#phillipa boyens

[yther]

there are so many beautiful people in the world, I really don't understand why there can be so much darkness (at times)

because there is really just. Real love! out there! in all these forms. and there is happiness! candid photos. all the laughter and goodwill.

not to go all peter jackson and his wife (?) who wrote that movie bit for Samwise but. there's good in this world mr frodos and it's worth fighting for! and mannnn. I just don't get why people want to destroy it for its goodness.

we have so much more to lose than we could ever gain (in fights, battles, wars). ik it's about Power but look around and ask where power truly sits (hopefully not in fear or rage clenched fists) and Cast it into the fire if it's bullshit. KUMBAYA mfers

[archidrews]

gandalf using frodo’s description of valinor to comfort pippin in the face of death….. fran and phillipa you are truly genius

[vesper93]

Just finished watching the Director's commentary of LOTR. Now I want all the footage of everything they shot - I want the extended extended cut Peter!!!

[autumnhobbit]

watching the LOTR behind the scenes is just something else. the passion, the decisions to hire people based off their love of the source material/their drive to make a truly great piece of art, the tenacity of people to work around their personality types to achieve their dreams, the humble beginnings, the hard work? it's truly remarkable.

[along-the-meadow-path]

Peter Jackson: “There is actually footage that we shot, that has a young Aragorn and Arwen frolicking together in the woods, but no one's ever seen it and I don't think it's going to make it into any movie, any DVD. Viggo shaved his stubble off and he's clean-shaven and he's supposed to be young and the two of them are bounding around the trees together” Phillipa Boyens: “Well it's shooting the moment he first saw her” Peter Jackson: “Yeah maybe in the 50th anniversary box set we can put it in somewhere” (x)

~ 

Viggo Mortensen: “There was a scene that we shot as a sort of memory flashback.  It was from the courtship days when he first met Arwen – and we shot it just before we were taking a break so I was clean-shaven and prettied up. They’d tried to make me look as young as possible. I had different hair and I was dressed like an elf. It was a scene from the book where they’re walking in this flowery meadow. It was a beautiful sequence but obviously it wasn’t needed for the movie.” (x)

~

Viggo Mortensen: “For example, we shot a sequence, Liv Tyler and I, and it’s in Lorien, and we’re walking around, and it’s when I’m still…you know, I’m wearing clothes that are more like something you’d see Legolas wearing. I have no beard. I have really long hair, and it’s partly in a braid. And, I’m wearing definitely elvish kind of clothing. I look like some young elvish lord. And, I think, I’m barefoot, walking in these flowers with her. And, we’re in that courtship period, you know, and because of our aging thing, we look similar. I look a little younger than usual, the no beard helps and all that. And, it’s a memory, right, and it was meant to be used as one of those moments where I’m remembering something about her.” (x)

Lord of the Rings + Unreleased Scenes

[lesbiansforboromir]

Gotta make this it's own post actually but no matter what my dear nemesis Phillipa Boyens says, Rohan is not subservient to Gondor nor does it 'rule by consent' (????) The pact made between the two kingdoms is mutual and though Cirion technically 'gave' Calenardhon to the Eotheod, it was an accepted closed-end bargain for their simply existing there as a friendly force to defend against the eastern Balchoth. Eorl made his oath (to be friends basically and care about Gondor's cares) and then Cirion 'made answer. Standing to his full height he laid his hand upon the tomb and in his right hand held up the white wand of the Stewards, and spoke words that filled those who heard them with awe [-] he vowed that Gondor should be bound by a like bond of friendship and aid in all need'. So essentially, Cirion (and ergo Gondor) swore the very same oath Eorl did!

Like I will never say that there isn't a distinct disparity and patronising racial bias on Gondor's side, but Rohan quite literally remains an independant country with it's own distinct language and culture and free law with no need to consult Gondor on any aspect of it BECAUSE of this binding mutual contract that is entirely equal as Cirion and Eorl designed it. They are allies, of equal need and use to the other. Like my god Phillipa I get you just want Rohan to be good and Gondor to be bad and made massive story changes to LotR just to bring about that reality, but come on, be forreal about it at least. You're killing me here.

