Category Archives: Fantasy

‘Game of Thrones’ Brings In Caesar To Play The King Beyond The Wall

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Rome was an incredible show on HBO. It was big, it was bloody and it was epic. In a lot of ways it was a spiritual forebearer of Game of Thrones, which is currently the best thing ever. So there is a … Continue reading →

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‘The Hobbit’ News Updates Shed Light On 48FPS Presentations And Potential New Titles

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

We told you before about the splitting of The Hobbit into three films instead of the previously announced two. We are still processing that bomb shell development, but Middle Earth news carries on. Shortly after the announced extra split, Warner Brothers secured … Continue reading →

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It’s Official, ‘The Hobbit’ Is A Trilogy

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Wow, leading up to comic-con this concept was inconceivable. Take the already stretched tale of The Hobbit and transform it into a trilogy, to paraphrase Bilbo, it seemed like an idea that make the story feel like butter spread over too much bread. … Continue reading →

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Is Peter Jackson Really Consider Stretching ‘The Hobbit’ To Three Films?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the greater trilogies in film history. Famously there is a story about Jackson originally pitching the adaptation as two movies. The eventual producer of the films heard the pitch and asked if there were … Continue reading →

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The Eighth ‘Hobbit’ Production Vlog Takes You From Dale To San Diego

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

One of the biggest presentations this year at Comic-Con was The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey panel in Hall H. Peter Jackson and company showed off twelve minutes of new footage and a brand new production vlog. While it is highly unlikely … Continue reading →

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“World of Warcraft’ The Motion Picture Needs A New Director

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

This one actually kinda stings, even if the writing has been on the wall for a little while now. The idea of a Sam Raimi directed epic fantasy opus set in the Warcraft world was something of a cosmic no … Continue reading →

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Check Out Some New Stills From ‘The Hobbit’ That Look Stunning

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Sure The Avengers was great and The Dark Knight Rises has a couple of people interested in checking it out, but the real big boy of the 2012 movie year is The Hobbit. Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films have … Continue reading →

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The ‘Game of Thrones’ Cameo No One Noticed

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Game of Thrones is one of those shows that uses the concept of a severed head very liberally. You see them often, so when a scene calls for multiple heads on spikes it might be difficult for the production crew … Continue reading →

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