Newsgroup: it.arti.cinema
Titolo: Polverone sul prequel de Il Signore degli Anelli

Questo il link della notizia:
http://it.news.yahoo.com/29112006/107/polverone-prequel-de-signore-degli-anelli-0.html
Questa invece la notizia direttamente dal link.
Migliaia di forum in Rete ne parlano, milioni di fan nel mondo aspettano . 
Si chiedono chi saranno i protagonisti del prequel de "Il Signore degli 
Anelli": "Lo Hobbit".
Dopo Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, 
Christopher Lee, Viggo Mortensen e tanti altri, chi saranno i nuovi 
interpreti del capolavoro di Tolkien?
Intanto un gran fracasso è già scaturito dalla scelta del regista, perché 
sembrava ormai certa la presenza dietro la macchina da presa di Peter 
Jackson, invece non è così. Il neozelandese ha rifiutato definitivamente, 
dopo un iniziale assenso, per causa di una disputa con la New Line Cinema 
che non avrebbe distribuito in modo equo i proventi della vendita dei dvd. 
"Né io, né mia moglie né il mio collega, il produttore Fran Walsh, avremmo 
voluto un simile epilogo - ha scritto Jackson in una e-mail pubblicata su 
TheOneRing.net - ma i fatti recenti ci hanno costretto a prendere questa 
decisione. Ora potremo finalmente voltare pagina e dedicarci a nuove idee".
Ora il più serio candidato a dirigere il film è Sam Raimi, regista acclamato 
di "Spider-Man". E chissà se Argon-Viggo delizierà ancora le spettatrici...
Ma Raimi non aveva detto che voleva girare fino a Spiderman 5 e attendeva un 
ok dalla produzione (che per ora ha pianificato come ultimo Spiderman 3)?
Sicuramente se S3 incassera' come i primi 2 la Sony non avrà problemi a dare 
l'ok (anzi ne sarà ben lieta) sempre a patto che il cast sia d'accordo a 
rimanere (questo magari è il punto più difficile).
Io pensavo poi che "Lo Hobbit" fosse stato ormai abbandonato come progetto 
anche perchè ormai LOTR è lontano e l'effetto richiamo si starà esaurendo 
(poi la mancanza di Jackson alla regia scemerà ancor di più l'interesse 
imho).
A voi la palla. 

 A voi la palla.
Cazzate (OLD, tra l'altro).
A che ne so io PJ avrebbe voluto ardentemente dirigere il prequel di LOTR, 
ma la New Line non l'ha contattato per gli "screzi" avuti (appunto) con la 
distribuzione della trilogia.
Ora, sempre a quanto pare, PJ e' stato richiamato in ballo e, IMHO, sara' 
lui a dirigere "The Hobbit".
Spero di
NON
sbaglirmi.
Ciao,
mAx 

 lui a dirigere "The Hobbit".
Non è proprio così.
La New Line ha i diritti in scadenza (quando scadano, di preciso non si sa).
O fanno partire le riprese entro una certa data, oppure devono restituire i
diritti al legittimo proprietario (tale Saul Zaentz, produttore tra gli
altri di "Amadeus", "Il paziente inglese" e "Qualcuno volò sul nido del
cuculo"). Una situazione non molto diversa da quella in cui si era trovato
Bernd Eichenger ai tempi dei "Fantastici 4" di Roger Corman.
Peter Jackson è attualmente in contenzioso con la New Line per questioni
relativi agli incassi della trilogia e non vuole (ovviamente) lavorare con
loro fino a quando la cosa non si risolve. Quelli della New Line, essendo
costretti a far partire il film in tempi relativamente brevi, non avrebbero
potuto rivolgersi a lui anche volendo. L'hanno comunque contattato per
fargli sapere della decisione di partire comunque con il progetto.
Qualche giorno dopo l'annuncio da parte della New Line del fatto che non
sarà Jackson a dirigere "Lo Hobbit", Zaentz ha rilasciato un'intervista ad
un sito internet tedesco in cui diceva che i diritti torneranno in mano sua
l'anno prossimo (quando precisamente, non l'ha specificato), e quando questo
succederà lui metterà in produzione il film, e il suo film sarà diretto da
Peter Jackson. Questo, però, succederà solo se la New Line non farà in tempo
ad iniziare le riprese entro la data stabilita dal contratto. Per questo,
tra l'altro, la candidatura di Raimi è poco plausibile: serve un regista
pronto subito.
Il mio pronostico è che la New Line riuscirà a rispettare i termini del
contratto, perché dal punto di vista economico sarebbe un colpo troppo
grosso perdere il film, quindi saranno pronti a sacrificare la qualità della
pellicola in cambio di zilioni di dollari di guadagno.
--
CineFile - 
http://www.cinefile.biz/

