and Tolkien fans have been eagerly anticipating ‘The Hobbit’ with Peter Jackson to act as executive producer on both movies. The two 'Lord of the Rings' prequels would be shot back-to-back starting in 2009 with trade papers estimating a 150 million dollars budget for each film. ‘The Hobbit’ epics are slated for release in 2010 and 2011, according to studio backers New Line and MGM.
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"The Hobbit" is Finally Going to Happen! Today New Line and MGM announced that the way is clear to turn J.R.R. Tolkien's "Hobbit" into two films. The joint announcement came after settlement of a lawsuit with Peter Jackson on "The Lord of the Rings."The plan is to start production in 2009, shooting both films simultaneously and releasing them in December 2010 and December 2011. New Line and MGM will co-finance the films and it is no secret that "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi has long been interested in “The Hobbit” as long as Peter Jackson was involved in the project . The plan is for New Line to run production and domestic distribution and MGM will distribute internationally.New Zealand once again will be the setting for Middle-earth, this time the film will tell the tale of how Bilbo Baggins, ventured from the Shire and wound up taking the Ring from Gollum.
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Director Peter Jackson is teaming up with Actor Andy Serkis again in the film "Tintin," the DreamWorks movie trilogy collaboration with Steven Spielberg. Although not confirmed, it is believed Serkis will play the role of Captain Haddock, a temperamental sea captain, in Steven Moffat's adaptation of the comic strip created by the late Belgian animator Herge. The Tintin books have been translated into over 50 different languages.Tintin is a young reporter and world traveler who is assisted in his adventures by his dog Snowy and accompanied by characters like Captain Haddock, Professor Cuthbert Calculus and the bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson. The studios have high hopes for "Tintin", already anticipating a trilogy with each film headed up by a different mega–director. Jackson will take the lead on episode 1, to start shooting next September, with Steven Spielberg already signed up for the second installment. No word yet on who will direct the third installment. "Tintin" will be filmed entirely in digital 3–D using the performance capture technology the same technology currently utilized on "Beowulf". Jackson‘s own WETA Digital will provide the Special Effects work.
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The 19th of November marks the launch of the 4th instalment of the wonderful Temeraire novels. For those of you who don't know, Temeraire is a series of fantasy hybrid novels set in an alternate universe during the Napoleonic wars, in which dragons form an elite air corps. Peter Jackson is very fond of the series, and has in fact bought the option to create big screen adaptations of them. Soar on the wings of adventureNaomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the adventures of Captain Laurence and his dragon Temeraire as they travel from the shores of Britain to China and Africa. Empire of Ivory is the latest installment:Laurence and Temeraire made a daring journey across vast and inhospitable continents to bring home a rare Turkish dragon from the treacherous Ottoman Empire. Kazilik dragons are firebreathers, and Britain is in greater need of protection than ever, for while Laurence and Temeraire were away, an epidemic struck British shores and is killing off her greatest defence – her dragon air force is slowly dying. The dreadful truth must be kept from Napoleon at all costs. Allied with the white Chinese dragon, Lien, he would not hestitate to take advantage of Britain's weakness and launch a devasting invasion. Hope lies with the only remaining healthy dragon – Temeraire cannot stay at home, but must once again venture into the unknown to help his friends and seek out a cure in darkest Africa.
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Mark Wahlberg has replaced Ryan Gosling in director Peter Jackson's new film - one day before shooting began. Gosling pulled out of The Lovely Bones on Friday, despite the fact he had gained 20 pounds and grown a beard for his role. The Half Nelson actor quit over creative differences, according to industry paper Daily Variety. The Departed star Wahlberg signed up to play the part, a grieving father of a murdered girl, on Sunday. The Lovely Bones, the movie adaptation of Alice Sebold's bestseller, also stars Rachel Weisz. Filming began in Pennsylvania on Monday.
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According to the stuff.co.nz Peter Jackson has recently selected two New Zealand actors to to play two of the principle characters in his upcoming movie Lovely Bones. The part of murdered character Susie's big sister Lindsey goes to Rose McIver from TV series Rude Awakenings and Maddigan's Quest. Aucklander Carolyn Dando will be making her debut as Susie's classmate Ruth. Both stars will be flying over to shoot the $65m USD film on location in Pennsylvania in October.
