Unions Urging Actors Not To Work On Hobbit Movie

lbalbalba writes "Last we heard about The Hobbit, Guillermo Del Toro dropped out, Peter Jackson was unofficially directing and secretly auditioning actors, the movie had yet to be green-lit, and Ian McKellen was getting super-antsy about the whole thing and threatening not to play Gandalf. This shouldn't help the long-gestating movie happen any quicker: Actors guilds including SAG issued actual alerts yesterday against working on any of the Hobbit films, advising their members not to take parts in the non-union production, should they be offered them."

One does not...

[Anonymous Coward]

simply walk into an audition.

Re:One does not...

[bhcompy]

Well, one does if they serve po-ta-toes

Re:First Union?

[Wonko the Sane]

The Film Actors Guild strikes again.

By following the rules of the Film Actor's Guild, the world can become a better place; that handles dangerous people with talk and reasoning; that is the F.A.G. way. One day you'll all look at the world us actors created and say, "Wow, good going, F.A.G. You really made the world a better place, didntcha, F.A.G.?"

Unicorns?

[iamvego]

Anyone else initially read that as "Unicorns Urging Actors Not To Work On Hobbit Movie". I imagined Charlie's "friends" yelling "Don't make the Hobbit film! It won't end we-e-e-llll. Noooo, it won't. It'll end ba-a-a-a-d. You must kill them Charlie, before it's too late."

dixit Alec Baldwin

[tommeke100]

By following the rules of the Film Actor's Guild(F.A.G.), the world can become a better place; that handles dangerous people with talk, and reasoning; that, is the fag way. One day you'll all look at the world us actors created and say, "wow, good going, fag. You really made the world a better place, didntcha, fag?"

Meh.

[Culture20]

We already have a reasonably good Hobbit movie. Sure, it's animated, but it will do.

One union...

[Anonymous Coward]

One union to rule them all!

Re:One does not...

[drinkypoo]

I likes 'em raw.

Re:One does not...

[ooshna]

God damned genetically modified food.

Re:One does not...

[Cazekiel]

Its studios are guarded by nasal-voiced secretaries. There are directors there that never sleep.

Re:One does not...

[jahudabudy]

As an American, I tend to summarize the two parties thusly: The problem with the Democrats is that they just suck at implementing their good ideas, the problem with the Republicans is that they are really really good at implementing their awful ideas.