[thranduilswifesblog]

Hugo weaving on his the hobbit era. I still remember the 1st pict when he walk like a supermodel become a huge memes in tumblr back in 2015 🤣

Little fact : Peter Jackson indeed used CGI to de-aged the OG casts from the OG trilogy such as Cate Blanchet, Orlando Bloom, and sir Ian Mckellen. But they didn't do anything on hugo, cause his face getting younger instead older. Even Phillipa Boyens (the screenwriters) shocked cause hugo aged backward 🤣🤣

[valuesunsky]

The lord of the rings trilogy extended edition on blu-ray

This movie trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Return of the King depict an epic journey of men, hobbits, elves, dwarves and the rest of Middle-earth’s creatures and cultures. Tolkien this spectacular body of work is divided into three films that are brought to the big screen by director Peter Jackson. If Sauron reclaims the Ring, Middle-earth is doomed.īased on the best-selling novels by J.R.R. With the help of a courageous fellowship of friends and allies, Frodo embarks on a perilous mission to destroy the legendary One Ring, the source of Sauron’s power. His world, Middle-earth, from the grip of evil. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy tells the story of Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), a hobbit who battles against the Dark Lord Sauron to save "Even the smallest person can change the course of the future" Written by: Stephen Sinclair, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Phillipa Boyens Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellan, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd, Miranda Otto, Ian Holm, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Karl Urban, Andy Serkis, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, David Wenham Studio and Year: Warner - 2001, 2002, 2003įeature running time: 681 minutes (films only)Īudio Format(s): English DTS-HD 6.1 Master Audio

[apathetic-revenant]

tidbits from the Fellowship of the Ring director + writers’ commentary track (feat. Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens)

the prologue, and issue of how to work all the exposition about the Ring into the film, was a source of great difficulty for the writers and went through a lot of iterations. in some versions of the script Gandalf would have told Frodo the story of the Ring in Bag End as he does in the books. at one point they decided to scrap the prologue altogether, only to get a note back from New Line that they had to have it, so Peter, Fran and Philippa had to assemble it from the existing footage they had while they were in England putting the soundtrack together.

the framing of the prologue and exactly what information would be in it also went through a lot of changes before it was ultimately decided that it needed to be from the 'perspective' of the Ring itself since the Ring is in a way a central character in the story. at one point the narration would have been done by Frodo, from the perspective of him writing the book after the quest was over, but it was felt that he didn't have the necessary perspective to make it work and that an immortal character like Galadriel worked better.

although prologue!Bilbo is only seen for a few seconds, costume designer Ngila Dickson meticulously made sure his outfit matched the descriptions given in The Hobbit, including the brass buttons on his waistcoat that he later loses while escaping the caves.

the population of Hobbitton in the opening was mostly recruited from farmers and people living around Matamata, where the Hobbitton exterior set was built. two of the hobbit extras later got married after first meeting on set.

the shot of Sam with the flowers in the extended cut is the only time in the films Sam was actually shown gardening.

the shots of Frodo greeting Gandalf were done with four actors--Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, a small scale double for Frodo and a large scale double for Gandalf. when the closeup is on Gandalf, Ian McKellen is interacting with four-foot-tall Kiran Shah. when the closeup is on Frodo, Elijah Wood is interacting with almost-eight-foot-tall Paul Randall.

while many of the scale shots of the hobbits are actually done using very simple techniques, Peter Jackson chose to invest time in a few impressive ones early on so as to help really sell the idea for the audience from the beginning. one of these is the shot of Bilbo taking Gandalf's hat and staff as Gandalf enters Bag End--it was actually a very complicated shot that involved making big and small versions of the props and then carefully merging them together with CGI.

most of the Bag End scenes were shot by filming the actors on two different sets, a large-scale one for Ian Holm's scenes and a small-scale one for Ian McKellen's scenes, and then merging them together. however the scene of Bilbo serving Gandalf tea was done with both actors on the same set and used forced perspective--there are actually two tables of different sizes lined up to look like one table, with Gandalf interacting with the larger table and Bilbo with the smaller one.