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It certainly is looking like PJ might very well have to put on 300lb and have a poke between the eyes. Thats right The Hobbit is becoming more and more of a reality. This is what the New Zealand Herald had to say:
Peter Jackson could still make Tolkien's The Hobbit, despite falling out with the studio which commissioned him to film The Lord of The Rings trilogy.
Bob Shaye, head of New Line Cinema, has told The Los Angeles Times his studio - which Jackson had sued for profits from The Lords of The Rings - was in talks with Jackson's representatives in a bid to mend fences and get him to direct The Hobbit.
"Notwithstanding our personal quarrels, I really respect and admire Peter and would love for him to be creatively involved in some way in The Hobbit," he said.
He had previously labelled Jackson as "arrogant", while Jackson and partner Fran Walsh took the unusual step of issuing a long statement on the internet last year declaring that because of clashes with New Line they had "no choice but to let the idea of a film of The Hobbit go".
A spokesman for Jackson told The Dominion Post last night: "Peter and Fran have always wanted to do The Hobbit but whether that happens is yet to be decided."
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Michael Imperioli, Emmy award winner and current nominee is set to join the cast of Peter Jackson's upcoming adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely Bones. Imperioli, who was made famous as Chris Soprano on the set of HBO's hit series The Sopranos, will be playing the role of Len Fenerman, the detective who investigates the murder of Susie Salmon.
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The latest addition to the cast of PJ's forthcoming film Lovely Bones. Five time Oscar nominee Susan Sarandon has been cast as Grandma Lynn, Susie Salmon's 'growing old disgracefully' grandmother who moves in with the family after Susie's death. Sarandon, who has a rich filmography including works such as Thelma and Louise, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the upcoming film Speed Racer is a great choice for the role.
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Okay, firstly we're sorry for the lack of recent news posts. There's quite a bit of Lovely Bones news to catch up on. Firstly the bidding war for the rights to make the adaptation with Jackson ended with Dreamworks coming out on top. No fiscal details about the deal have been disclosed, but the production is budgeted at around $70 million US dollars. The team have been diligently casting for the blockbuster, and many of the principle characters have been revealed. The principle role of Susie Salmon has been accepted by Saoirse Ronan from Ireland, who is known for her role as Michelle Pfeiffer's daughter in I Could Never Be Your Woman. Canadian actor Ryan Gosling will be playing Susie's father, and Rachel Weisz has been casted as the mother. Gosling earned an Oscar nomination for his role in independent drama Half Nelson, and Weisz is famed for a series of films including The Mummy and The Constant Gardener Jackson is all set to start filming on location in Pennsylvania in October. You may well be familiar Peter Jackson's other intended book adaptation of Naomi Novik's series of Temeraire novels. Jackson has optioned the rights to adapt the series, and Harper Collins have just reissued all of the first three books with some fantastic new covers. They've also revealed the cover for the newest book in the series, The Empire of Ivory which will be launched in November. Check the link below to see the new covers in all their glory:
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After a much deserved two years break after the success of hit remake King Kong, Peter Jackson is taking the next step towards direction once more with his forthcoming project based on Alice Sebold's novel Lovely Bones. For those unfamiliar with the text, Lovely Bones is a novel written from the perspective of Susie Salmon, a 14-year-old girl who is raped and murdered and narrates the events surrounding her friends and family from her perspective heaven. I'm excited to see PJ return to the hard-hitting story telling which made Heavenly Creatures such a phenomenon. Mr Jackson has presented the script, adapted with his wife Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens, to all of the major studios (excluding New Line Cinema with whom there is still an unsettled debate regarding accounting practices surrounding Fellowship of the Ring). Sony was apparently first to bid on Monday. According to the NZ Herald both Disney and 20th Century Fox dropped out of the running this morning due to concerns over cost. The project proposal requires a budget of $65 million USD with a further $10 million set aside for budget overruns. It also calls for a $40 million marketing budget, and a $10-$15 million oscar campaign. PJ also requires complete creative control, which with his proven track record shouldn't be too much to ask.
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Just been emailed this. Worth a look if you want to own a genuine drawing from Richard Taylor! :)
Our Rowing squad is fundraising for a trip, and one fundraiser we are doing is running a celebrity doodle art auction on the new zealand online auction site Trademe (similar to ebay). Anyway one of the items up for auction is a genuine signed sketch of a hobbit home drawn by Richard Taylor, multiple Oscar winner from Weta Workshops, the force behind the LOTR special effects and costuming etc. The auction finishes Sunday evening our time, so in about 20 hours from now. View the Auction
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