Hello Everyone,
Evelyn here,
with more movie news. It looks as if the Sci-Fi and fantasy genres are going to have a very exciting year in 2008. Two of those films will assurely be of interest to us kids of all ages.
The first film, The Hobbit, will reunite us with some of our favorite characters from the Lord of The Rings trilogy. Except this time, we are taken back to the beginning on Middle-Earth years. See post below.
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08.25.07 - To date New Line Cinema and director Peter Jackson are doing some serious negotiations about the production a film version of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel, The Hobbit. As for prequels, they are sometimes good and sometimes bad. They generally smack of some films makers attempt at soaking moviegoers out of more cash regardless of the film’s artistic quality.
However, with a film like The Hobbit, which i
As with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit, which is said the follow the wild and dangerous adventures of a young Bilbo Baggins and the wizard Gandalf the Grey ( it is rumored be Sir Ian McKellen will revived his role) across an untamed Middle Earth. The quest – to help a band of dwarves reclaim their mountain and their gold from as evil red dragon named Smaug. As Bilbo journeys on his quest, he learned his strengths and weaknesses when he encountered goblins, trolls, and giant spiders. He will also find himself in the midst of the legendary and historic ‘Battle of the Five Armies’, and as predicted, Bilbo will have his encounter with the already ancient and mad malformed creature, Gollum and his prize possession, the magical ring of The Dark Lord, Sauron.
If New Line cannot win over Peter Jackson (there was lawsuit over Jackson’s share of the profits from The Lordof the Rings trilogy), there is a strong possibility that director Sam Raimi will do the film. Raimi was co-director of the USA Studios fantasy series, Hercules the Legendary journeys and Xena Warrior Princess. The Hobbit.
The second film, The Golden Compass, based on the novel His Dark Materials by the English author, Philip Pullman is also part of a trilogy. See the post below.
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08.25.07 - Fantasy films with filled high adventure and imaginary creatures from far, far and away magical lands have become the new rave in children and young adult films. So, it is not surprising that New Line Cinema would continue its winning streak with this latest film, The Golden Compass. Based on the bestselling and award-winning novel by author Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass is the firststory in his trilogy the, His Dark Materials.
The Golden Compass is about the 12-year-old Lyra (Dakota Blue Richards), who is trying to rescue her kidnapped friend from a mysterious band known as the Gobblers. In the course of saving her friend, Lyra ends up on an epic quest within an alternative world where people's souls manifest themselves as talking-warrior bears, a variety of daemons such as a Patalaimon that can transform itself into a wildcat, a moth, an ermine, a lion and when Lyra is angry - a dragon. To save her friend Lyra must save her world and ours as well.
Cast includes Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Tom Courtenay, Ben Walker, Adam Godley, Simon McBurney, Nonso Anozie, Jim Carter, Clare Higgins, Jack Shepherd, Magda Szubanski, Ian McShane, and Daniel Craig.
Release date: Dec. 7, 2007 release.
Evelyn's Dæmon Apollonious, which to date has evolved 8 times into a beautiful butterfly.
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