Game of Thrones, Ep 2 Airs Sunday + Peter Jackson Announces Easter Break + Richard Armitage Pix etc.

Posted today on Peter Jackson's Facebook page:   Easter Break

                                .by Peter Jackson on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 3:21pm.
Just arrived at our four-day Easter break, which will be a nice time to recharge batteries and do a few script tweaks for future scenes.

We always find there are three distinct phases in the life of a film script. First, it exists before the film starts shooting. In this period, which can last from months to years, the script is a theoretical document—an imaginative version of the movie.

Then you start shooting and things come much more into focus—usually in a very positive way. We now have actors who bring their skill to the roles and suddenly we see the characters in a more vivid and tangible way. This is both fun and satisfying, and always inspires us to embark on constant script revisions to meet the renewed potential these characters now have. I feel that much of the best writing happens during this period, but it does make a very busy time—very, very busy! Sometimes we have gotten these revisions to the actors a little late. We constantly joke to Ian McKellen that tomorrow's script pages will be slid under his door sometime the night before... and sometimes that has been true.

The worst case of this came during The Fellowship of the Ring, when we revised Boromir's long speech about Mordor at the last minute and only got it to Sean Bean on the day it was being shot. Sean handled it very cleverly—if you look at the movie, you'll see he occasionally has his head bowed, as if dealing with the emotional weight of the horrors of Mordor. In actual fact, the new script page had been taped to his knee! By the time we were done with several takes and a few different camera angles, Sean had the speech down pat, and it was mainly those takes that were used in the final cut.

The final writing phase comes in post-production, when you edit the movie. No matter what you were imagining when you wrote the script, and what you imagined during the shoot, nothing now matters beyond the actual cut film. We often find that script work continues during post, including writing and shooting new scenes, reorganising the order of scenes, or recording additional dialogue to slip into shots. We do all of these things, and the writing only stops when the film is finally finished.

Many thanks for all the comments about the first posts. A few common questions have come up and I'll answer some of those over the break. Now to get back to the script for those Rivendell scenes we have coming up...
Cheers,
Peter J
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Always nice to know why we do what we do, for instance, why eggs and bunnies for Easter?

     

Was the above (London tube) the inspiration for the design of Bilbo's hobbit hole entrance hall? See it in very beginning of the following Peter Jackson tour of Bilbo's abode and other hobbit set locations...

        

                         

Unbelievable hand-made model of Bilbo's hobbit hole:

http://madshobbithole.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/my-hand-made-hobbit-hole-bag-end-from-lord-of-the-rings/

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LOL...just saw this one for first time.  Heehee..it's medieval Easter fun in Sherwood..watch Guy roll his eyes:)

Past Post:  Dec 26, 2010:

http://allthingsrarmitage.blogspot.com/2010/12/year-is-almost-dead-long-live-2011.html?showComment=1303364312766

                       

I've always thought of Daniel Radcliffe as a mini:) RA.  Doesn't this side by side visual aid confirm that comparison?  One of retired Harry Potter's latest roles is a costume drama...

      

Blogger works in mysterious ways.   Found a comment at this blog yesterday to a July 2010 post.  It's from an official Game of Thrones site.  The poster commented that it sounded as though Richard Armitage would make a fine Ned Stark in GoT.  I replied that we're hoping a miracle happens and Richard manages to play Stannis Baratheon.  He would be absolutely spectacular in that fascinating role.  Stannis falls under the spell of the red priestess as a result of his deep yearning to regain his rightful seat on the Iron Throne as King of Westeros.  See yesterday's post here...

http://allthingsrarmitage.blogspot.com/2010/07/guy-of-gisborne-visits-winterfell.html?showComment=1303437999109#c7634865066759914435

http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/2011/4/21/game-of-thrones-interactive-viewing-experience-premieres-on.html?cmpid=ABC587&cf_synd_id=Lw0NPcv

Ep 2, GoT will air on Sunday; however Camelot tonight will be a marathon replay of eps 1-4. 

