Posts Tagged ‘Peter Jackson’
Peter Jackson Undergoes Emergency Surgery For Stomach Ulcer
Posted by Peter "Paparazzi" Fielder as Celebrities at 1:56 AM UTC on Jan, 28 2011
As if the “Hobbit” movie hasn’t already had enough problems with directors, unions and other issues, the movies mastermind and most recent Direct Peter Jackson had to step away from pre-production on Thursday so he could undergo emergency surgery for a stomach ulcer.
Jackson was rushed to a Wellington hospital with “acute stomach pains” and was immediately taken into surgery.
Thankfully for everyone involved in the movie, Jackson’s publicist says he’ll be back on his feet in no time:
“Sir Peter is currently resting comfortably and his doctors expect him to make a full recovery. Sir Peter’s surgery is not expected to impact on his directing commitment to The Hobbit beyond a slight delay to the start of filming.”
Racist Casting Director Fired From “The Hobbit” Production
Posted by Chris Franklin as Mischief & Mayhem at 12:48 AM UTC on Dec, 02 2010
The Hobbit production has had it's ups and downs, but now the biggest issue doesn't appear to be actually shooting the film, but rather dealing with an issue of colorism. Last week a casting agent was fired for telling a potential extra that they were "too dark" to play a hobbit.
According to Peter Jackson:
“No such instructions were given, the crew member in question took it upon themselves to do that and it’s not something we instructed or condoned."
In a local newspaper that fired independent contractor said hobbit extras "should have light skin tones."
Peter Jackson Finds His Bilbo Baggins For “The Hobbit” Series
Posted by Chris Franklin as Movie News at 10:19 PM UTC on Oct, 21 2010
Peter Jackson has found his Bilbo Baggins, a role that will encapsulate the two movies that will make up The Hobbit.
According to Indyposted:
The studios behind the much-anticipated upcoming epic movie “The Hobbit” signed British actor Martin Freeman star as Bilbo Baggins in the two-part prequel.
Unions Screw Over Workers In New Zealand, Peter Jackson Moving Entire Production “Off Shore”
Posted by Chris Franklin as Movie News at 6:40 PM UTC on Oct, 21 2010
While the NZ Equity and MEAA have decided Peter Jackson and The Hobbit production can film in New Zealand and that they are in fact treating workers fairly, Jackson and Warner Bros. have decided that they don't want to work around the groups demands and public outings of the films production, instead announcing today that they will be abandoning New Zealand and shooting "off shore."
Here's the Press Release Jackson released:
The lifting of the blacklist on The Hobbit does nothing to help the films stay in New Zealand. The damage inflicted on our film industry by NZ Equity/MEAA is long since done.
Next week Warners are coming down to NZ to make arrangements to move the production off-shore. It appears we now cannot make films in our own country - even when substantial financing is available.
The spectacle of NZ Actors' Equity suddenly cancelling their Wellington meeting, because film workers wanted to express to them their concern at losing The Hobbit, exemplifies the pure gutlessness of this small, self-centered group. They don't appear to care about the repercussions of their actions on others, nor are they prepared to take responsibility for decisions made in their name. [There's much more, but you get the idea.]
New Zealand Is Suddenly Cool With Filming “Hobbit” Again
Posted by Chris Franklin as Movies & Films at 9:30 PM UTC on Oct, 20 2010
New Zealand’s Actors’ Equity and Screen Production & Development Association have decided that boycotting “The Hobbit” film, being directed by Peter Jackson would be a bad very idea after all.
According to Radio New Zealand, more than 1,500 industry workers marched through Wellington today chating “Save Middle-Earth.”
The march came just one month after several New Zealand unions told their members that the unfair treatment of nonunion performers and crew should be enough to stop production elements from being performed where the original Lord of The Rings Trilogy was filmed.
SAG Warns Actors Not To Work On LOTR Prequel
Posted by Peter "Paparazzi" Fielder as Movie News at 2:13 AM UTC on Sep, 26 2010
Peter Jackson may have a hard time finding further workers for his Lord Of the Rings prequel “The Hobbit.” According to Eonline, SAG and AFTRA, two large international unions that represent film works have advised their members to stay away from the project.
SAG released a statement warning union members that they:
“are advised not to accept work on this non-union project.”
“The Alliance agreement for large-budget international studio films…provides for residuals that are equivalent to those under the SAG agreement. The residuals proposed by the producers of The Hobbit are less in every respect.”
Sir Peter Jackson Might Direct ‘The Hobbit’ Films After All
Posted by joehart as Celebrities at 1:24 PM UTC on Jun, 01 2010
After Guillermo Del Toro stepped down as director for a pair of films based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy novel ‘The Hobbit,” Sir Peter Jackson says that he might step in and direct after all. While Jackson and Del Toro are co-writing the screenplays, with Fran Walsh, for the two movies that will make up ‘The Hobbit,” Jackson had previously declined the director role because of other career obligations. This is in fact pretty much the same reason Del Toro finally stepped down, after apparently two years of waiting on production for The Hobbit.
Jackson, who recently produced District 9 and The Lovely Bones, and his wife Fran Walsh are the executive producers of The Hobbit movies, and he directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy (LOTR) that made him a household name around the world. Jackson is now meeting with other directors but if he can’t find the right person, he’ll step in and direct:
If that’s what I have to do to protect Warner Bros’ investment, then obviously that’s one angle which I’ll explore.
Jackson has proven how true to Tolkien’s stories he likes to stay, but playing so many roles for one project isn’t exactly an easy task, and he has other commitments that may hinder him from directing The Hobbit movies. The movies, which are a prequel to LOTR, are scheduled for release in Dec 2012 and Dec 2013. Only a few characters from LOTR will be in The Hobbit movies, including Gollum/ Smeagol and Frodo’s uncle Bilbo Baggins, after whom the book is based on.
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