Gandalf hitting his head on the ceiling was an unscripted accident left in because it worked so well.

before including Thorin's map from The Hobbit in Bag End, the writers made sure to double-check where the map canonically wound up in the books. they gave the task of researching this to Henry Mortensen, Viggo Mortensen's son and a diehard Lord of the Rings fan.

Peter Jackson expected to get pushback from the studio about the amount of smoking in the film, and in particular was ready to have to fight to keep in the scene of Gandalf and Bilbo smoking before the party. however no one ever brought it up at all.

most of the hobbit actors in the party were friends and relatives of the cast and crew. although the books state that Bilbo invited 144 hobbits to his special table, "due to budget constraints" the actual amount of hobbits at the party is probably closer to about 100. viewers are advised not to count them too closely.

some of the hobbit children listening to Bilbo's story were played by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh's own children. one of them, Billy Jackson, was the only actor in the movie not wearing a wig, because he already had "naturally perfect hobbit hair."

the "Proudfeet!" shot was framed as a homage to Ralph Bahksi's animated Lord of the Rings, which was what originally got Peter Jackson into LOTR.

during Bilbo's speech, the polystyrene birthday cake had so many candles on it it actually caught on fire and started to burn. the take was going so well, though, no one wanted to interrupt Ian Holm, so the cake is just sort of quietly burning away in the background while Bilbo talks.

the seventeen-year time skip in the books had to be compressed in the movie because they needed to get the story going quicker and keep up momentum. Gandalf's appearance when he comes back to Bag End is meant to imply that he's even more disheveled than usual because he's ridden pretty much nonstop all the way to Minas Tirith and back.

the scenes of Gandalf in Minas Tirith were the first time Ian McKellen had been in his Gandalf the Grey costume and makeup for months, as when those were shot he had been filming as Gandalf the White for some time.

there was discussion about using subtitles onscreen to identify locations, since there was worry that audiences would have a hard time following all the different places seen throughout the movie, but ultimately it was decided that this might feel too cheesy so it was dropped.

the voice of the Ringwraith that shows up in the Shire looking for Bagginssss was done by Andy Serkis.

the Green Dragon scene was cut for time in the theatrical release, which Peter Jackson was disappointed by both because it was a chance to see the main hobbit cast in their 'natural environment' before the adventure really starts, but also because it demonstrated the hobbit tendency to be gossipy, insular and distrustful of the outside, a trait they had some difficulty getting across in the films.

the full Ring poem is never heard in the movies; the filmmakers wanted to get it in there and at one point it was recited in full during the Council of Elrond, but it wound up being cut.

the Ring 'speaks' with Sauron's voice at certain moments to try to emulate the sense of psychological horror and dread associated with descriptions of the Ring in the books, which was very hard to replicate on film.

in one very early draft of the script, Merry and Pippin would have been introduced when they were caught eavesdropping on Frodo and Gandalf along with Sam.

Jackson chose to shoot the duel between Saruman and Gandalf as physically as possible because he didn't like "wizard fights" in movies "where old guys shoot lightning out of their fingers at each other" (gotta disagree with you there Pete).

Billy Boyd offered to use a Gloucester accent for Pippin instead of his natural Scottish one, but tended to lose some of his comic timing while doing so. it was decided that the Tooks had enough of a Scottish vibe that the natural accent worked better for the character anyway.

the shot of the hobbits falling off the cliff was one of the first things ever shot for the series. it was also the cause of one of the few serious accidents during filming--one of the stuntmen dislocated his shoulder during the fall, apparently just as a freak accident as the stunt itself was not especially dangerous.

the scene where the hobbits first meet the Black Rider looks like it's in remote wilderness somewhere but was actually shot in a park in the middle of Wellington.

the insects coming out of the ground while the hobbits are hiding is meant to convey the idea that everything living tries to instinctively flee from the Ringwraiths, but Jackson admits he isn't sure if that came across well on film.

