Post by Lensman on Mar 8, 2007 2:33:34 GMT 1
With the permission of Nerfy, I'm re-posting this list from the old WOTW forum. Some new members may not have seen this. It was originally posted on 30 July 2006. --Lensman
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The Top 14 Pendragon Pictures Quotes
collected by "Lensman"
Note nothing on this list was made up. Sources for all quotes are documented below.
14. "...Dark Horse's... guys are experts at converting film frames into comic books. I was astounded at the degree of similarity between our production and their comic book... We believe its [sic] just theft of our artist's hard work--plain and simple, and we won't let this stand." --Tim Hines, Pendragon press release, 26 July 2006
13. "H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds" is an instant masterpiece... --Sales website for Pendragon's DVD
12. ...producer Susan Goforth told [SF Crowsnest.com] "Every period detail has been painstakingly and carefully researched over the last three years as we developed the project." Co-producer John Gallo added, "Timothy wanted everything to be right, as the fans' expectations are enormous. Like Peter Jackson with Lord of the Rings, Timothy is a deep fan of The War Of The Worlds... But it was worth it. In the end, Tim's vision proved to be right. The movie is detail perfect." --SF Crowsnest.com, 4 September 2004
11. "The [fighting machine] tentacles were made to look like chain links as they were described by Wells." --Tim Hines, Fan Q & A, at Pendragon's website. [Actually Wells' description, from Book 1, Chapter 10 of the novel, is "articulate ropes of steel". --Lensman]
10. [Question: Why didn't we get to see "The War of the Worlds" in theaters?] "...there was much of fear of reprisal from Paramount.... Many people have told me that Paramount people threatened them not to do business or stories on us." --"Fan Q & A with Timothy Hines" at Eve of the War.com, 27 June 2005
9. According to Hines... certain parties they were associated with actually began giving them advice that... seemed designed to sabotage the project... Hines says... "So we... shut [that] associate out." Pendragon proceeded to very quietly... move into production... Unfortunately, their former associate found out about the production... "Within three days," Hines remembers with a laugh, "Tom Cruise stops making 'Mission Impossible 3', Steven Spielberg drops the other production he was going to do... and they're suddenly going to fast track their 'War of the Worlds' [into production]. Now, one can say that this is all coincidence and that we're just paranoid. At the same time, if we are paranoid, we're not harming anyone." --CFQ magazine, April-May 2005
8. "...we turned to the world's greatest undiscovered talent. For the main protagonist we auditioned twelve hundred and, ironically, found him in our own back yard in the form of Anthony Piana... I believe Anthony is the next Al Pacino." --Tim Hines as quoted on SF Crowsnest.com, 4 September 2004
7. [Question: Have you had to deviate in any way from the original book?] "No. We have had to deviate in no way whatsoever. Everyone involved worked tirelessly on every level to bring Wells' novel to the screen with every detail intact. Nor were any of Wells' meanings or subtext lost." --"Exclusive Timothy Hines Interview" at War of the Worlds Online.com
6. He [Hines] amassed forty-two million dollars in production funds, then went to Hollywood. Suddenly, film stars such as Tom Cruise, Michael Caine and Charlize Theron became curious about his project... USA Films, the distribution arm of the USA Network, which also owns the Sci-Fi Channel, will distribute both movies ["The War of the Worlds" and "Chrome"]. --Animation Reporter magazine, June-July 2003
5. "...if people think we're making some straight-to-DVD thing, they're going to be stunned when they see what we've done." --Tim Hines as quoted on Scifi Dimensions.com, November 2004
4. [Question: What do you think of Asylum's "The War of the Worlds" project?] "We researched them a bit and found some very strange things. Their version stars C. Thomas Howell who was in 'E.T.' and was the star of 'The Outsiders', in which Tom Cruise played a supporting role... The only studio distributor connected to Asylum is Paramount and one of the people from their company keeps his offices on the Paramount lot. A lot of strange connections to Paramount. What does all this mean? I don't know. Maybe it is like the Lincoln/Kennedy comparisons. I'll have to leave it up to the conspiracy theorists. Still, it is a lot of coincidences." --"Q & A with Director Timothy Hines" at Eve of the War.com, 26 June 2005
