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Th Prime Minister has offered to step into the fire battle for the Hobbit feature, after the latest dispute caused Peter Jackson to threaten to shoot the film in Europe and not New Zealand.
The article says the dispute is between the film-makers and the Actors union in New Zealand. Zealand Actors' Equity Union is backed by the MEAA from Australia and the MEAA accuses the Hobbit for not working within union rules and told actors to boycott the film.
"claiming Jackson and studios New Line and MGM were offering non-union agreements with no guaranteed minimum payments or conditions.
The film-maker responded with a terse "open letter" in which he angrily condemned the boycott, calling MEAA an "Australian bully boy" and claiming its agenda was "based on money and power". "-Guardian
It sounds like 400 actors are endorsing the claims by MEAA but faces an online petition against the boycott, which is said to be taking place during these negotiations.Th Prime Minister has offered to step into the fire battle for the Hobbit feature,... more
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"The Cell 2" (WB) directed by producer / director Tim Iacofano ("24", "Haunted", "Profiler", etc.), IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0406220/ sequel to "The Cell" staring Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn, currently #1 in non-theatrical DVD rentals as of the week ending 6/21/ 2009.
Synopsis:
"Imagine a serial killer who flatlines his victims and then brings them back to life over and over again, until they beg to die. Beautiful psychic investigator Maya Casteneda (Tessie Santiago) was his last victim and swore vengeance on her tormentor before she escaped. Now The Cusp is back, and the FBI taps Maya to help capture the elusive monster. Maya soon discovers the only way she can locate The Cusp is to enter his head. The danger: if Maya dies in the killers brain, she dies in real life. Like The Cell before it, The Cell 2 is a mind-blowing mix of fantasy and reality, science-fiction and thriller that enters a place of fear and power like no other: the thoughts of a psychopath. Chris Bruno (The Dead Zone), Frank Whaley (World Trade Center) and Bart Johnson (High School Musical) co-star. [D-Man2010]". More at link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1185837/synopsis
Worth checking out!"The Cell 2" (WB) directed by producer / director Tim Iacofano... more
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Craig Ferguson is back to kick Jimmy Fallon's ass. But what's going on between Trent Reznor and Chris Cornell...and Jesus? But it's also the battle of the The Rock vs. Goku as Race to Witch Mountain takes on Dragonball: Evolution.
Sam Raimi wants a new Evil Dead (with or without Bruce Campbell) and Bryan Fuller (saving heroes) is asking JJ Abrams to allow him to make a new Star Trek series. And believe it or not, the following movies are planned to be made: MacGyver, Stretch Armstrong, Monopoly, Candy Land, and Ouija.
Also, cheap shills for Sam Brisson's Doritos Guru entry @ http://www.doritosguru.ca/MrBrisson/Frozen%20Pastime & Timmy Aiight's Random Wiki Fact of the Week @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld6Mbj704ZICraig Ferguson is back to kick Jimmy Fallon's ass. But what's going on... more
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New Line Cinema thinks they could have a 'global franchise' with a movie version of MacGyver. Would you see it?New Line Cinema thinks they could have a 'global franchise' with a movie... more
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1937: Before there is the Lord of the Rings trilogy, there is The Hobbit. J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novel is first published on this date.
Often thought of as the precursor to the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit was Tolkien's first book. It tells the tale of a simple hobbit cajoled by a wizard into joining the quest to recover stolen treasure.
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/09/dayintech_0921
Ring Up The Hobbit, Times Two
The settlement of Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson's suit with New Line paves the way for MGM to start work on two prequels:http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2007/tc20071218_443372.htm?chan=rss_topStories_ssi_5
1937: Before there is the Lord of the Rings trilogy, there is The Hobbit. J.R.R.... more
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