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New Line And Jackson - Irreconcilable Differences
Petersko writes to mention a CNN article about an escalation between Peter Jackson and New Line that likely means we'll never see a Jackson-helmed "Hobbit" film. From the article: "In an interview with the Sci Fi Channel news service Sci Fi Wire, [New Line co-chairman Bob] Shaye said Jackson will never make another movie for the studio and said the filmmaker just wants more money. 'I don't care about Peter Jackson anymore,' Shaye said. 'He wants to have another $100 million or $50 million, whatever he's suing us for. He doesn't want to sit down and talk about it. He thinks that we owe him something after we've paid him over a quarter of a billion dollars. ... Cheers, Peter.'"
How does greed work?
I can not imagine ever thinking $250 million is not enough FOR MY OWN back account. It would be different if I owned a company but still that is more money than the GDP of some countries. Good god.
Add to the recent news of the golden parachute of $250 million for the former CEO of home depot when he was fired. He was fired right? I wonder why these people get compensated so much?
If i got fired I think I would get 0 cents and be shown the door like %99.9 of the slashdotters reading this.
Why do we allow our culture to pay people so much money while the minimum wage remains the same for 10 years despite a %400 increase in the cost of living?
I do not blame the studio's and would certainly not want to hire him back again. For 1/10th the cost I could find a top hollywood director which has better talent.
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Is "Tolkienesque" a euphemism for "really terribly written"?
... and then they built the supercollider.
Well, Lord of the Rings was a total crapfest of a book, so if the films turned out crappy, then he must have done a pretty accurate job of the adaptation. That's why i don't particularly like the LotR films - they were based on such shitty material.
... and then they built the supercollider.