Yesterday, it was announced in a joint press statement by Warner Bros. Pictures and Embracer Group that they’ve reached a brand new deal for New Line Cinema to continue to make feature films based on the work on Professor J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings. Expanding the existingContinue reading “WB Making New Middle-Earth Films With Peter Jackson Kept In The Loop About The Deal”
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Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital Renamed WetaFX After Tech Assets Are Sold For $1.625 Billion To Unity
In a massive deal, Peter Jackson has sold the tech assets and name of his effects company Weta Digital to Unity Software for a hefty $1.625 billion. This deal doesn’t mean that Weta won’t have an effects division as Jackson’s company will stay separate from the deal and has been renamed/rebranded as WetaFX. Unity’s acquiredContinue reading “Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital Renamed WetaFX After Tech Assets Are Sold For $1.625 Billion To Unity”
‘House Of The Dragon’: HBO Adds Graham McTavish From ‘Hobbit’ Trilogy & ‘Outlander’ To ‘Game Of Thrones’ Spinoff
House of The Dragon is the next big installment of the Game of Thrones franchise from HBO and producer/creator George R.R. Martin, which is based on the prequel novel Fire & Blood that chronicles the Targaryens (House of The Dragon). Based on George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood, the series will tell the story ofContinue reading “‘House Of The Dragon’: HBO Adds Graham McTavish From ‘Hobbit’ Trilogy & ‘Outlander’ To ‘Game Of Thrones’ Spinoff”
Benedict Cumberbatch Not Terribly Interested In Playing The Live-Action Version of ‘Star Wars’ Villain Thrawn – “That’s A Straight No From Me”
In the last season of The Mandalorian, we saw Rosario Dawson’s Ahsoka Tano on a mission to find Grand Admiral Thrawn, a Legends villain that become part of Star Wars canon after appearing in Star Wars: Rebels. This leading many to assume that a live-action incarnation is likely coming in the very near future. AContinue reading “Benedict Cumberbatch Not Terribly Interested In Playing The Live-Action Version of ‘Star Wars’ Villain Thrawn – “That’s A Straight No From Me””
‘Lord of The Rings’: Elvish Kingdom of Lindon & Moria Will Be Explored In Amazon Series – Will Celebrimbor Appear?
A synopsis for The Lord of The Rings series posted by fansite The One Ring and confirmed by IGN doesn’t give us any hard plot details but has now given us two key locations the expensive Amazon project will explore within the Second Age of Middle-Earth. Amazon had already confirmed that they would covering theContinue reading “‘Lord of The Rings’: Elvish Kingdom of Lindon & Moria Will Be Explored In Amazon Series – Will Celebrimbor Appear?”
Hugo Weaving Has Zero Interest In Joining Amazon’s ‘Lord of The Rings’ Series
It was recently revealed by Aussie actor Hugo Weaving that he was keen on returning to the Agent Smith role for Lana Wachowski’s Matrix 4, but the director ultimately decided against it. However, when it comes to being asked to reprise the role of Elrond in future Middle-Earth projects such as Amazon’s Lord of TheContinue reading “Hugo Weaving Has Zero Interest In Joining Amazon’s ‘Lord of The Rings’ Series”