how much money does he earn that's crazy? 50 million

Gig103: Peter Jackson's new Gulfstream G550 is expensive to own and operate.

Do those produce a lot of Smaug?

Kill the mentally ill: Gig103: Peter Jackson's new Gulfstream G550 is expensive to own and operate.

Do those produce a lot of Smaug?

+1

Kill the mentally ill: Gig103: Peter Jackson's new Gulfstream G550 is expensive to own and operate.

Do those produce a lot of Smaug?

Oh, so very well done.

FTA: "After months of negotiation and delay, Warner Brothers and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are on the verge of an agreement"



A little late for trimming the verge, don't you think?

Cool...

BesiktasBoy83: how much money does he earn that's crazy? 50 million

He was one of the richest men in New Zealand before they started production on the LotR movies.

The deal he negotiated with the studio for the film was pretty sweet: they gave him $100 million to make three movies and he delivered the finished films, and if they were successful, Jackson got a percentage of the gross profit.

The studio -being a Hollywood studio- tried to screw Jackson out of his cut for several years, which was the biggest hold-up in Jackson having anything to do with the Hobbit. They resolved that a couple years ago, and everything since has been minor.

Kill the mentally ill: Gig103: Peter Jackson's new Gulfstream G550 is expensive to own and operate.

Do those produce a lot of Smaug?

I've been off work all day... spent MUCH too much time on Fark... THAT is the best thread entry I've read today!

+1

/I wish this thing went to eleven...

After months of negotiation and delay, Warner Brothers and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are on the verge of an agreement...

Close to on is still not on...call me when the deal's been inked and the ink is dry...

Dwight_Yeast: The studio -being a Hollywood studio- tried to screw Jackson out of his cut for several years

I remember reading about that, didn't they try to claim the films made a loss or something equally ridiculous?

It could be worse...

Terry Gillam could be named as the new director.

caknuck: It could be worse...

Terry Gillam could be named as the new director.

That would have been so much better. Seriously.

Dwight_Yeast: BesiktasBoy83: how much money does he earn that's crazy? 50 million

He was one of the richest men in New Zealand before they started production on the LotR movies.

The deal he negotiated with the studio for the film was pretty sweet: they gave him $100 million to make three movies and he delivered the finished films, and if they were successful, Jackson got a percentage of the gross profit.

The studio -being a Hollywood studio- tried to screw Jackson out of his cut for several years, which was the biggest hold-up in Jackson having anything to do with the Hobbit. They resolved that a couple years ago, and everything since has been minor.

Rich off what? The Frightners & Heavenly Creatures Money? Or was WETA that big back then?

Dwight_Yeast: BesiktasBoy83: how much money does he earn that's crazy? 50 million

He was one of the richest men in New Zealand before they started production on the LotR movies.



He wasn't on the NZ rich list till after LoTR. All that he had done that had actually made money beforehand was The Frightners, and we may be a small country but come on.

Elzar: caknuck: It could be worse...

Terry Gillam could be named as the new director.

That would have been so much better. Seriously.

Never saw The Brothers Grimm did you?

Flappyhead: Elzar: caknuck: It could be worse...

Terry Gillam could be named as the new director.

That would have been so much better. Seriously.

Never saw The Brothers Grimm did you?

Oh you mean that Weinstein Bros. movie?

Not a Gilliam hater, but I kind of prefer when directors try to tell a great story. Rather than spending all their time showing off great set design and costumes.

Newbaca: Not a Gilliam hater, but I kind of prefer when directors try to tell a great story. Rather than spending all their time showing off great set design and costumes.

I prefer great set design and costumes with my great story.

subby been droppinng a few eaves ?

You know who else made prequels?

caknuck: It could be worse...

Terry Gillam could be named as the new director.

came here to post this..

for exactly that reason.

/cursed?
//subby wouldn't know a cursed film if it rode up and tilted him on his windmill.

The All-Powerful Atheismo: Flappyhead: Elzar: caknuck: It could be worse...

Terry Gillam could be named as the new director.

That would have been so much better. Seriously.

Never saw The Brothers Grimm did you?

Oh you mean that Weinstein Bros. movie?

*blink* Is there some obscure joke here I'm missing?

Flappyhead: The All-Powerful Atheismo: Flappyhead: Elzar: caknuck: It could be worse...

Terry Gillam could be named as the new director.

That would have been so much better. Seriously.

Never saw The Brothers Grimm did you?