3. Test audiences have reacted with strong emotions ranging from tears to triumphant. "I'm not surprised at the powerful reaction to the movie from our test groups," says Hines. "...That people have shown they are moved by the movie says we got it right." --Pendragon Pictures press release, 25 March 2005
2. "...our [visual] effects are going to look as good as if not better than what you see on Star Trek, for instance. Our film, at its best, comes off as visually assured as ‘The Matrix'." --Tim Hines as quoted on Hollywood- Elsewhere.com, February 2005
And the #1 Pendragon Pictures quote:
1. "... my film is gorgeous. I cry every day at how well it's coming together." --Tim Hines as quoted on Hollywood- Elsewhere.com, February 2005
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DOCUMENTATION OF SOURCES
14. Pendragon Pictures press release, 26 July 2006. This has been removed from Pendragon's website, but the text is reported here:
www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/news/115435839557491.htm
13. Sales website for Pendragon's "H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds" DVD:
www.thewaroftheworldsmovie.net/
12. "Spielberg beaten to War of the Worlds by secretly shot English rival",
SF Crowsnest.com, 4 September 2004:
www.computercrowsnest.com/sfnews2/04_sept/news0904_9.shtml
11. Director Timothy Hines talks H.G. WELLS' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, from Pendragon's website:
www.pendragonpictures.com/WOTWQA.html
10. "Fan Q & A with Timothy Hines" at Eve of the War.com, 27 June 2005:
www.eveofthewar.co.uk/content/view/382/85/
9. "A War over Worlds", CFQ magazine, April-May 2005, p. 68
8. "Spielberg beaten to War of the Worlds by secretly shot English rival",
SF Crowsnest.com, 4 September 2004:
www.computercrowsnest.com/sfnews2/04_sept/news0904_9.shtml
7. "Exclusive Timothy Hines Interview" at War of the Worlds Online.com:
www.waroftheworldsonline.com/features/interviewhines.htm
6. "Chrome Plated Machines--‘War of the Worlds' and ‘Chrome'", Animation Reporter magazine, issue #6, June-July 2003, page 29. Scan posted at:
www.waroftheworldsmovienews.com/Animation5.html
5. "Interview: Timothy Hines", Scifi Dimensions.com, November 2004
www.scifidimensions.com/Nov04/timothyhines.htm
4. "Q & A with Timothy Hines", Eve of the War.com, 26 June 2005:
tinyurl.com/kazm7
3. Pendragon Pictures press release, 25 March 2005:
www.eveofthewar.com/articles/6472
2. "Strange Invaders", Hollywood-Elsewhere.com, February 2005:
www.hollywood-elsewhere.com/archives/2005/02/strange_invader.php
1. "Strange Invaders", Hollywood-Elsewhere.com, February 2005:
www.hollywood-elsewhere.com/archives/2005/02/strange_invader.php
______________________________________________________________
The Top 14 Pendragon Pictures Quotes
collected by "Lensman"
Note nothing on this list was made up. Sources for all quotes are documented below.
14. "...Dark Horse's... guys are experts at converting film frames into comic books. I was astounded at the degree of similarity between our production and their comic book... We believe its [sic] just theft of our artist's hard work--plain and simple, and we won't let this stand." --Tim Hines, Pendragon press release, 26 July 2006
13. "H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds" is an instant masterpiece... --Sales website for Pendragon's DVD
12. ...producer Susan Goforth told [SF Crowsnest.com] "Every period detail has been painstakingly and carefully researched over the last three years as we developed the project." Co-producer John Gallo added, "Timothy wanted everything to be right, as the fans' expectations are enormous. Like Peter Jackson with Lord of the Rings, Timothy is a deep fan of The War Of The Worlds... But it was worth it. In the end, Tim's vision proved to be right. The movie is detail perfect." --SF Crowsnest.com, 4 September 2004
11. "The [fighting machine] tentacles were made to look like chain links as they were described by Wells." --Tim Hines, Fan Q & A, at Pendragon's website. [Actually Wells' description, from Book 1, Chapter 10 of the novel, is "articulate ropes of steel". --Lensman]
10. [Question: Why didn't we get to see "The War of the Worlds" in theaters?] "...there was much of fear of reprisal from Paramount.... Many people have told me that Paramount people threatened them not to do business or stories on us." --"Fan Q & A with Timothy Hines" at Eve of the War.com, 27 June 2005