 (ovviamente) lavorare con loro fino a quando la cosa non si risolve.
Io ho letto questa lettera di PJ in cui si dichiara sorpreso di non essere 
stato chiamato dalla New Line, non so tu che fonti abbia:
http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=1482&count=88
Peter Jackson Not Directing "The Hobbit"11-20-2006 (09:31:24)
A "Lord of the Rings" fansite has received some news regarding "The Hobbit." 
The news came from a letter sent by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, mentioning 
that New Line Cinema has passed up on them to direct the upcoming film. The 
reason is due to a lawsuit by Wingnut Films against the studio regarding 
"The Fellowship of the Ring." At this point New Line is looking for a new 
director to helm "The Hobbit" and a possible "Lord of the Rings" prequel.
"Several years ago, Mark Ordesky told us that New Line have rights to make 
not just The Hobbit but a second 'LOTR prequel', covering the events leading 
up to those depicted in LOTR. Since then, we've always assumed that we would 
be asked to make The Hobbit and possibly this second film, back to back, as 
we did the original movies. We assumed that our lawsuit with the studio 
would come to a natural conclusion and we would then be free to discuss our 
ideas with the studio, get excited and jump on board. We've assumed that we 
would possibly get started on development and design next year, whilst 
filming The Lovely Bones. We even had a meeting planned with MGM executives 
to talk through our schedule.
However last week, Mark Ordesky called Ken and told him that New Line would 
no longer be requiring our services on the Hobbit and the LOTR 'prequel'. 
This was a courtesy call to let us know that the studio was now actively 
looking to hire another filmmaker for both projects."
Ciao,
mAx 

 Argon-Viggo
soliti effetti collaterali del responsabile iscritto all'ordine?

...5 Spiderman...
...inifiniti Signori degli anelli...
darci un taglio e andare a lavorare no, eh?
^_-
R.

