tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857536998475120271.post872924871223977990..comments2023-06-17T12:12:09.966-04:00Comments on Dweomera Lagomorpha: Time to call it a day, Mr. Jackson?Lagomorph Rexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06385231158384929598noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857536998475120271.post-66480411317470444692010-09-29T12:53:26.893-04:002010-09-29T12:53:26.893-04:00oh, well thats interesting about the actors. I'...oh, well thats interesting about the actors. I'll admit to reading headlines and assuming the worst on that one. <br /><br />Still, I guess its just.. well I mean Mckellen does other activism stuff so I could easily see him doing it here too. Blanchett and Weaving though it seemed out of character for..Lagomorph Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385231158384929598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857536998475120271.post-31623556352138407722010-09-28T23:57:33.610-04:002010-09-28T23:57:33.610-04:00None of the actors that the union in question cite...None of the actors that the union in question cites have made ANY public statements about the controversy, so I'm taking statements by anyone who claims to be speaking on their behalf with a grain of salt. Hugo Weaving has already been misrepresented in the press (it was widely reported he signed on to The Hobbit in May 2009; so far as I know he still hasn't officially signed a contract. He did joke about being cast without his knowledge earlier this year.) No one should assume anything until the actors speak up for themselves on this specific issue. (A history of being pro-union doesn't matter; Peter Jackson has in the past been pro-union.) <br /><br />That being said, if the actors do side with the union, forcing the production to be moved or recast, I'd probably stay away from the finished film. I still hope everyone concerned can be adults and come to some sort of understanding, but I don't need a Hobbit movie at any cost. If Jackson et al can't do it right, they should move on to other projects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857536998475120271.post-22388319453151113542010-09-28T07:18:27.079-04:002010-09-28T07:18:27.079-04:00I'd forgotten about that film. now that is one...I'd forgotten about that film. now that is one exceedingly screwed up story... I seem to remember seeing something about Gilliam simply dispensing with making the actual movie.. and making a movie about his attempts to make the movie instead.. <br /><br />I think that could be hilarious.. and at least he has a sense of humour about it.Lagomorph Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385231158384929598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857536998475120271.post-32171007338521051332010-09-28T03:11:58.561-04:002010-09-28T03:11:58.561-04:00It's getting to almost The Man Who Killed Don ...It's getting to almost <i>The Man Who Killed Don Quixote</i> proportions of ridiculousness, isn't it?<br /><br />I agree: do it right, or don't do it at all.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857536998475120271.post-3143742204504912952010-09-27T22:59:15.910-04:002010-09-27T22:59:15.910-04:00Thats certainly my feeling on it, if they can'...Thats certainly my feeling on it, if they can't get it going soon then it needs to be put off until long after these problems are sorted out. <br /><br />It seems that it's getting batted around like a football in a decidedly unfriendly game. Meanwhile sets continue to deteriorate, actors continue to age, and more people crawl out of the woodwork to try and get a piece of the pie. <br /><br />I think that... unfortunately Thorin Oakensheild's final words are the most fitting. <br /><br />"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. "Lagomorph Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385231158384929598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857536998475120271.post-16049658304426705062010-09-27T22:05:45.219-04:002010-09-27T22:05:45.219-04:00The towel should be thrown, now. The Hobbbit is to...The towel should be thrown, now. The Hobbbit is too important to fuck up. Do it right or don't do it at all.<br /><br />The Hobbit has so much potential... it's building on the success of The Lord of the Rings franchise, it's a story that should be far easier to adapt, it's arguably the font from which all fantasy flows... it's simply too important to fuck up.Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.com