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I thought the main reason he quit was because he had contracts to other production companies he had to fulfill, and couldnt put them off any longer?
 
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Interslicery said:
I thought the main reason he quit was because he had contracts to other production companies he had to fulfill, and couldnt put them off any longer?
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I believe that this is correct, and they're other projects he wanted to work on as well. Still must've been a really tough call.


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Guillermo del Toro posted this over at TheOneRing forum:

So, here I am again. As promised, I am posting a longer message before the week's end.

I have to thank those of you that have supported me from the start as well as those that converted along the way. And even say farewell to those that never did convert or believed.

I will miss Mr. Crere, the faith of Compa and Sir DennisC, the wisdom of Voronwe, the joy of Grammaboodawg, the support of Kangi Ska and so many, many others

Now, Pasi, et al- that is what is quite uncommon even on big films. Pete and co stuck to LOTR for years, I've developed films for years and I have shot many a movie on location... but rarely do you relocate for such massive amount of time specially when you have to do major ironclad agreements to put in deep freeze other contractual obligations with multiple studios.

My commitment to the project demanded enormous sacrifices both in personal and professional terms. The consequences of which will ripple for years. I relocated my entire life and family to New Zealand and first came on board in 2008.

So- while the cited delays, contractual complexities or obstacles, cannot be attributed to a single event or entity - you will simply have to believe that they were of sufficient complexity and severity to lead to the current situation. Trust me on this, Pasi- leaving NZ and the Hobbit crew is extremely painful.

As stated before- a wealth of designs, animatics, boards and sculptures is left behind representing accurately my ideas for Mirkwood, Spiders, Wargs, Stone Trolls, etc, etc and everyone (PJ, FW, PB and myself) has the same goal in mind: to try and ensure the best possible transition of the movie to a new director.

I believe these films will happen. Preproduction continues as we speak. The writing team of PJ,FW,PB and myself will keep moving the screenplays forward.

Perhaps even sooner than we may anticipate we will all look at the finished film and then- I will tear up whenever I recognize a set or a creature or a quirk created under my supervision. Everyone on these boards will get two movies. Me? I will be watching filmic family albums. Photos of my children from far away.

I hope you will understand how delicate the subject is for me.

I will drop by now and then, I will read the boards with interest and do hope to see some of you around at SDCC and many other places.

I am not here, however, to provide a blow-by-blow of what happened, but to assure you, as I have, that it has been the toughest situation of my life.

Beyond that- I am simply no longer an official voice for these projects. Be good, be well- and I invite you all to follow me into the next phase of my filmmaking journey.

Sincerely

GDT
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Kinda feel sorry for the guy, all that effort and time wasted due to alot of meddling or the budget issues. =/
 
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from the looks of it, there's a really good chance of Blomkamp directing
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Given how much of a good movie District 9 was, and considering the simply staggering amount of directors I wouldn't want to touch the Hobbit, I'd be ivery much for the idea of bringing Blomkamp onto the project.
 
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He's too busy overseeing production on the new Ninja Turtles Film. *holding breath*


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Fiona said:
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PRODUCTION, not direction. He's just supplying the $$$$. No need for crybaby gifs yet.

Besides - the Blokamp news is good.

@ Ashes - contribution, not just random images pl0x. Unless there was a deeper meaning to your "Cooking with Pooh" gif in which case I'll happily listen to your explanation.

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I definitely think there was a deeper meaning and it made my day. xD

Also, I DO NOT WANT MICHAEL BAY TOUCHING THE TURTLES.

And, uh...on topic, um...hobbits. :monster:
 
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But of course :monster: :

Live-action adaptions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have a fairly brutal history of being more than a bit shit. The news that Michael Bay of all people has set to work on demolishing yet another beloved staple of so many peoples childhoods is pretty fucking chilling, especially after the controlled demolishion of the Transformers franchise. The news that he's not directing it softens the blow, but only slightly, he's still involved.

The news that Platinum Dunes is also involved, is equally terrifying, they've been systematically doing to my favourite horror films as a young teenager, what Michael Bay did to my favourite childhood cartoons. I'm just going to cite the complete emasculation of the new Nightmare on Elm Street movie here, but really everything they've tried to remake inevitably ends up being a big pool of incoherent shite. Lazy storytelling stacked upon bad creative decisions.

So it's really cooking with poo.

In hindsight, maybe all that was a bit much to be gleaned from the front of a box of cookies :'
 
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By the way, it's Blomkamp, not Blokamp. Just sayin'.

Incidentally, after hearing Del Toro quit, he was probably my top choice to replace him if Jackson wouldn't take the reins again.
 
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Blofeld Blomkamp would be interesting to see, however I think I'd rather see him make more movies fitting in the District 9 vibe - original(ish) stories, unknown actors, and a newish style in movie making.
 
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But of course :monster: :

Live-action adaptions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have a fairly brutal history of being more than a bit shit. The news that Michael Bay of all people has set to work on demolishing yet another beloved staple of so many peoples childhoods is pretty fucking chilling, especially after the controlled demolishion of the Transformers franchise. The news that he's not directing it softens the blow, but only slightly, he's still involved.

The news that Platinum Dunes is also involved, is equally terrifying, they've been systematically doing to my favourite horror films as a young teenager, what Michael Bay did to my favourite childhood cartoons. I'm just going to cite the complete emasculation of the new Nightmare on Elm Street movie here, but really everything they've tried to remake inevitably ends up being a big pool of incoherent shite. Lazy storytelling stacked upon bad creative decisions.

So it's really cooking with poo.

In hindsight, maybe all that was a bit much to be gleaned from the front of a box of cookies :'
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For this amazing response, I salute you. Comment fully justified and beyond.

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I require source.
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I found it on an amazing comment string on Kotaku. Click on the Cloud facepalm above to reach it in all its glory. (or click here instead, since I stopped being lazy). Please note, I tried uploading this to TLS, but the Smilie Manager kept timing out on me.

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This is where the meme originated
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Thank you for that clarity. It made my day.


@ Yop / Aaron. Thanks for the name clarification, and I'm equally torn between both of your feelings towards the director. I think he's capable, and he's a top choice, but I don't want it to mainstream his work, as the fact that D-9 was totally out of left field with no known anyone hlped to make it as awesome as it was.


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Cthulhu said:
Blofeld Blomkamp would be interesting to see, however I think I'd rather see him make more movies fitting in the District 9 vibe - original(ish) stories, unknown actors, and a newish style in movie making.
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I see no reason he can't do both.

But Jackson taking the reins back would be even better probably.
 
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I would be interested to see how much different Middle-Earth would look under a different director's vision, hence the "probably". Plus there's a slight possibility Jackson might be burned out on large films at this point. But it looks like Jackson is going to direct so it's pretty pointless to speculate about how it could have been different at this point.
 
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