the Buckleberry Ferry almost sank between takes and had to be saved with bilge pumps.

like Bag End, the Prancing Pony set was built twice, once at normal scale and once at large scale to film the hobbit actors on. some of the people seen walking past the hobbits in the backgrounds are actually on stilts.

the basis of the Ringwraith scream sound was provided by Fran Walsh screaming while suffering from a throat infection.

no real trees were harmed during the scene of the Isengard orcs chopping down Fangorn Forest: it was two fake trees shot from different angles as they were pulled down.

the question of whether it was appropriate to reference tomatoes in the Weathertop scene (since they are new world vegetables) was apparently a source of some contention among the writers. Peter Jackson was of the opinion that in a movie with a Balrog, a tomato should not strain suspension of disbelief that much.

the fight scene with the Ringwraiths on Weathertop was the first thing Viggo Mortensen ever shot for the films, and also the first time he'd ever used a sword.

the scenes of weapons being forged in Isengard were shot in a foundry and the molten metal seen being poured is real molten steel, because they couldn't come up with a convincing way to fake the appearance of molten metal. the workers at the foundry were recruited to play the orc extras in the scene.

Lurtz was created to provide a kind of 'face' for the Uruk-Hai as well as to be a villain that could physically confront the Fellowship at the climax, since both Saruman and Sauron stay within their respective domains and, aside from Saruman's scenes with Gandalf, don't actually directly interact with the protagonists.

replacing Glorfindel with Arwen is acknowledged as taking a big chance, but the writers were already struggling with the sheer amount of introductions to new characters in the film and didn't want to introduce yet another new character only for him to almost immediately disappear from the story again.

filming the chase scene between Arwen and the Ringwraiths was interrupted by massive flooding at the location. the cast and crew took a break from filming to help shore up Queenstown with sandbags.

when Gandalf escapes from Isengard, Saruman is holding his staff with one hand because Christopher Lee had injured his other hand smashing it in a hotel room door and couldn't hold anything with it.

the scene of Sam and Frodo in Rivendell talking about going home was a pickup shot after the main filming was completed, which is why Sean Astin is noticeably thinner there than for the rest of the movie--as soon as principal photography was completed he dropped all the weight he had gained for the role.

Elrond sounds especially deep and harsh while talking to Gandalf about the weakness of men because Hugo Weaving had a bad case of flu at the time.

the Council of Elrond took 6-7 days to shoot and was "a nightmare" because of the difficulty of keeping track of the eyelines of so many people sitting in a big circle.

Sean Bean occasionally glances down during the "one does not simply walk into Mordor..." speech because he has his lines written on a piece of paper in his lap; the speech was given to him so soon before filming that he didn't have time to fully memorize it.

when Gandalf reacts to Frodo volunteering to take the Ring to Mordor, Peter Jackson told Ian McKellen to imagine that he had just heard his son volunteer to join the Army in World War One.

[going-there-and-back-again]

in the botfa, thranduil fights like a tornado: deadly, destructive, devastating, a force of nature that takes out everything in its wake. 

but part of that force is also turned inwards: there’s so much swirling, near-imploding ferocity and grief and despair, and he has to exercise so much self-control to keep the maelstrom contained

so what i find interesting about lee pace’s portrayal of thranduil is that the force that wipes out/consumes his enemies externally is the same force that consumes him internally (destruction & self-destruction, devastation & the devastated - in the end it’s all the same). when he fights, thranduil unleashes his internal maelstrom for a few moments (and he never even fully unleashes it, he keeps it under a tight reign, i.e. see how much self-control he’s consciously exercising in the bofta orc-fighting scene).

there’s this utter coldness and indifference to thranduil, to his movement and facial expressions in battle, but he needs this coldness. he needs the numbness in order to repress the storm inside, because even battle, even violence, won’t satiate the demands of his all-consuming despair, and he’s terrified of what will happen to him if he gives himself up to it entirely. so to be cold, to be indifferent, to not feel is the only way to survive, to live on

it’s just, he’s devastated and ravaged, and that affects the way he fights and moves and speaks, but all of these external physicalities don’t even capture a fraction of what he feels inside

