FACT: Seven major actor’s unions have told their members not to work on THE HOBBIT film adaptation, due to the refusal of producers of the production to sign a deal with New Zealand performers. Producer (and possibly director) Peter Jackson fought back with the gloves off, saying that such a move may be against New Zealand law.
OPINION: The Screen Actors Guild is certainly adding to the popular public opinion of unions as a whole being counterproductive. It may be interesting to see if the thousands of actors currently vying for roles would actually walk away from starring in THE HOBBIT; especially considering how the film’s predecessor, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, made mega-stars and household names of every actor involved. Does becoming famous win over unionized ideals? Either way, a delay like this may just be more damaging than the current financial crisis MGM having, which may also delay the scheduled start of filming in January 2011.
FACT: LORD OF THE RINGS stars Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) are rumored to be stepping down from THE HOBBIT production until the labor strife is is resolved.
OPINION: This blogger has the upmost respect for Sir Ian and the lovely/tremendously talented Cate. Sir Ian has been wanting to play Gandalf again since 5 minutes after THE RETURN OF THE KING ended, so it may be possible that the once-bearded one was stuck between a rock and hard place. This bloggers’ feeling is that SAG put the man in an uncomfortable position of having to set an example. Bastards.
FACT: EMPIRE magazine recently asked their readers to rank the Top Film Trilogies of all time, and THE LORD OF THE RINGS came out on top. The final score was: (1) LOTR (2) STAR WARS (3) BACK TO THE FUTURE (4) TOY STORY (5) THE GODFATHER.
OPINION: Too bad Coppola had to make that third movie.
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