Fantasy

Peter Jackson begins shooting long-delayed The Hobbit adaptations

Production has begun in Wellington, New Zealand, on The Hobbit, Peter Jackson’s long-delayed two film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece. The Hobbit is set in Middle-earth 60 years before Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar-winning ….

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit to be shot using 30 next generation RED digital cameras

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit film adaptations will be shot in 3D using RED Digital Cinema’s EPIC Digital Cameras, according to Videomaker. The EPIC camera features 5K resolution, can shoot up to 120 frames per second, and has a new HDRx mode for the highest possible dynamic range of any digital cinema camera ever made. Taking ….

Billy Zane and Ron Perlman start shooting Scorpion King 3

Production has started in Thailand on The Scorpion King 3, a second sequel to Universal Pictures 2002 fantasy action film, according to Film Business Asia. The Scorpion King 3 stars Billy Zane, Ron Perlman, Dave Batista and Kimbo Slice. According to the report, the female leads include Thai starlet Krystal Vee and the UK actress ….

John Carpenter to direct adaptation of comic Darkchylde

Darkchylde Entertainment and Weta Workshop (@wetaworkshop) announced today that a project Weta has worked on for some time has found a director. And it’s none other than ‘cult cinema icon’ John Carpenter. John Carpenter is onboard to direct Darkchylde, based on the comic by Randy Queen about a good hearted southern teen cursed to become ….

Fantasy thriller Shadowland being adapted into 3D feature film

Award-winning, bestselling author Peter Straub is teaming up with Benjamin Straub and Santa Monica-based writer and producer Larry Leahy, to bring his classic tales to the screen, according to a report from the currently happening American Film Market. The first project on tap is Shadowland, a 3D feature based on Straub’s bestselling novel, which has ….

Martin Sheen and Sally Field circling key roles in Spider-Man reboot

According to THR (here and here), Martin Sheen and Sally Field are in talks to play Uncle Ben and Aunt May, respectively, in Columbia’s new Spider-Man reboot movie. As most of us already know, Uncle Ben and Aunt May, are responsible for raising Peter Parker. Ben’s death at the hands of a robber is the ….

New images surface from samurai western The Warrior’s Way

Rogue has released a batch of new posters and images from samurai western The Warrior’s Way, which hits theaters on December 3, 2010. Newcomer Sngmoo Lee penned and is directing the action fantasy, which centers on an Asian warrior assassin finds peace, contentment and perhaps love in a forgotten western town on the edge of ….

Win $50,000 and other daily prizes from the makers of Avatar

In celebration of the upcoming release of Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition, which hits Blu-ray and DVD on November 16th, Fox is giving away $50,000 and other daily prizes at avatarsweeps.com. Visit the site for a chance to win. More about The Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announces the Avatar DVD and ….

Cameron sets Avatar 2 and 3 as next projects, eyes environmental non-profit with Fox

Variety reports that James Cameron has officially contracted with 20th Century Fox for two more Avatar, which are expected to be developed over the next five more years. According to the report, Cameron hopes to start production in late 2011, and may shoot the films back-to-back. He’s expected to begin writing early next year. Fox ….