(in other words, movies are great and lee pace/peter jackson/fran walsh/phillipa boyens’s emphasis on ‘how elves move’ really paid off because there’s so much physicality and that really helps with characterization)

[lupotterblogs]

Big thanks to @queen-scribbles​, @cilveloy​, and @valoisqueens​ for the asks! You’re all lovely. <3

A. A movie you think is underrated

”War of the Arrows” by Han-min Kim. I was honestly on the edge of my seat the entire time I was watching it.

B. A movie you think is overrated

The Shape of Water. 

D. A TV series you think deserves a movie

I can’t think of one off-hand, but I’d always be down for another Twin Peaks movie.

F. A movie you love from your birth year

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. 

H. A movie you hate from a director you love

I’m sorry, Peter Jackson, but I have to pick Battle of the Five Armies.

N. A movie monster you love

... Does Ian Holm in Alien count? Because he scared the shit out of me. 

O. Traditional animation or CGI?

I think both can look amazing when done right! But Studio Ghibli style animation will always win out for me.

Q. An artist’s aesthetic you’d like to see in a movie (f.ex. Van Gogh or Picasso)

... A movie that uses Syd Mead’s space art... That isn’t Elysium...

S. A movie you’d like to see remade and which director you’d pick

Bram Stoker’s Dracula, maybe done by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens? (Seriously I’m just desperate for a Dracula movie or series that ACTUALLY FOLLOWS THE BOOK?! A pox on Francis Ford Coppola for that dumb Dracula/Mina love story thing... And also showing hairy-wolfman-Dracula pile-driving Lucy... And not having Mina as the actual brains of the operation like she is in the books...) That or David Lynch tackling the Twilight series. Especially everything after Edward and Bella get hitched.

T. A short film you love

Wallace and Gromit: the Wrong Trousers.

[cinemedios]

'The War of Rohirrim' película anime de 'El Señor de los Anillos' en desarrollo

El universo de 'El Señor de los Anillos' se expande con una película de anime.

El Señor de los Anillos estará de regreso en el cine, sin embargo será de una forma como nunca antes se ha visto, pues según un reporte de Deadline, New Line Cinema, Warner Animation y Sola Entertainment están desarrollando una película de anime titulada The War of the Rohirrim. Contará la historia de el rey de Rohan, Helm Hammerhand y la legendaria batalla que ayudó a la formación de la Tierra…

[lesbienneanarchiste]

I dont like that peter jackson talks over phillipa boyens constantly in the auj commentary. Like probably somebody else wouldnt notice but im so sensitive of men talking over everybody else that it just gets under my skin

[godofwarshow]

Greetings Ladies & Gentlemen,

and Welcome to God Of War Podcast -

A weekly gathering of friends and peers for the discussion, speculation and in-depth analysis of Sony Santa Monica’s upcoming Father & Son Odyssey and masterpiece-in-the-making, GOD OF WAR.

This epic saga, borne from the ashes of tragedy and grief and led by the promise of regaining a God’s long-lost humanity through his fate-chosen Son, set amidst the snow-capped valleys and fire-lit rune-carved forests of Norse Myth, truly marks a landmark evolution in, and genuinely represents the ultimate embodiment of, the maturation and growth of the interactive medium.

Writer and Director Cory Barlog, who brought us the second chapter of Kratos’ story over a decade ago, and his team of phenomenally talented artists, programmers and designers, have similarly embarked upon a perilous journey of their own, creating a living, breathing vision of Norse Mythology the likes of which have never been seen in any medium.

