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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 12:43 PM Original message |
Peter Jackson threatens Hobbit shutdown |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. What's the nature of the disagreement? |
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Evasporque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 12:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Actors wanted free second breakfasts.... |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 12:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. . |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. The article, even the posted excerpt states that it is a pay dispute |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:48 PM Original message |
PO! TAY! TOES! nt |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 05:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. lol. nt |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
50. Win! |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 09:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
57. DUzy. nt |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. You have read more about it then I have it seems - I thought it was merely |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. You should know that the actors in question here are not the stars |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Great points. |
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L.Torsalo (175 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 05:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Mr. Jackson's Trilogy |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 07:30 AM Response to Reply #25 |
37. We artworkers accustomed to such trade-offs? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #25 |
45. Trade offs? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 10:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
41. While that may be true... |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Found this in another article |
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L.Torsalo (175 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. If this is accurate, |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 06:17 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. As I understand it, I haven't seen the workers are actually being paid |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #28 |
42. Not knowing how the unions work over there... |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 06:19 PM Response to Reply #42 |
55. As I understand this, it's not an issue with Jackson refusing to pay the union minimum |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Some people in the biz don't join the union because they don't |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 11:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. We musicians have a saying about working for substandard wages for "the exposure". |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Exactly. |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
5. considering... |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. New Line kind of short changed Jackson on certain revenue |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 03:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Err... |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 05:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. it does seem to beg the question you originally implied... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. I never pass up an opportunity to be pedantic |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 08:53 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. He made about ten million for directing those films |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. He made 10 million upfront, but made out like a bandit on the backend. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. Tricksy actorses. We hates them, don't we, precious? |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. good one |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. +1 |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 04:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. Smegal is nos actor, Semgal is special effect... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 05:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. +1 |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. LOTR made me want to cry during those war scenes |
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John Kerry VonErich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. To a majority of viewers, that was the fun of it. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 04:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
52. I recall my coworker being all excited about smart bombs hitting Iraq |
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John Kerry VonErich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 07:23 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. was talking about LOTR |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. The movie is going |
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Shipwack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Actually, Duke Nukem has gone from "canceled" back to "in production" |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 04:02 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I heard that |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 04:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. The engine has been available to testers as an alpha for a while |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 09:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
31. It'll be made, just not in this economy. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 11:15 AM Response to Reply #31 |
46. Spot on... |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. Duke Nukem Forever is being polished right now |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
16. Eastern Europe has rapidly become the outsourcing center for the arts. |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 04:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. More likely... |
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JoeyTrib (215 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
29. That's rough |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 11:16 AM Response to Reply #29 |
47. Why rough? |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
30. More details from the NZ Herald: |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 07:13 AM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Oh stop it with your facts ... you'll put the moaning buggers upthread right off their stride! |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 11:19 AM Response to Reply #36 |
48. There has to be more to this... |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #30 |
40. good catch and thanks for the link |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #30 |
51. Thanks wickerwoman and Nihil |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. PJ explains more in this statement: |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
39. The movie version of LOTR aren't really that good. Was hoping *somebody* else did the Hobbit |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 11:20 AM Response to Reply #39 |
49. At least he cut the F-18 attack scene... |
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