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Tintin trailer

Produced by Peter Jackson and directed by Steven Spielberg, it looks like an all-CGI adventure. I got sort of a Polar Express vibe from the trailer though, which is not encouraging.

(via ★fchimero)

By Jason Kottke  •  May 17, 2011  •  movies   Peter Jackson   Steven Spielberg   Tintin   trailers

Kubrick directs The Beatles in Lord of the Rings?

Possibly the worst idea in the world: a movie version of Lord of the Rings starring The Beatles (with Lennon as Gollum) and directed by Stanley Kubrick. According to Peter Jackson, this was a possibility but JRR said hells no.

According to Peter Jackson, who knows a little something about making Lord of the Rings movies, John Lennon was the Beatle most keen on LOTR back in the '60s -- and he wanted to play Gollum, while Paul McCartney would play Frodo, Ringo Starr would take on Sam and George Harrison would beard it up for Gandalf. And he approached a pre-2001 Stanley Kubrick to direct.

By Jason Kottke  •  Nov 5, 2010  •  JRR Tolkien   Lord of the Rings   movies   Peter Jackson   Stanley Kubrick   The Beatles

The Hobbit is moving forward

Alright, the film adaptation of The Hobbit is moving forward. After Guillermo Del Toro stepped down as director a few months ago, I heard that Jackson was set to direct and that's what's happening. They've also cast the perfect Bilbo: Martin Freeman. Freeman was Tim on The Office, Arthur Dent in the Hitchhiker's movie, and John Watson in the excellent new Sherlock series.

By Jason Kottke  •  Oct 22, 2010  •  Martin Freeman   movies   Peter Jackson   The Hobbit

Guillermo Del Toro steps down as The Hobbit director

The news is a few days old but I just heard about it: Guillermo Del Toro will no longer be directing The Hobbit. Sounds like the movie was taking too long and he wanted to have time to work on other projects.

"Guillermo is co-writing the Hobbit screenplays with Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh and myself, and happily our writing partnership will continue for several more months, until the scripts are fine tuned and polished" says Jackson. "New Line and Warner Bros will sit down with us this week, to ensure a smooth and uneventful transition, as we secure a new director for the Hobbit. We do not anticipate any delay or disruption to ongoing pre-production work".

Obviously Jackson should just direct the damn thing.

Update: Hmm, I just heard from a small bird that Jackson is pretty much set to direct...just finalizing the deal with the studio. On the other hand, Jackson's manager says that the director is committed to other directing projects. So I guess we'll see what happens.

By Jason Kottke  •  Jun 7, 2010  •  Guillermo Del Toro   movies   Peter Jackson   The Hobbit

The Lovely Bones trailer

The trailer for The Lovely Bones, directed by Peter Jackson and based on the 2002 book by Alice Sebold.

It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being brutally raped and murdered, watches from heaven as her family and friends go on with their lives, while she herself comes to terms with her own death.

Jackson personally purchased the film rights to the book and from the trailer, it seems like this is a return to his Heavenly Creatures days, with a bit of the LOTR fantasy and special effects sprinkled in. Looking forward to this one.

By Jason Kottke  •  Aug 5, 2009  •  Alice Sebold   books   movies   Peter Jackson   The Lovely Bones   trailers

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