 leading up to those depicted in LOTR. 
Ah sě... questo č lo stesso che, con un sorriso sulle labbra, aveva dato
dello "sneaky bastard" a Jackson perchč lo aveva costretto ad annunciare
alla folla che l'anteprima mondiale del primo LOTR sarebbe stata a
Wellington, nonostante il parere contrario della New Line.
Mordred
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http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=1482&count=88
Più meno le stesse, solo che io ho letto tutta la lettera, e il senso
generale è ben diverso da quello che traspare dall'estratto:
http://www.theonering.net/staticnews/1163993546.html
Ti segnalo prima le parti di cui parlavo io, poi copio tutto il testo. Nota
che la New Line aveva offerto a Jackson la possibilità (o l'obbligo, dipende
dai punti di vista) di dirigere il film in cambio di un patteggiamento nella
causa in corso.
"We have always responded that we would be very interested in making the
film - if it were offered to us to make (...)
However, we have always said that we do not want to discuss The Hobbit with
New Line until the lawsuit over New Line's accounting practices is resolved.
This is simple common sense (...)
Our Manager Ken Kamins got a call from the co-president of New Line Cinema,
Michael Lynne, who in essence told Ken that the way to settle the lawsuit
was to get a commitment from us to make the Hobbit, because "that's how
these things are done" (...)
We assumed that our lawsuit with the studio would come to a natural
conclusion and we would then be free to discuss our ideas with the studio
(...)
However last week, Mark Ordesky called Ken and told him that New Line would
no longer be requiring our services on the Hobbit and the LOTR 'prequel'.
This was a courtesy call to let us know that the studio was now actively
looking to hire another filmmaker for both projects. Ordesky said that New
Line has a limited time option on the film rights they have obtained from
Saul Zaentz (this has never been conveyed to us before), and because we
won't discuss making the movies until the lawsuit is resolved, the studio is
going to have to hire another director."
Ecco il testo integrale:
Dear One Ringers,
As you know, there's been a lot of speculation about The Hobbit. We are
often asked about when or if this film will ever be made. We have always
responded that we would be very interested in making the film - if it were
offered to us to make.
You may also be aware that Wingnut Films has bought a lawsuit against New
Line, which resulted from an audit we undertook on part of the income of The
Fellowship of the Ring. Our attitude with the lawsuit has always been that
since it's largely based on differences of opinion about certain accounting
practices, we would like an independent body - whether it be a judge, a
jury, or a mediator, to look at the issues and make an unbiased ruling. We
are happy to accept whatever that ruling is. In our minds, it's not much
more complex than that and that's exactly why film contracts include
right-to-audit clauses.
However, we have always said that we do not want to discuss The Hobbit with
New Line until the lawsuit over New Line's accounting practices is resolved.
This is simple common sense - you cannot be in a relationship with a film
studio, making a complex, expensive movie and dealing with all the pressures
and responsibilities that come with the job, while an unresolved lawsuit
exists.
We have also said that we do not want to tie settlement of the lawsuit to
making a film of The Hobbit. In other words, we would have to agree to make
The Hobbit as a condition of New Line settling our lawsuit. In our minds
this is not the right reason to make a film and if a film of The Hobbit went
ahead on this basis, it would be doomed. Deciding to make a movie should
come from the heart - it's not a matter of business convenience. When you
agree to make a film, you're taking on a massive commitment and you need to
be driven by an absolute passion to want to get the story on screen. It's
that passion, and passion alone, that gives the movie its imagination and
heart. To us it is not a cold-blooded business decision.
A couple of months ago there was a flurry of Hobbit news in the media. MGM,
who own a portion of the film rights in The Hobbit, publicly stated they
wanted to make the film with us. It was a little weird at the time because
nobody from New Line had ever spoken to us about making a film of The Hobbit
and the media had some fun with that. Within a week or two of those stories,
our Manager Ken Kamins got a call from the co-president of New Line Cinema,
Michael Lynne, who in essence told Ken that the way to settle the lawsuit
was to get a commitment from us to make the Hobbit, because "that's how
these things are done". Michael Lynne said we would stand to make much more
money if we tied the lawsuit and the movie deal together and this may well
be true, but it's still the worst reason in the world to agree to make a
film.
Several years ago, Mark Ordesky told us that New Line have rights to make
not just The Hobbit but a second "LOTR prequel", covering the events leading
up to those depicted in LOTR. Since then, we've always assumed that we would
be asked to make The Hobbit and possibly this second film, back to back, as
we did the original movies. We assumed that our lawsuit with the studio
would come to a natural conclusion and we would then be free to discuss our
ideas with the studio, get excited and jump on board. We've assumed that we
would possibly get started on development and design next year, whilst
filming The Lovely Bones. We even had a meeting planned with MGM executives
to talk through our schedule.
However last week, Mark Ordesky called Ken and told him that New Line would
no longer be requiring our services on the Hobbit and the LOTR 'prequel'.
This was a courtesy call to let us know that the studio was now actively
looking to hire another filmmaker for both projects.
Ordesky said that New Line has a limited time option on the film rights they
have obtained from Saul Zaentz (this has never been conveyed to us before),
and because we won't discuss making the movies until the lawsuit is
resolved, the studio is going to have to hire another director.
Given that New Line are committed to this course of action, we felt at the
very least, we owed you, the fans, a straightforward account of events as
they have unfolded for us.
We have always had the greatest support from The Ringers and we are very
sorry our involvement with The Hobbit has been ended in this way. Our
journey into Tolkien's world started with a phone call from Ken Kamins to
Harvey Weinstein in Nov 1995 and ended with a phone call from Mark Ordesky
to Ken in Nov 2006. It has been a great 11 years.
This outcome is not what we anticipated or wanted, but neither do we see any
positive value in bitterness and rancor. We now have no choice but to let
the idea of a film of The Hobbit go and move forward with other projects.
We send our very best wishes to whomever has the privilege of making The
Hobbit and look forward to seeing the film on the big screen.
Warmest regards to you all, and thanks for your incredible support over the
years.
We got to go there - but not back again ...
Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh
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http://www.theonering.net/staticnews/1163993546.html
Capito, grazie.
Va be', speriamo...
Ciao,
mAx
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Pare lo abbiano offerto anche a Cuaron. 

 E chissà se Argon-Viggo
Si è gasato! :-)
Ciao!