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Don't take the following list very seriously :)  Time Mag is famously liberal and as you would expect from a politically biased publication, their list includes about 95 liberals and 5 conservatives.  One of the latter is PM David Cameron(he's indeed influential in the right way:)  GRR Martin, author of Game of Thrones, is on the list as well. 

         http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2066367,00.html

Capt America Prequel Announced...Kruger?? + Tolkien Prof Needs Your Vote + Gollum's Birthday(sort of) N&S: 2004 RA Interview + MIT Study:More Men Say I Love You First + Sue & Anonymous Provide Details About Tree Sprigs Held by RA

CAPTAIN AMERICA NEWS:  It has been officially announced that there will be a prequel to Capt America.  No doubt first question for us is :  "will they include Heinz Kruger in the prequel?"   Query #2:  Will RA have the time available from filming THE HOBBIT,  if Heinz is indeed written into the script?

RA page on the IMDB website:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035514/

RA 'porridge' interview in the London Sunday Times on Sept 12, 2010...

http://allthingsrarmitage.blogspot.com/2010/09/richard-armitage-spooks-9-interview_12.html

NEWS:  Have you read THE HOBBIT?  a tolkien prof is taking a poll asking women if they enjoyed reading the book--he intends to send the results of his poll to the NY Times..

http://www.middleearthnews.net/

It's Gollum's "preciouss" Andy Serkis's birthday(the cave dweller's motion-capture actor)

RANetdotcom on twitter found an RA interview from 2004 with quotes from him about N&S..

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/tv_and_showbiz/s/137178_how_richard_became_north_and_south_star

Poster Anonymous commented below that the tree sprig RA held during the traditional NZ ceremony is from the Pohutukawa tree(photo above).  See comment below and a NZ website providing the tree's history.  It's used as their traditional Christmas tree.              http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/pohutukawa-flowers

Comment from Anonymous:  >I think it was a 'bunch of leaves' from a pohutukawa, because the Maori people of the land regarded the pohutukawa as one of the chiefly trees and individual ones were sacred.In everyday life a pohutukawa tree was planted in memory of chiefs, battlefields, or birth of a chief’s son. Healing power was recognised in bark juice and nectar for diverse complaints. <
By Anonymous on Strike Back 2 Love Scene + 2006 Clip:RA & RH Co-st... on 4/18/11

Sue's Reply:   >Thank you Anon. that sounds very interesting. I must look it up on Google. I must say that New Zealand people seem to respect the traditions of the Maori people, which isn't unfortunately true of Australia and aboriginals. We could learn a lot from these people (as we can from British folklore). Plants are amazing things and can be the answer to a lot of health problems if we only took the time to discover! <
By Sue on Strike Back 2 Love Scene + 2006 Clip:RA & RH Co-st... on 4/18/11

Dancing's theme last night was 'PATRIOT GAMES': 
Where are you Laura? Didn't you tell us a few mos ago that you do not receive Dancing with the Stars, and really enjoy any vids posted here?  Well, my dear, check out the following clip and enjoy!  The live action had me feeling verrrry patriotic..teehee.  Kirstie appears to have pulled herself together and dropped the drama queen overdrive mode she demonstrated for a couple wks.  Therefore, her and her partner are back - although it's really due to his performance..Maks could've danced by himself and received even higher marks:)  Keep in mind that he's Russian and she's 60yrs old.

Oh, having second thoughts..maybe it's not a good idea--don't know if it will really be appreciated.  Afterall, how many RA fans enjoy watching a TDH tattooed guy gracefully moving about in black leather pants....hahaha...:)

      

Just remembered there was actually another time when the red-white&blue looked even better...

http://www.tvline.com/2011/04/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-recap-season-12-week-5-performance/

POLL RESULT:  Recent MIT study results claim MEN are more inclined to utter those 3 li'l words with a humungous meaning *I Love You.*  Could an MIT psychologist be wrong?  Findings sound quite official when given that imprimatur, do they not?  Do you believe it?  Well, when we take into consideration the fact that some men cynically utter those words if they're convinced you're more likely to 'advance' the relationship, the study results do indeed become more credible.  Second reason for their declaration is an assertion that many men are more needy than most females assume them to be.  That sounds plausible as well, doesn't it. (our recent poll result is the last one in sidebar)

From the below website:    >A new study shows when it comes to professing love in a heterosexual relationship it’s the man that’s more likely to utter those three little words. Josh Ackerman, a psychologist who teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, recently published a study that pinpoints which of the sexes fesses up to love first.

