Looks like they issued a correction for that article, JGL will produce, not direct.
Also, you can tell it's not gonna have a happy ending when the main guy's all bumpy.
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Tom Scola - Dec 17, 2013 4:10:10 am PST #26069 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Kalshane - Dec 17, 2013 5:32:00 am PST #26070 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
With amych and Suela on the desire for a single-movie Phantom Edit of the whole trilogy. That would be wonderful.
I loved the animated Hobbit growing up. It lead my 8 year-old self to find and read the book and started my life-long love of fantasy. I haven't watched it recently, though I still have fond memories of that movie's version of the songs from the book. (The Greatest Adventure, not so much. And I recall the elf song in Rivendell being annoying.)
The weird mutant wood elves bugged me, though.
Burrell - Dec 17, 2013 7:06:40 am PST #26071 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I don't recall the animated Hobbit beyond a vague memory of seeing it and the overall look of the thing, but when I read this,
And I recall the elf song in Rivendell being annoying.
I thought, "Thorin would agree." Doesn't he complain in the book about the elves singing too much? I'd go check the text but Franny has been taking it to school to reread it.
Connie Neil - Dec 17, 2013 7:24:21 am PST #26072 of 30000
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"Bilbo Baggins on a pony! Isn't it delicious!"
Atropa - Dec 17, 2013 9:39:06 am PST #26073 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I saw that Sandman news yesterday, and was...kind of perplexed.
I looked up the writer on IMDB, and am very perplexed.
I kinda figured it was destined for Tim Burton
Speaking as a Tim Burton fangirl: DEAR G-D, NO. Do not let him near Sandman. I love Tim Burton, but he's SO not a good fit for that material.
Guillermo Del Toro would be a great director for a Sandman project.
Jessica - Dec 17, 2013 9:41:05 am PST #26074 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Guillermo Del Toro would be a great director for a Sandman project.
He would be perfect.
Zenkitty - Dec 17, 2013 9:42:48 am PST #26075 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Guillermo Del Toro would be a great director for a Sandman project.
Oh, how much I want this now.
Atropa - Dec 17, 2013 9:47:54 am PST #26076 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
But he has to make the Haunted Mansion movie first. Because my movie needs take priority, obviously, and I'm wary about the notion of Sandman movie, anyway.
juliana - Dec 17, 2013 10:20:04 am PST #26077 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I'm wary about the notion of Sandman movie, anyway.
Yes, this. And which storyline? Even if it's just drawn from Preludes & Nocturnes - that book is so complex, you could make a full movie about, say, the Dee storyline alone. (Though, hey, if they use that, Cillian Murphy could make a cameo.) Director-wise, I think Jamin Winans [link] would be a good choice.
Jessica - Dec 17, 2013 10:25:12 am PST #26078 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And which storyline? Even if it's just drawn from Preludes & Nocturnes - that book is so complex, you could make a full movie about, say, the Dee storyline alone.
Yes, exactly. I would much rather see HBO or someone turn it into a TV series than trying to make it fit into a feature film.