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[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 25 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I’m sure it had a lot to do with him trying to turn The Hobbit into a new epic trilogy.

IIRC: He only wanted to do two movies and that was what was originally announced. Then the studio said,if you want our funding, make three.

So we ended up with the hobbit shitshow.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Annnnd, that's why he's not "doing anything" these days.

I genuinely hope he's living his best life. Fuck Hollywood.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I genuinely hope he’s living his best life.

He owns Weta FX which is constantly in demand so I doubt he is short of cash or interesting shit to do.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They made a kick-ass tabletop game of corporate-funded mech gladiator battles called Heavy Hitters, btw. Simply out of a shared love for the themes involved. 🤘🏼

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

And the idea of two was partly to try buy time and put in more detail. Much of what he took on wasn't prepared and they wouldn't give more time, so he had to improvise on the fly. Very hard turd to polish. Then having to do three, suddenly the opposite problem, but still no time to shift and prep.