Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
It looks like no Computer Graphics for Indiana Jones IV.
Producer Frank Marshall explained this approach to the New Haven Register: “Steven is very aware of the process and we’re not cheating with CG (computer graphics) at all. It keeps the B movie feel.”
Also, principal shooting in New Haven has wrapped, and the crew is off to Hawaii for more filming.
That honour goes to Gandalf as played by Sir Ian McKellen in the Lord of the Rings movies.
Obviously, Fred and George Weasley weren’t included in the poll!
In other LOTR news, TORn announces the release of The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood by Kristin Thompson.
Thompson interviewed seventy-six people to examine the movie’s scripting and design and the new technologies deployed to produce the films, video games, and DVDs. She demonstrates the impact Rings had on the companies that made it, on the fantasy genre, on New Zealand, and on independent cinema. In fast-paced, compulsively readable prose, she affirms Jackson’s Rings as one the most important films ever made.
Hmmm… interesting.
Get your own Harry Potter Spoiler of DOOOOMMMM!!!!
Millions of gamers suddenly cried out in horror upon discovering that the Star Wars game for Wii is just the Lego Star Wars re-release. Poor, poor gamers.
Alderaan shot first
And passed the halfway mark yesterday in their epic Long Way Down motorcycle journey from John O-Groats, Scotland to Cape Agulhas, South Africa.
They are currently in Iganga, Uganda and are having a lovely time visiting with the elephants.
Did I mention they are still alive?
Security on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows isn’t being taken lightly. Printing plants hired extra guards, the printed books are kept in locked boxes, but nothing beats this:
Bloomsbury refused to send the manuscript to Scholastic electronically because it feared that it would be intercepted. Instead, Mark Seidenfeld, the American publisher’s lawyer, travelled to Britain to pick it up and, on his return journey, protected it from prying eyes by sitting on it.
Sounds like a lousy way to spent a transatlantic flight…
The Potterdämmerung approaches!
Order of the Pheonix
Bonnie at TOS has found step by step instructions on how to make one of your own, and pics of a few buddies. I have a feeling something like this would be very popular at the next CJ auction. Hint hint.
The Swiss village of Saint-Ursanne has hired Lord of the Rings artist John Howe to add some fantastical touches to its town for the Saint-Ursanne La Fantastique festival.
Perhaps a fun side trip after Celebration Europe?
Part 2 of GateWorld’s interview with Robert Cooper is up.
Lots of nifty stuff in there about the upcoming movies, the new series in development, the new world of distribution, and his upcoming SGA Season 4 episode Doppleganger.
Oh. And why it really wasn’t a good idea for him to see Jaws at the age of seven.
Star Wars Abbey Road by Leela Starsky. Click the picture for a full view.