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Peter Jackson talks to Capone at Comic-Con about DISTRICT 9, THE HOBBIT, and the state of today's film industry!!!
Peter Jackson talks to Capone at Comic-Con about DISTRICT 9, THE HOBBIT, and the state of today's film industry!!!
Hey folks. Capone in San Diego with another in a long line of Comic-Con '09 panel reports, interviews, and just general groovy news. This year, Comic-Con was a place where I really got my first sense of how THE HOBBIT films are taking shape. Where as many months ago, writers Jackson, ...
'The Hobbit' Not Yet Green-Lit, Peter Jackson Says
'The Hobbit' Not Yet Green-Lit, Peter Jackson Says
mtv.com — 'Unless we can write a script that the studio likes and present a budget that they like,... there won't be any 'Hobbit' film being made,' producer says. By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Peter Jackson Photo: MTV News  ... 'The Hobbit' Not Yet Green-Lit, Peter Jackson Says
Comic-Con: David Tennant Denies 'The Hobbit' Casting Rumor
moviesblog.mtv.com — Sadness over the impending end to David Tennant's "Doctor Who" run was softened recently by a rumor... that the fan-favorite actor could be moving on to play the lead role in Guillermo del Toro's upcoming adaptation of "The Hobbit" -- a big step for the ... Comic-Con: David Tennant Denies 'The Hobbit' Casting Rumor
Wait a Minute...'The Hobbit' Hasn't Been Greenlit?
Wait a Minute...'The Hobbit' Hasn't Been Greenlit?
getthebigpicture.net — Huh? Peter Jackson , who has said as recently as this month that we're a few weeks... away from announcing a new Bilbo Baggins for The Hobbit , on the heels of director Guillermo del Toro jumping that schedule up a little bit last month. But now Jackson says the movie may not happen.  ... Wait a Minute...'The Hobbit' Hasn't Been Greenlit?
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A lull, of sorts
Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog — ... * AICN’s Capone has a chock-full-of-good-stuff interview with Peter Jackson, whose been busier than you might even think considering the number of projects he’s got going, including some really cool sounding short pieces alongside his upcoming return to his “Heavenly Creatures” “small-movie” mode with “The Lovely Bones.” (Capone also raves about the upcoming Jackson-produced feature debut for South African-born director ...

Massawyrm calls DISTRICT 9 a science fiction hand grenade ready to blow your mind
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... hero. The first 1/3rd or so of the film is spent pretty much hating him. He’s a weasely little prick who you just can’t wait to see get his comeuppance, and once he does, the tone of the film and his character shifts in such a manner that it changes the very nature of what you are watching. But before that, he does some things that are both despicable and somehow understandable. He’s very human, desperately flawed, and ultimately fascinating. One of the things producer Peter Jackson mentioned in his recent interview with Capone was that “…it only cost $30 million; I don't ...

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