Oh you mean that Weinstein Bros. movie?

*blink* Is there some obscure joke here I'm missing?

That movie was delayed for years because they kept farking with it and changing things around.

The All-Powerful Atheismo: Flappyhead: The All-Powerful Atheismo: Flappyhead: Elzar: caknuck: It could be worse...

Terry Gillam could be named as the new director.

That would have been so much better. Seriously.

Never saw The Brothers Grimm did you?

Oh you mean that Weinstein Bros. movie?

*blink* Is there some obscure joke here I'm missing?

That movie was delayed for years because they kept farking with it and changing things around.

*Fires up Google*

I still fail to see how it could have been good even if Gilliam had complete control of the project, the whole premise of the movie was flawed and felt like a cheap knock-off of Sleepy Hollow.

Dwight_Yeast: BesiktasBoy83:

He was one of the richest men in New Zealand before they started production on the LotR movies.

bwahahahahahhaha, have you been at the Gaffer's home brew?

before LOTR, he was a fat, poor piece of shiat


now he's a skinny, rich piece of shiat


interesting fact: one of his studios in Wellington, NZ, burned down this past week. Serves him right for trying to rip off actors- he's refusing them contracts and is threatening to film The Hobbit in Europe where he can hire peasents for diddly squat

/The Lovely Bones sucked
//I actually live in Wellington, New Zealand
///He kills kittens

I_Salute_you_America: Dwight_Yeast: BesiktasBoy83:

He was one of the richest men in New Zealand before they started production on the LotR movies.

bwahahahahahhaha, have you been at the Gaffer's home brew?

before LOTR, he was a fat, poor piece of shiat


now he's a skinny, rich piece of shiat


interesting fact: one of his studios in Wellington, NZ, burned down this past week. Serves him right for trying to rip off actors- he's refusing them contracts and is threatening to film The Hobbit in Europe where he can hire peasents for diddly squat

/The Lovely Bones sucked
//I actually live in Wellington, New Zealand
///He kills kittens

So what's your opinion of BrainDead/Dead Alive?

Marshal805: 
So what's your opinion of BrainDead/Dead Alive?

It's been a few years, but IIRC it sucked.

Don't get me wrong- the LOTR trilogy was awesome, the King Kong vs. 2x T-rex fight was fantastic, but Peter Jackson has turned into a greedy son-of-a-balrog.

Seriously, he used to be a nice guy. Now he's buying $50 million jets? refusing actors contracts? Fark him!!

He deserves he be "racked" by lex luger

Gay man wearing a dress and cape, holding his staff while giving a short child-like man a reach-a-round:

I weep that they will be in 3D.

I_Salute_you_America: Seriously, he used to be a nice guy. Now he's buying $50 million jets? refusing actors contracts? Fark him!!

Bollocks. The Australian actors union is trying to spoil things by talking up a strike on the chance they can get the movie to come over there. They've got no business messing around with actors contracts over here anyway.

He can spend his money on cool planes if he wants. I'd rather he spent it on making more movies like District 9, but it's his money. Really, the worst thing I can say about him is he sometimes returns his rentals a day late.

He's too damn smug though.

I_Salute_you_America:

interesting fact: one of his studios in Wellington, NZ, burned down this past week. Serves him right for trying to rip off actors- he's refusing them contracts and is threatening to film The Hobbit in Europe where he can hire peasents for diddly squat


FTFY

I_Salute_you_America: interesting fact: one of his studios in Wellington, NZ, burned down this past week. Serves him right for trying to rip off actors- he's refusing them contracts and is threatening to film The Hobbit in Europe where he can hire peasents for diddly squat
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A) It didn't burn down. There was a minor fire.

B) He's not screwing anyone out of anything. He wants to hire non-union actors and the union is going nuts because of it (this is true of any profession you're in). There's no screwing anywhere.

Mattevil: Rich off what? The Frightners & Heavenly Creatures Money?

ravenspore: He wasn't on the NZ rich list till after LoTR.

Actually, he was. He'd already bought that mansion overlooking Wellington before he started filming LotR. While New Zealand is a fantastic country, it's not a particularly wealthy one. According to Forbes, the richest individual in New Zealand currently is only worth $1.6 billion (US), and it drops off precipitously from there, which would put a guy with a few million fifteen years ago into the running.

Here's the CURRENT Forbes list. They combine Australia and New Zealand, and you can guess which country dominates the list.