The level of care, passion, love and sheer attention-to-detail and authenticity being poured into realising this vision from Barlog’s tireless and peerless colleagues —

Art Team Lead Ariel Angelotti, Principal character Artist Rafael Grassetti, Lead animator Bruno Velazquez, Gameplay Engineering Lead Jeet Shroff and Composer Bear McCreery, among countless more -

Evokes and arguably surpasses the exhaustive and faithful lengths to which director Peter Jackson, writers Fran Walsh & Phillipa Boyens, head of Special Effects Richard Taylor, lead illustrators Alan Lee & John Howe and Composer Howard Shore went to, in order to bring Tolkien’s Middle Earth to spectacular, emotionally nuanced and vibrant life.

Beyond being simply the next chapter in a long and winding tale, GOD OF WAR is the full realisation of an entire real-world mythology, one long-deserving of a portrayal of the highest quality, nuance and respect. And so, a long-forgotten, timeless tale is set to unfold…

[lesbiansforboromir]

LOOK!! Look, listen. Setting aside all other personal concerns or frustrations of mine about Denethor’s portrayal in the films, this cartoonish villainization campaign for him literally robs his sons AND Gondor as a whole of both important context and heroism. They are all worse characters because of how much Phillipa Boyen hated Denethor.

Like Faramir! Yes Faramir! In the film, in order to paint him as this sweet hearted victim of a father’s abuse, he is sent to retake Osgiliath hopelessly. Everyone in this situation knows this is a wasteful and useless endeavour in the film and no one tries to do anything about that! Imrahil doesn’t object (that’s his nephew!), none of the Captains object, Gandalf goes only to Faramir to ask for him to reconsider, and crucially Faramir really raises little to no complaint beyond ‘my lord osgiliath is overrun’. ALL of the men who rode out to Osgiliath in the film died and Faramir lets that happen, everyone lets that happen! As though Denethor is some all powerful god of malice controlling their actions. And Faramir believes he will die in this task! He’s literally riding out to die!

In the Book, Faramir has left men from Ithilien in Osgiliath, it is not fully lost yet though he councils it soon will be. The discussion in the council of Denethor’s captains is ‘should we try to hold osgiliath’s choke point or should we pull back the rest of our forces and let ourselves be besieged now’. Denethor says we need to hold Osgiliath for as long as we can and we cannot allow the enemy to cross without losses. Faramir says it would be better to pull all their forces back now, we can spare no one whilst Mordor can spare many. Again! It is a disagreement of tactics and plans, and the captains there do not object. And then Faramir leaves for Osgiliath with more soldiers and proceeds to hold Osgiliath for 2 and a half days. And meanwhile! Denethor is planning a sortie from the gates using Imrahil’s knights and the last remaining cavalry they have in Minas Tirith to cover the retreat of soldiers that he had already planned for! Because it WAS! PLANNED! Because no one believed Denethor was just sending men to die for no reason! So people didn’t object!

And then!!! And this is the major point, Faramir could have saved himself! He doesn’t just run back wildly from Osgiliath, he manages the evacuation as the Haradrim and orcs cross the river and he stays at the REAR of his forces in order to keep them from panicking so that they will make it to Minas Tirith. It’s not happenstance that he gets hit with the arrow, it’s his heroism! He is being brave, he is being a leader of men! He is caught in a fight with a Haradrim champion and in that moment (as the sortie has ridden out and is pushing back the attackers to save their soldiers) he is hit by an arrow and Imrahil saves him! Like!! Why is Denethor being some boring hand wringing senseless villain more important than Faramir’s heroism and Gondor’s united effort? The point is that even when Gondor puts all they can into this defense, Mordor’s forces are just so large that there is no way to win! But no apparently Denethor is cruel, heartless and ‘mad’ and not one person in all of Gondor seems to care or want to do anything about it. It’s so goddamn reductive! It’s so boring and lifeless! It makes no sense and it DOESN’T compel me!

[spotlight-report]

'Mortal Engines' Movie Review

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Mortal Engines is definitely one of those films where the audience must suspend disbelief and simply go along for the ride. Adapted to screenplay by Fran Walsh, Phillipa Boyens and Peter Jackson (who also shares production rights) from the first of Philip Reeves’ quartet with the same title, Mortal Enginesis a steampunk adventure story, set in a post-apocalyptic London that is motorised and…