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Geek Round Up | The Hobbit Greenlit, with PJ at the Helm!!
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Well, the time has finally come. Director Peter Jackson and Warner Bros/MGM have reached a deal for the highly anticipated pair of Hobbit films to start filming in February. I personally thought this would never happen after all the financial problems with MGM, and messes with Guillermo Del Toro and labor issues. The true triumph here is that Peter Jackson is returning to direct both Hobbit movies, the first to be released in December 2012 and the second in December 2013. It hardly seems like ten years since Lord of the Rings does it?
While some of the labor problems still need to be ironed out, it looks like things are moving full steam ahead for the pictures. Consider geeks everywhere to be extremely excited.
The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 19 – School’s Out
The 19th Episode of The Filmdogs Podcast is threaded and ready to roll. This week we chat about new projects from Chris Pine, Gulliermo Del Toro, Robert Rodziguez, and Spielberg in the News. Then we discuss the bearded ones’ 1991 film Hook for In Defense of. It’s our 5 favorite screenplays in our Featured Topic, and to close it out we have a famous convo from Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction in our The One Liner of the Week.
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The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 18 – The Revenge of Podcast Galore
The 18th Episode of The Filmdogs Podcast has finally arrived. Listen in as this week as we discuss all the happenings at Comic Con 2010 in an extended news segment. Then in our Featured Topic we dicsect a statement made by Movieline writer Stephanie Zacharek in her controversial review of Inception. Can movies still be great? Or only “awesome”? To conclude, we tear apart Halle Berry’s infamously bad zinger from X-Men in our One-Liner of the Week. Why go to fan conventions when you have The Filmdogs Podcast?
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Peter Jackson will direct The Hobbit!!!!
The man for middle earth.
[UPDATE Although Deadline still stands behind it's report, other sites seem unwilling to call in favor of Jackson just yet. See this article at fansite theonering.net.]
According to the website Deadline, who reported that Jackson had been in negotiations to direct the two Hobbit films earlier today, it would now appear as if that is indeed the case. Peter Jackson had been cautious about taking on the movies recently after the departure of Guillermo Del Toro saying that he would direct the films if he had too. Yet, after Jackson scheduled upcoming casting meetings things started to look more promising for the Tolkien faithful. Not to mention that although other directors (David Yates and Neill Blomkamp) had been rumored, no offers had been made. It would seem as if Jackson was making up his mind about helming the project he had distanced himself from for years. I just hope that his heart is in the right place.
When will The Hobbit happen? Well, now that Jackson has committed it would seem as if MGM is more wiling to put up the money for the pair of flicks despite their financial troubles, and who can blame them? Again Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens are going to London and L.A. at the beginning of July to look at the best casting prospects. Pre-production hadn’t stopped on the films since Del Toro left so hopefully the movies are still on track for a 2012 and 2013 release schedule.
Here’s hoping for a statement from PJ himself on the matter soon.
Guillermo Del Toro is leaving Middle Earth
Directors Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro.
Director Guillermo Del Toro is leaving The Hobbit, and geeks worldwide are heartbroken. After his comments a few days ago that he would be starting other projects given the delays, this shouldn’t be as much of a surprise. However, it still comes as a shock. MGM’s financial troubles have been pushing back the project for several months now, and many have wondered if the film would ever get off the ground. Del Toro has been working in New Zealand on the project for the last two years with Producer Peter Jackson and writers Philippa Boyens, and Fran Walsh. He apparently felt as if he couldn’t commit any more time to the two Hobbit films when their status was still up in the air. Read the rest of this entry »
The Filmdogs Podcast returns in this geektastic 12th episode. We discuss The Hobbit directing situation in the news and defend Nic Cage’s hair in a new segment, In defense of. Holy Featured Topic Batman! That’s right, in our Featured Topic of the Week we discuss would what WE would do in the sequel to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Night. Everything from villains to Robin is dwelled upon here. In other words, we geek out. And to wrap things up we have an amazing One Liner of the Week from Al Pacino in Glengary Glen Ross. It’s an episode so good it would make even Batman himself smile.
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