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Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 10238137)

Those are fantastic. :thumbsup:

that's what she said...

Those models are cool. You thought of going to work for Sideshow Collectibles?

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Originally Posted by Lemmy (Post 10240622)

No, I hadn't, actually....but that's not only a great idea, that's a tremendous compliment, and I thank you very much for that.

You're welcome. You wouldn't have happened to made a Godzilla (old school of course, not the Emmerich iguana) have you? I would purchase one of those, as he's a favorite of mine. Or, just to keep on topic, a Smaug?

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Originally Posted by Dr. DVD (Post 10241005)

You're welcome. You wouldn't have happened to made a Godzilla (old school of course, not the Emmerich iguana) have you? I would purchase one of those, as he's a favorite of mine. Or, just to keep on topic, a Smaug?

......Lemmy....understand...the next words you say to answer his question...could make you rich off of us. I'm just saying....

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Originally Posted by Lemmy (Post 10240041)

Nahhh....nothing like that.

Not to be gruesome, but I had an aunt with terminal cancer, and she stayed with my family during her final months. Her skin coloration was just so bad near the end, it was a bit traumatic for some family members to even see her; if she hadn't been able to speak, you might've thought she was already deceased. I had many memories of her condition return as I painted that piece.

(Not trying to be a downer....that's just some of the inspiration for that one.)

Thanks (to all) for your opinions and feedback, it's very much appreciated.

Ahhh I see... hate to say it but I know where youre coming from...

Still good work man, that kind of talent could be in either the private sector or going to work in the movies making minatures and such

That's some great work up there Lemmy.

Can we get a mod to change this thread title to something akin to 'The Art of Lemmy: The Appreciation Thread" -wink-

Lemmy...you started this craze. I think it's time you make a damn thread about it.

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC (Post 10242437)

Lemmy...you started this craze. I think it's time you make a damn thread about it.

By all means. I would love to get a PM with a look at some of the Toho monsters.

Topic: will Hobbit end with

Spoiler:

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Originally Posted by JumpCutz (Post 10242235)

Can we get a mod to change this thread title to something akin to 'The Art of Lemmy: The Appreciation Thread" -wink-

Seriously. :lol: When I see a bump, I keep coming in here hoping to see "Peter Jackson will be the director" news.

Here we go:

Rob Zombie's The Hobbit

Sid Haig as Gandalf the Grey
William Forsythe as Bilbo Baggins
Bill Moseley as Elrond
Ken Foree as Beorn
Udo Kier as Thorin Oakenshield
Danny Trejo as Balin
Sheri Moon Zombie as The Mirkwood Stripper

and

Nicolas Cage as Fu Manchu

Rob Zombie's version would be two hours and 45 minutes dedicated to Bilbo's childhood, followed by 15 minutes rushing through the events of the actual novel.

I've been hearing mutterings of Sylvester McCoy (aka the seventh Doctor in Doctor Who) being in the running for Bilbo. I feel like he's too close in age to Ian Holm to pull it off, but it's certainly a different choice.

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Originally Posted by Suprmallet (Post 10275617)

I was thinking that sounded familiar. Turns out I had suggested that back in 2003 in another Hobbit thread.

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Originally Posted by caligulathegod

I think you could do a Hobbit miniseries with different actors. Ian Holm is quite older than he looked in that flashback. I see someone like, say, Sylvester McCoy as Bilbo. Gandalf can be any authoritative British actor and I'd go with Eric Idle as one of the dwarves. The tone does not need to be as serious and high as LOTR. It's a children's book so it should be lighter, but not campy.

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Originally Posted by Josh-da-man (Post 10275557)

:lol: :thumbsup:

Update:

The future of the two-part film adaptation of The Hobbit, the prequel to the Lord of the Rings franchise, is in peril due to a dispute between executive producer Peter Jackson and several actors' unions.

Jackson has threatened to move the filming location from his native New Zealand to Eastern Europe, Variety said, adding that seven major actor's unions have told its members not to work on the movie because producers refused to sign a deal with local performers. The groups disapprove of the film because it employs nonunion actors.

"It sure feels like we are being attacked simply because we are a big fat juicy target -- not for any wrongdoing," Jackson said in a statement. "We haven't even been greenlit yet! It feels as if we have a large Aussie cousin kicking sand in our eyes ... or to put it another way, opportunists exploiting our film for their own political gain."
Both The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings take place mostly in a forest setting and New Zealand and parts of Eastern Europe could provide adequate filming locations and productions there tend to be notably cheaper than in the United States.

The director of The Hobbit has still not been named, although it is speculated Jackson will again take the helm, having directed Lord of the Rings. The two The Hobbit films are set for release in December 2012 and December 2013. Director Guillermo del Toro quit the project in late May.

Meanwhile, a casting call was recently published in a New Zealand newspaper, seeking actors under 5'2" and actresses under 5 feet.

Even though The Hobbit has not yet been given an official go-ahead by MGM Studios due to ongoing financial woes, a spokesperson for the Wingnut production firm told French wire agency Agence France Presse that the call was for "scale doubles" for actors with speaking roles, and further auditions for extras would take place at a later date, BBC News said.

Sir Ian McKellen had said in June he had been asked to reprise his role as Gandalf the wizard but did not confirm if he accepted the part. He added that the scripts and sets were ready.

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings films are based on the fantasy novels by J. R. R. Tolkien. The Hobbit tells of Bilbo Baggins' quest to locate treasure guarded by a dragon and depicts his first encounter with The Lord of the Rings favorites Galdalf, the mysterious Gollum and his precioussssss - the magic ring.

Jackson also directed the 2005 film King Kong and is a producer of Steven Spielberg's film The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, which is set for release on Dec. 23, 2011.

The three Lord of the Rings movies, The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003), starred Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins, Bilbo's relative. The films fetched at least $2.92 billion in worldwide box office sales.

http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/2010/0...nippet-7691547

^Trouble with the production of The Hobbit? Shocking!

At this point, I've stopped following the news on this movie. I figure one day I'll show up for the megaplex and it'll be showing.

"...starring Sir Andrew Garfield as Gandalf"

Damnit. Now I'll never get the extended LOTR BDs...........

I was really looking forward to seeing what del Toro would do with The Hobbit.

Taking into consideration King Kong and The Lovely Bones I'm surprisingly unenthusiastic for a Jackson-helmed Hobbit.

I wanted Del Toro sooooo much for The Hobbit. BUT since we can't have him for it...PJ is a safe and good replacement for Del Toro considering...he does know the world very well.

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Originally Posted by JumpCutz (Post 10409588)

Barring further hitches

rotfl

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Originally Posted by Josh-da-man (Post 10397260)

Yeah, forget about that whole Lord of the Rings thing he masterminded...

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Originally Posted by covenant (Post 10409947)

Yeah, forget about that whole Lord of the Rings thing he masterminded...

Yeah right. Say what you want about Jackson and how Del Toro may be better or whatever, but there's nobody more qualified to to do The Hobbit than Jackson. He knows that whole universe inside and out and it should be a seamless transition between the two stories. I know they're completely different stories set what 50 years apart, but the universe is the same. I'm glad Jackson can finish what he started.

Sooo...much...bolding...eyes...burning....

;)