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[bzarcher]

Please insert the sound of my jaw dropping.

In other news, I can't sleep. This isn't that normal, but it's particularly bad tonight. I went and did weights to see if it would help, and even a bit of meditation focusing around candles, since I have gorgeous candleholders now, but that merely left me feeling a bit more refreshed, not sleepy. I'm going to give my body a bit of time to try and shut itself down naturally, and then if that fails, I'm crawling into bed and I'll try to force myself to sleep.

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[flying-landon.livejournal.com]

Of all that, what jumped out at me the most?

King Kong!

KING KONG!

FEAR THE APE!

[buschap.livejournal.com]

Did they put a gun to Chris Tolkien's head or something? For a long time the news was "I'd love to, but we can't get the rights." Chris felt that it was impossible to set JRR's vision to film... even after seeing the films.

[ninniane.livejournal.com]

I think that after the success if the Rings Trilogy, the Japanese compay that owned the right to The Hobbit was willing to give them up for a rather large sum. But, that money was around, and it wasn't hard to convince the studios to go for it, considering 11 awards.

So no, no guns, just crazy Japanese business men getting cut into the deal.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

I think Sarah's got it. 11 Oscars talk /real/ loud. Not to mention the SAG awards, British awards, Frech Cesars, etx.

Not to mention worldwide box office records.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

You didn't know? :D He actually had started some work on it when LOTR finally got green-lighted, then put it on the shelf, and is just now starting to go back to it as he finishes ROTK extended.

[flying-landon.livejournal.com]

Merchandising! Merchandising! Merchandising!
Where the real money from the movie is at.


Or something close to that..