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cats16
Gondolin
Sep 8, 6:48am
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The Hunt for Gollum - Andy Serkis Flies to New Zealand to Begin Prep
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I didn't see the topic posted anywhere since this article was posted (apologies if I somehow missed it elsewhere).
Per Variety, Andy Serkis flew to NZ on September 6th to begin prep for The Hunt for Gollum. No indication of timing otherwise, but I'm sure we will hear about actors arriving in NZ once that starts to occur.
Based on the timing, it would seem they're looking to take advantage of the New Zealand summer. Hard to speculate beyond that since we don't know how many weeks of prep will happen here, and to what extent the individual departments have already begun their prep prior to Andy's arrival.
Kiwi 'sibs, I suppose your time has come to keep an eye and ear out for anything you see in the wilderness!
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Ataahua
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Sep 8, 11:33pm
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I wonder how much green screen vs on-site filming they'll do.
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Aka 'The Hobbit approach' vs 'The LOTR approach'.
I know that on-location filming is more expensive than using green-screen but there's a definite 'realness' that comes across, which CGI just can't attain no matter how advanced the tech is.
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
Fantasy novel - The Arcanist's Tattoo
My LOTR fan-fiction
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DGHCaretaker
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Sep 9, 12:39am
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If they are bothering with New Zealand at all - not in UK studios like some cheap production - and this is supposed to be within LOTR framing, I'll chance going against any pessimism and predict real, on location filming to match the look and feel of LOTR, though "filming" itself might be a misnomer. Only Tarantino might insist on film these days. Let's make a verb out of "SD" or "flash" storage. ;)
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Moahunter
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Oct 13, 9:28am
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One key member of production crew already working here.
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I heard yesterday that one important member of the production crew is here working on preproduction. He/she had big involvement in LotR and The Hobbit. I haven't hear of any more potential actors apart from the well known 3 names already widely reported but not confirmed.
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cats16
Gondolin
Oct 14, 6:56am
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Thanks for the report, and looking forward to any other tidbits you hear along the way.
Hope you are well!
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