Jedi Master Carr
Dec 19th, 2001, 01:47:48 PM
I read this on IMDB
The director of the first Lord Of The Rings film is furious with film-maker Peter Jackson for not talking with him before his Fellowship Of The Ring remake. Ralph Bakshi, who directed the animated Lord Of The Rings in 1978, is irate that neither Jackson, nor anyone else who worked on the new three-film series, thought to consult him about the production. Bakshi fumes, "For a start, the guys doing the picture really don't have the authority to - my contract reads that I have all sequel rights - but I think I'll let it go. And second, none of them have spoken to me, and I find that ungentlemanly. I think Jackson is a good director, but leaves a lot to be desired as a gentleman." The 63-year-old Bakshi, who has met with little success and significant critical drubbings in the past decade, may have some words about Sam Raimi next year as he also produced and directed the animated Spider-Man TV series in the late 1960s.
Now first off I have no clue what he is talking about sequel rights? I think the guy is wrong there (I think Miramax) had the rights or something at one time, and sold them to New Line) Second he gets pissed that Jackson never talked to him. Why would he want to? That film is terrible, I saw it once and it was the worse possible adaptation they could have made, besides the film bombed and I would think Jackson would want to avoid him like the plague.
The director of the first Lord Of The Rings film is furious with film-maker Peter Jackson for not talking with him before his Fellowship Of The Ring remake. Ralph Bakshi, who directed the animated Lord Of The Rings in 1978, is irate that neither Jackson, nor anyone else who worked on the new three-film series, thought to consult him about the production. Bakshi fumes, "For a start, the guys doing the picture really don't have the authority to - my contract reads that I have all sequel rights - but I think I'll let it go. And second, none of them have spoken to me, and I find that ungentlemanly. I think Jackson is a good director, but leaves a lot to be desired as a gentleman." The 63-year-old Bakshi, who has met with little success and significant critical drubbings in the past decade, may have some words about Sam Raimi next year as he also produced and directed the animated Spider-Man TV series in the late 1960s.
Now first off I have no clue what he is talking about sequel rights? I think the guy is wrong there (I think Miramax) had the rights or something at one time, and sold them to New Line) Second he gets pissed that Jackson never talked to him. Why would he want to? That film is terrible, I saw it once and it was the worse possible adaptation they could have made, besides the film bombed and I would think Jackson would want to avoid him like the plague.