Sir Peter Jackson has added a new entry to his official Facebook page confirming the casting of two actors and announcing the addition of two more. To sum, he confirms the casting of Luke Evans as Bard and Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock in the BBC TV series Sherlock)as Smaug (but not the Necromancer). As for the new additions, Lost's Evangeline Lilly has joined as Tauriel a Woodland Elf (not a character in the book) while Barry Humphries (Finding Nemo) will do the motion capture and voice for the CGI Goblin King.
From Peter Jackson:
I'm thrilled to announce two new cast members who will be joining us for our second block of shooting.
Evangeline Lilly will be playing a new character—the Woodland Elf, Tauriel. Her name means 'daughter of Mirkwood' and, beyond that, we must leave you guessing! (No, there is no romantic connection to Legolas.) What is not a secret is how talented and compelling an actress Evangeline is; we are thrilled and excited she will be the one to bring our first true Sylvan Elf to life.
I'm also highly excited that Barry Humphries will be portraying the Goblin King, in much the way Andy Serkis created Gollum. Barry is perhaps best known for his business and social connections as the long-time manager of Dame Edna Everage. He has also been an ardent supporter of the rather misunderstood and unfairly maligned Australian politician, Sir Les Patterson. However, in his spare time, Barry is also a fine actor, and we're looking forward to seeing him invest the Goblin King with the delicate sensitivity and emotional depth this character deserves.
Evangeline and Barry, along with Welsh actor Luke Evans as Bard and Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug, just about rounds out the major casting. I cannot wait to get stuck into these new scenes! More soon, including a flurry of answers to your questions. Sorry for the delay!
Based on a play by V. Rosov, the RussianThe Cranes are Flying is a love story set during the early years of World War II.
The film was directed at Mosfilm by Mikhail Kalatozov in 1957 and stars Aleksey Batalov and Tatiana Samoilova. The Cranes are Flying won several international awards including the Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.
Watch full length movie The Cranes Are Flying online (Russian language, English subtitles)
Excerpts from cranesareflying's review on imdb:
"This film features a Red Army that is NOT victorious, the German invasion of Russia when Germany introduced the Barbarossa Plan, a blitzkrieg invasion intended to bring about a quick victory and the ultimate enslavement of the Slavs, and very nearly succeeded, actually getting within 20 miles of Moscow in what was a Red Army wipe out, a devastation of human losses, 15 to 20 million Russians died, or 20% of the entire population. Historically, this was a moment of great trauma and suffering, a psychological shock to the Russian people, but the Red Army held and prolonged the war 4 more years until they were ultimately victorious...
This film featured brilliant, breathtaking, and extremely mobile camera work from his extraordinary cinematographer Sergei Uresevsky, using spectacular crane and tracking shots, images of wartime, battlefields, Moscow and crowded streets that are extremely vivid and real.
The film was released in 1957 in Russia, and according to some reviews, "the silence in the theater was profound, the wall between art and living life had fallen...and tears unlocked the doors." - cranesareflying
Reception and Influence
As film scholar Josephine Woll observes, the protagonist Veronika was instrumental in shaping the post-Stalinist Soviet movies by heralding more complicated, multi-dimensional celluloid heroines. It was not only Soviet audiences that accepted and sympathized with Veronika‘s story. The lead actress of Cranes, the beautiful Tat‘iana Samoilova, who was frequently identified with her role, took Europe by storm. Following the film's victory at the Cannes Film Festival in 1958, where it earned the event‘s prestigious Grand Prize, the world celebrated the film‘s main protagonist. Woll notes that the French Liberationcommentator, for example, approvingly contrasted Samoilova‘s purity and authenticity with that Western female icon, Brigitte Bardot
*Cosplay(コスプレkosupure), short for "costume play", is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea.
· Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures ProductionMike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
· The Fighter (Paramount) A Relativity Media Production David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
· Inception (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. UK Services Production Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers)
· The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features) An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
· The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
· 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) An Hours Production Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
· The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) A Columbia Pictures Production Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
· Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) A Pixar Production Darla K. Anderson, Producer
· True Grit (Paramount) A Paramount Pictures Production Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
· Winter's Bone (Roadside Attractions) A Winter's Bone Production Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
Performance by an actor in a leading role
· Javier Bardem in "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions)
· Jeff Bridges in "True Grit" (Paramount)
· Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
· Colin Firth in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
· James Franco in "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
· Christian Bale in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
· John Hawkes in "Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
· Jeremy Renner in "The Town" (Warner Bros.)
