Post by momtolovebugs on Jan 16, 2007 12:03:24 GMT -5
Hi Everyone,
Here is a copy of a letter I sent to family and friends. I posted it here to act as an intro and hope our protest gains strength.
Dear Friends and Family~
Most of you know that Ari started a real passion with the kids and me with The Lord of the Rings trilogy of movies directed by Peter Jackson. Max and I read The Hobbit together two years ago, and since then started the annual September tradition of celebrating "Bilbo Baggins Birthday" with a lavish feast.
We have had dinner parties with middle earth themed food and we celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday each year.
Ari has his own reasons for enjoying the books and movies. Max loves the war scenes and fantastic creatures (he is seven after all), and let's face it, Sophie just loves Viggo Mortensen whom she plans on marrying since she was three (she must be his youngest fan ever).
But, for me, the movies are art and there was so much love that went into them. If you ever watch the documentaries (on the extended versions) you will see that Peter Jackson had such passion for this movie and such respect for Tolkien's vision. He is the only logical choice to make The Hobbit. PJ brought to life a world that we could have only seen in our best and most whimsical dreams.
There is a feud of sorts that is going on with New Line Cinema. In PJ's original contract with them, it states that he has the right to ask for an audit to make sure that accounting was done correctly. He has asked for this and New Line has refused. The CEO of New Line said, more or less, that PJ has already been paid of quarter of a billion dollars and he isn't get anymore money. That is clearly not the point. It is completely subjective if Shaye thinks it is enough or not. If more money is owed, then it is owed - period. And, the money isn't just for PJ, but for all the people who worked on the film. It might be as much as $200 more by some accounts. Shaye has also now said that PJ will never get to be the director of the movie.
There is a movement now calling for New Line to do the audit, pay PJ et al if necessary and officially put him and his group of geniuses at the helm of The Hobbit and any other prequel.
On March 1, there will be a rally at New Line in NYC and another at MGM studios in Burbank. Every city and town will host its own rally and we are hoping for extensive media coverage. If you want to take an active role in this movement, please send an e-mail to savethehobbit-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
At the very least, please set aside some time on March 1st to make your voice heard and your face seen. We may just be the "little people" but we are the fans and we pay their bills. I don't know about you, but I love the thought of being part of a group that stood up to the studio giants ...and won.
They took us there and now we should very much like to go back again...
Best,
Michelle Zabell
With support of Ari, Max, Sophie and future LOTR fan Julia (she just doesn't know it yet)
PS: Know someone who is a fan? Please send this to them. Thank you!!
Here is a copy of a letter I sent to family and friends. I posted it here to act as an intro and hope our protest gains strength.
Dear Friends and Family~
Most of you know that Ari started a real passion with the kids and me with The Lord of the Rings trilogy of movies directed by Peter Jackson. Max and I read The Hobbit together two years ago, and since then started the annual September tradition of celebrating "Bilbo Baggins Birthday" with a lavish feast.
We have had dinner parties with middle earth themed food and we celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday each year.
Ari has his own reasons for enjoying the books and movies. Max loves the war scenes and fantastic creatures (he is seven after all), and let's face it, Sophie just loves Viggo Mortensen whom she plans on marrying since she was three (she must be his youngest fan ever).
But, for me, the movies are art and there was so much love that went into them. If you ever watch the documentaries (on the extended versions) you will see that Peter Jackson had such passion for this movie and such respect for Tolkien's vision. He is the only logical choice to make The Hobbit. PJ brought to life a world that we could have only seen in our best and most whimsical dreams.
There is a feud of sorts that is going on with New Line Cinema. In PJ's original contract with them, it states that he has the right to ask for an audit to make sure that accounting was done correctly. He has asked for this and New Line has refused. The CEO of New Line said, more or less, that PJ has already been paid of quarter of a billion dollars and he isn't get anymore money. That is clearly not the point. It is completely subjective if Shaye thinks it is enough or not. If more money is owed, then it is owed - period. And, the money isn't just for PJ, but for all the people who worked on the film. It might be as much as $200 more by some accounts. Shaye has also now said that PJ will never get to be the director of the movie.
There is a movement now calling for New Line to do the audit, pay PJ et al if necessary and officially put him and his group of geniuses at the helm of The Hobbit and any other prequel.
On March 1, there will be a rally at New Line in NYC and another at MGM studios in Burbank. Every city and town will host its own rally and we are hoping for extensive media coverage. If you want to take an active role in this movement, please send an e-mail to savethehobbit-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
At the very least, please set aside some time on March 1st to make your voice heard and your face seen. We may just be the "little people" but we are the fans and we pay their bills. I don't know about you, but I love the thought of being part of a group that stood up to the studio giants ...and won.
They took us there and now we should very much like to go back again...
Best,
Michelle Zabell
With support of Ari, Max, Sophie and future LOTR fan Julia (she just doesn't know it yet)
PS: Know someone who is a fan? Please send this to them. Thank you!!
