The New Year's Honours list for New Zealand announces Peter Jackson is getting a knighthood.
He received the award for "services to film", not to mention the massive boost to the country's tourism that Lord Of The Rings has provided in the years since the trilogy's release and the huge filmmaking business he's built in New Zealand.
Thanks to New Zealand’s status as a member of the commonwealth, his honour will be fully recognised by the Queen. No idea when or even if he'll be stopping by the palace to pick up his honour - will he have time between producing The Hobbit and working on the thousand other projects he has developing?
The New Year's Honours list for New Zealand announces Peter Jackson is getting a knighthood.
He received the award for "services to film", not to mention the massive boost to the country's tourism that Lord Of The Rings has provided in the years since the trilogy's release and the huge filmmaking business he's built in New Zealand.
Thanks to New Zealand’s status as a member of the commonwealth, his honour will be fully recognised by the Queen. No idea when or even if he'll be stopping by the palace to pick up his honour - will he have time between producing The Hobbit and working on the thousand other projects he has developing?
Patrick Stewart will soon become Sir Patrick Stewart when the renowned actor is to be recognised for his 50-year acting career in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year's Honors list.
The 69-year-old star, who is probably best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation, is also being honoured for his work in film, which includes roles in the X-Men franchis and Dune.
Stewart is also being recognised for his work on stage, which includes a 16-year stint in the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Did Mel Gibson really think he’d get a warm welcoming for displacing inmates at the Ignacio Allende prison in Veracruz? Earlier Gibson planned to travel to Mexico’s Gulf coast state to shoot a movie at the facility in January. Veracruz Gov. Fidel Herrera was thrilled to vacate a portion of the prison “because a grand production will be filmed there with our friend, the actor and producer Mel Gibson.” Prisoner relatives did not share his sentiment.
As reported by the AP, 300 family members protested the filming holding signs that read ‘No transfers to make a movie’ in fear of their loved ones being transferred making visitation far more difficult. The prison director claims the riot is unfounded. Gerardo Duran explains the upheaval was caused by mere rumors and that no plan to relocate anyone was made. Hopefully someone passes that message along to the rightfully concerned families.
As for the film itself, it is still not quite sure what it is. About two weeks ago it was announced that Gibson is starring in Adrian Grunberg’s How I Spent My Summer Vacation to be shot in Veracruz, Mexico. No connection was made between this film and the film to be shot at the prison, but mre than likely it’s the same production.
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The movies contain many in-joke references to other Hollywood actors and jabs at Paramount Pictures, the studio that released all the films except for The Road to Hong Kong. There are also frequent instances where Bob Hope breaks the "fourth wall" to make side comments to the audience such as, in the Road to Bali, "[Crosby]'s gonna sing, folks. Now's the time to go out and get the popcorn."