· Mark Ruffalo in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
· Geoffrey Rush in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
· Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
· Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole" (Lionsgate)
· Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
· Natalie Portman in "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight)
· Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine" (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
· Amy Adams in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
· Helena Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
· Melissa Leo in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
· Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit" (Paramount)
· Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best animated feature film of the year
· How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount) Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
· The Illusionist (Sony Pictures Classics) Sylvain Chomet
· Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Lee Unkrich
Art Direction
· Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney), Robert Stromberg (Production Design), Karen O'Hara (Set Decoration)
· Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.), Stuart Craig (Production Design), Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration)
· Inception (Warner Bros.), Guy Hendrix Dyas (Production Design), Larry Dias and Doug Mowat (Set Decoration)
· The King's Speech (Paramount), Eve Stewart (Production Design), Judy Farr (Set Decoration)
· The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Danny Cohen
· The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Jeff Cronenweth
· True Grit (Paramount) Roger Deakins
Achievement in costume design
· Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Colleen Atwood
· I Am Love (Magnolia Pictures) Antonella Cannarozzi
· The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Jenny Beavan
· The Tempest (Miramax) Sandy Powell
· True Grit (Paramount) Mary Zophres
Achievement in directing
· Black Swan (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
· The Fighter (Paramount), David O. Russell
· The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
· The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
· True Grit (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Best Documentary Feature
· Exit through the Gift Shop (Producers Distribution Agency) Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz A Paranoid Pictures Production
· Gasland Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic A Gasland Production
· Inside Job (Sony Pictures Classics) Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs A Representational Pictures Production
· Restrepo (National Geographic Entertainment) Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger An Outpost Films Production
· Waste Land Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley (Arthouse Films) An Almega Projects Production
Best documentary short subject
· Killing in the Name Nominees to be determined A Moxie Firecracker Films Production
· Poster Girl Nominees to be determined A Portrayal Films Production
· Strangers No More Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production
· Sun Come Up Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger A Sun Come Up Production
· The Warriors of Qiugang Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon A Thomas Lennon Films Production
Achievement in film editing
· Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Andrew Weisblum
· The Fighter Paramount Pamela Martin
· The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Tariq Anwar
· 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) Jon Harris
· The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Best foreign language film of the year
· Biutiful Mexico
· Dogtooth Greece
· In a Better World Denmark
· Incendies Canada
· Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) Algeria
Achievement in makeup
· Barney's Version (Sony Pictures Classics) Adrien Morot
· The Way Back (Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment) Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
· The Wolfman (Universal) Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
· How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount) John Powell
· Inception (Warner Bros.) Hans Zimmer
· The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) Alexandre Desplat
· 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) A.R. Rahman
· The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
· Coming Home from Country Strong (Sony Pictures Releasing (Screen Gems)) Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
· I See the Light from Tangled (Walt Disney) Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
· If I Rise from 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
· We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best animated short film
· Day & Night (Walt Disney) A Pixar Animation Studios Production Teddy Newton
· The Gruffalo A Magic Light Pictures Production Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
· Let's Pollute A Geefwee Boedoe Production Geefwee Boedoe
· The Lost Thing (Nick Batzias for Madman Entertainment) A Passion Pictures Australia Production Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
· Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) A Sacrebleu Production Bastien Dubois
Best live action short film
· The Confession (National Film and Television School) A National Film and Television School Production Tanel Toom
· The Crush (Network Ireland Television) A Purdy Pictures Production Michael Creagh
· God of Love A Luke Matheny Production Luke Matheny
· Na Wewe (Premium Films) A CUT! Production Ivan Goldschmidt
· Wish 143 A Swing and Shift Films/Union Pictures Production Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite
Achievement in sound editing
· Inception (Warner Bros.) Richard King
· Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
THE HOBBIT is being filmed in 3D. Even wizards have to wear the glasses. Snapped by Peter Jackson in Wellington, 2011. Photo credit: zz-gandalf by ianmckellen, on Flickr
ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT, the fourth film in the franchise, is set for release in 3D on July 13th, 2012 ...................................................................................................................................
Elijah Wood as Frodo in Peter Jackson's live-action version of The Lord of the Rings.Image via Wikipedia
Deadline.com hinted first but TheOneRing.net has confirmed thatElijah Woodwill appear inThe HobbitasFrodo Baggins. According to TheOneRing.net, "As readers of 'The Hobbit' know, the tale of 'The Downfall of The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit or There and Back Again,' are contained in the fictional 'Red Book of Westmarch.' In Peter Jackson’s LOTR films, the book is shown on screen and written in by Bilbo and Frodo and handed off to Sam Gamgee. (Not explained on film are Sam’s progeny later having the book and being Wardens of the Westmarch — hence the book’s title.) The fictional book, and either the telling from it or the reading of it, will establish Frodo in the films experiencing Bilbo’s story. Viewers are to learn the tale of ‘The Hobbit’ as a familiar Frodo gets the tale as well."
has added a new entry to his official Facebook page confirming the casting of two actors and announcing the addition of two more. To sum, he confirms the casting of Luke Evans as Bard and Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock in the BBC TV series Sherlock) as Smaug
(but not the Necromancer). As for the new additions, Lost
