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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.'"

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  1. Re:I'd say... by Schraegstrichpunkt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Man, when did ./ become such a hotbed of communist propaganda

    Since you changed to the wrong directory.

  2. Gollum by nighty5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "They wants the precious for themselves, the stinking dirty thieving little Newline'ssss!"

  3. Re:might be fair by astromog · · Score: 4, Funny
    under which law did he sign the contract? US or Australian?

    Contrary to popular opinion across the ditch, Australian law doesn't hold in NZ just yet.