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Peter Jackson seems to have optioned Naomi Novik's Temeraire novel(s) (aka His Majesty's Dragon)

 

Yahoo's news report

 

Haven't read the novel myself but it sounds interesting. This would theoretically be Jackson's movie after The Lovely Bones. Which puts more wonder to MGM's announcement Jackson was making The Hobbit with them...

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Peter Jackson seems to have optioned Naomi Novik's Temeraire novel(s) (aka His Majesty's Dragon)

 

Yahoo's news report

 

Haven't read the novel myself but it sounds interesting. This would theoretically be Jackson's movie after The Lovely Bones. Which puts more wonder to MGM's announcement Jackson was making The Hobbit with them...

 

They didn't announce that he was making the Hobbit, only that they were pursuing him to do it.

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I remember reading an interview with Ian McEllen(he was being interviewed by a magazine, I wasn't actually reading with him) in which he was saying that he would really like to produce and co-star as Gandalf in a Hobbit miniseries and he was trying to get Peter Jackson involved.

 

That seemed very interesting but it apparently went nowhere.

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They didn't announce that he was making the Hobbit, only that they were pursuing him to do it.

 

No they did originally say he was making the Hobbit with them. And then Jackson said it was the first he'd heard of it. Which then I think turned to a "clarification" from MGM.

 

MGM owns the distribution rights to the Hobbit while New Line owns the rights to make the film, which means no film will be made before MGM and New Line agree to it, which will have to happen before Jackson hopes to get involved, if he wants to do it.

 

Blue - the Dambusters story was proven false, AFAIK; Jackson's not remaking it. The Lovely Bones he's doing on spec (he wants to have a script done before presenting it to a studio to be made) which word is he'll do with Temeraire as well. Halo afaik he's only producing.

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Blue - the Dambusters story was proven false, AFAIK; Jackson's not remaking it.  The Lovely Bones he's doing on spec (he wants to have a script done before presenting it to a studio to be made) which word is he'll do with Temeraire as well.  Halo afaik he's only producing.

In early May Jackson's personal assistant reportedly told the Wellington Post that Jackson was not directing the project, but they didn't deny other involvement. According to recent reports, Jackson is co-producing but not directing.

 

Or perhaps it's all a pack of celluloid lies.

 

 

Jackson on mission for 'Dambusters'

5 September 2006

Hollywood Reporter

 

Peter Jackson is producing "Dambusters," a World War II aerial adventure that will mark the directorial debut of Christian Rivers, Jackson's animation director on "King Kong" (HR 9/1).

 

Universal Pictures and StudioCanal are co-financing the movie, with Universal handling worldwide rights excluding France and the U.K., where StudioCanal will distribute.

 

"Dambusters," inspired by actual events, will chronicle the story of a top-secret Royal Air Force bombing mission that aims to destroy three dams essential to the Nazi steel industry.

 

No screenwriter is on board yet. A goal of a mid-2007 start date is on the table, as is a budget range of $30 million-$40 million.

 

The film will fall under Jackson's WingNut Films banner and is being produced by Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham and Jackson. Frost and Ken Kamins, Jackson's manager, are exec producers.

 

 

'Dam' set for Jackson

31 August 2006

Daily Variety

 

Universal and StudioCanal have launched development of "Dambusters," a WWII actioner produced by Peter Jackson, Jan Blenkin and Carolynne Cunningham through Jackson's WingNut Films shingle. Project is based on the 1943 Allied air raid on three German dams essential to the Nazi steel industry. The story, based on the book by Paul Brickhill, previously received the bigscreen treatment in 1955 film "The Dam Busters." Longtime Jackson associate Christian Rivers will make his directing debut.

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I doubt he'd do The Hobbit after covering the whole trilogy. I'm a bit surprised to see the Peter Jackson criticisms. I can understand not liking the movie, but not if you're a fan of Tolkien. What movie did you expect? It was long, but so were the books, and it captured some pretty amazing scenes from the series. I thought it was an amazingly good book to movie translation.

 

I definitely don't see how he could have improved on it, except maybe including Tom Bombadil.

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"'Temeraire' is a terrific meld of two genres that I particularly love -- fantasy and historical epic," Jackson said. "I can't wait to see Napoleonic battles fought with a squadron of dragons. That's what I go to the movies for."

 

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In early May Jackson's personal assistant reportedly told the Wellington Post that Jackson was not directing the project, but they didn't deny other involvement. According to recent reports, Jackson is co-producing but not directing. 

 

Or perhaps it's all a pack of celluloid lies. 

 

 

Poking around a bit, it looks like Jackson is producing the film, but not directing it. Which I hadn't heard.

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Goddammit Pete, make some original stuff again. Bad Taste FTW.

Yeah, why is he impersonating a middle-manager of a content provider (read: head of a film studio in the age of TimeWarner, et alia, where the studios are just a small item in the entire content provision of a mega-corporation)?

 

If anything, you'd think he would have made enough money / fame / whatever to make some original material. Dambusters? Why remake a classic? :thumbsup:

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I think the Napoleonic wars are fine without dragons. In fact, I think its among the dumbest ideas Ive ever heard. What's next, Octavian and Marc Anthony running into unexpected trouble during the battle of Actium as Martians suddenly invade the earth?

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I think the Napoleonic wars are fine without dragons. In fact, I think its among the dumbest ideas Ive ever heard. What's next, Octavian and Marc Anthony running into unexpected trouble during the battle of Actium as Martians suddenly invade the earth?

 

Why not? Alternate universe FTW!

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History > Stupidity

 

 

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^Who looks to movies for historical accuracy anyhow? :-"

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