The study found that 64 percent of people (wrongly) believe women initiate the love talk. Ackerman says, “We are constantly bombarded by this idea that love is about women, in a sense. Women are the more emotional ones, and men hide their feelings. But that doesn’t necessarily appear to be the case.” No, siree.

Ackerman and his team interviewed 205 straight males and females and questioned them about past and present relationships and who said “I love you” first in the relationship. The study revealed that men “were more likely to have said “I love you” first.”<
           http://www.spike.com/articles/dqjt8g/men-more-likely-to-say-the-l-word-first

Marian's heart: "hmmm,,,you never explained your intentions quite like this before..just might reconsider.."

                        

           

Is it Literary or Intelligence Crush? + Game of Thrones Ep 1 Review + New Richard Armitage Strike Back Pix + NYTimes Says Women Not Interested in THE HOBBIT..Wrong again! + World Gearing Up for Nuptials Celebration

A fascinating article asserting women are often attracted to less physically attractive writers due to what they call a "primal literary crush."  Do you agree with them?  IMO, women can be strongly attracted to the most sensual organ - the brain.  Wouldn't that explain why female beauties find themselves sexually attracted to an otherwise unattractive male, whose intelligence cancels out any consideration of his visual appearance?  Begs this question as well - what's the effect when a male is both physically and mentally alluring? hahaha  You are looking at one of the results.  Sane women stumble around mumbling "I don't know what's happened to me...need to start a blog, like a fangurl, when I've ignored all males other than my significant other for over a decade."  :)   Interesting read...

http://www.wordandfilm.com/2011/04/literary-crushes-who-turns-on-both-sides-of-your-brain/

Ep 1 GoT Review: http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/04/17/game-of-thrones-season-1-episode-1-recap-series-premiere/

Next two are first the article where a NYTimes reporter stated Martin writes for boy - then second which is one woman's defense of our interest in The Hobbit. 

http://tv.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/arts/television/game-of-thrones-begins-sunday-on-hbo-review.html
    http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/04/16/43557-do-women-love-the-hobbit-nytimes-says-no/
It's a game of thrones world today - articles, websites, tv ads, twitter links including the following - yummy baconalia recipes:  http://innatthecrossroads.wordpress.com/
                                 

Detective Musa found this video - it's the Hubbards, casting directors for THE HOBBIT, explaining the process during what sounds like an interview in Spain..
                         

Sir Guy:  "Ooops..forgot I'd rather build a home than burn one...she'll make certain I pay bigtime for this one.."

          

Very interesting read about directors cuts.  It includes comments on LOTR: Return of The King (4hrs long..Yikes!)

Although,  four hours of Thorin would seem too brief for us:)

http://www.blog.flicks.co.nz/film-is-a-harsh-mistress/directors-cuts-the-films-that-were-meant-to-be/

 

That clueless liberal rag The New York Times (unbiased journalism..HA!...they don't know the meaning of those words) has in the past 48hrs proven how wrongheaded they are - not only politically - also in their literary pages where they assume they know the reading preferences of women.

Yesterday an article published in that newspaper stated that women do not care for The Hobbit.  Today they compound their ignorance by stating GRR Martin writes for boys.  Martin responded to their remark on his journal page by asking why,  if the Times conclusion is correct, are there so many readers with breasts in the waiting lines at book signings for his bestsellers:)  teehee....go get 'em George!

 http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/04/16/43557-do-women-love-the-hobbit-nytimes-says-no/

                             Great fun, respectfully done with amazing lookalikes:
                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kav0FEhtLug&feature=youtu.be

  

                         
Thanks to Laura we now know what 'cakewrecks' are.  All those with a hobbit theme look good enough to eat--here's my fav & link: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2011/04/lets-go-there-and-back-again.html

I've never seen the following photo of RA prior to today.  It's one of many at an RA Russian fans website. Can anyone identify the woman with him.  Is she one of the organizers of the event?  It's identified as the 2005 Children in Need Celebrity Dinner.

One of The Song of Ice and Fire - Game of Thrones websites today has the opening lyrics from a broadway show as their theme for this weekend..."the sun will come up tomorrow."  First episode of HBO's new series starts Sunday evening starring Sean Bean as Ned Stark, Lord of Winterfell...

If you're not yet convinced Sean will be worth watching in Game of Thrones, take a look at the following pic.  As a member of the LOTR cast, Sean's fellowship tattoo is visible..