Let me reiterate, New Line's money-grubbing, bookcooking, pity-me-I-was-in-a-coma ASSHAT of a CEO who frankly could give a fuck less if the films are faithful, since he'd be much happier if they were merely popular, if he's going to come out of this with a bankroll.
And since a faithful adaption and America's religous-right fundie groups don't mix well, you can bet on the fact that if they make the rest of the HDM trilogy, they aren't going to be faithful. And they aren't even going to have a plot by then. I love the books too, but if Hollywood can rape the Dark is Rising, do you honestly think New Line's willing to take a chance at pissing off a hearty chunk of American movie goers, when they're so close and getting closer with each lawsuit to filing Chapter 11? I don't think so. Because even if the director and the stars love it, it's the bureaucrats that ultimately make that decision. If LOTR was at all allegorical (which it wasn't), the Christ figure won. HDM on the other hand brings down the Catholic church. Which do you think sounds better in an election year where faith is going to be a hot topic? They're being mighty quiet on GC's religous connotations at all, as far as I can see.
I don't trust Bob Shaye's New Line as far as I can throw him, not anymore. And I'm not about to let him continue screwing the people who did all the hard work while he sat behind a desk counting bills. Not even for a trilogy I enjoyed and once looked forward to seeing onscreen.
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And since a faithful adaption and America's religous-right fundie groups don't mix well, you can bet on the fact that if they make the rest of the HDM trilogy, they aren't going to be faithful. And they aren't even going to have a plot by then. I love the books too, but if Hollywood can rape the Dark is Rising, do you honestly think New Line's willing to take a chance at pissing off a hearty chunk of American movie goers, when they're so close and getting closer with each lawsuit to filing Chapter 11? I don't think so. Because even if the director and the stars love it, it's the bureaucrats that ultimately make that decision. If LOTR was at all allegorical (which it wasn't), the Christ figure won. HDM on the other hand brings down the Catholic church. Which do you think sounds better in an election year where faith is going to be a hot topic? They're being mighty quiet on GC's religous connotations at all, as far as I can see.
As it stands, NL hasn't even committed to the second and third books, and I'm willing to bet I guess why. Can you?
I don't trust Bob Shaye's New Line as far as I can throw him, not anymore. And I'm not about to let him continue screwing the people who did all the hard work while he sat behind a desk counting bills. Not even for a trilogy I enjoyed and once looked forward to seeing onscreen.