9. According to Hines... certain parties they were associated with actually began giving them advice that... seemed designed to sabotage the project... Hines says... "So we... shut [that] associate out." Pendragon proceeded to very quietly... move into production... Unfortunately, their former associate found out about the production... "Within three days," Hines remembers with a laugh, "Tom Cruise stops making 'Mission Impossible 3', Steven Spielberg drops the other production he was going to do... and they're suddenly going to fast track their 'War of the Worlds' [into production]. Now, one can say that this is all coincidence and that we're just paranoid. At the same time, if we are paranoid, we're not harming anyone." --CFQ magazine, April-May 2005
8. "...we turned to the world's greatest undiscovered talent. For the main protagonist we auditioned twelve hundred and, ironically, found him in our own back yard in the form of Anthony Piana... I believe Anthony is the next Al Pacino." --Tim Hines as quoted on SF Crowsnest.com, 4 September 2004
7. [Question: Have you had to deviate in any way from the original book?] "No. We have had to deviate in no way whatsoever. Everyone involved worked tirelessly on every level to bring Wells' novel to the screen with every detail intact. Nor were any of Wells' meanings or subtext lost." --"Exclusive Timothy Hines Interview" at War of the Worlds Online.com
6. He [Hines] amassed forty-two million dollars in production funds, then went to Hollywood. Suddenly, film stars such as Tom Cruise, Michael Caine and Charlize Theron became curious about his project... USA Films, the distribution arm of the USA Network, which also owns the Sci-Fi Channel, will distribute both movies ["The War of the Worlds" and "Chrome"]. --Animation Reporter magazine, June-July 2003
5. "...if people think we're making some straight-to-DVD thing, they're going to be stunned when they see what we've done." --Tim Hines as quoted on Scifi Dimensions.com, November 2004
4. [Question: What do you think of Asylum's "The War of the Worlds" project?] "We researched them a bit and found some very strange things. Their version stars C. Thomas Howell who was in 'E.T.' and was the star of 'The Outsiders', in which Tom Cruise played a supporting role... The only studio distributor connected to Asylum is Paramount and one of the people from their company keeps his offices on the Paramount lot. A lot of strange connections to Paramount. What does all this mean? I don't know. Maybe it is like the Lincoln/Kennedy comparisons. I'll have to leave it up to the conspiracy theorists. Still, it is a lot of coincidences." --"Q & A with Director Timothy Hines" at Eve of the War.com, 26 June 2005
3. Test audiences have reacted with strong emotions ranging from tears to triumphant. "I'm not surprised at the powerful reaction to the movie from our test groups," says Hines. "...That people have shown they are moved by the movie says we got it right." --Pendragon Pictures press release, 25 March 2005
2. "...our [visual] effects are going to look as good as if not better than what you see on Star Trek, for instance. Our film, at its best, comes off as visually assured as ‘The Matrix'." --Tim Hines as quoted on Hollywood- Elsewhere.com, February 2005
And the #1 Pendragon Pictures quote:
1. "... my film is gorgeous. I cry every day at how well it's coming together." --Tim Hines as quoted on Hollywood- Elsewhere.com, February 2005
______________________________________________________________
DOCUMENTATION OF SOURCES
14. Pendragon Pictures press release, 26 July 2006. This has been removed from Pendragon's website, but the text is reported here:
www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/news/115435839557491.htm
13. Sales website for Pendragon's "H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds" DVD:
www.thewaroftheworldsmovie.net/
12. "Spielberg beaten to War of the Worlds by secretly shot English rival",
SF Crowsnest.com, 4 September 2004:
www.computercrowsnest.com/sfnews2/04_sept/news0904_9.shtml
11. Director Timothy Hines talks H.G. WELLS' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, from Pendragon's website:
www.pendragonpictures.com/WOTWQA.html
10. "Fan Q & A with Timothy Hines" at Eve of the War.com, 27 June 2005:
www.eveofthewar.co.uk/content/view/382/85/
9. "A War over Worlds", CFQ magazine, April-May 2005, p. 68
8. "Spielberg beaten to War of the Worlds by secretly shot English rival",
SF Crowsnest.com, 4 September 2004:
www.computercrowsnest.com/sfnews2/04_sept/news0904_9.shtml
7. "Exclusive Timothy Hines Interview" at War of the Worlds Online.com:
www.waroftheworldsonline.com/features/interviewhines.htm
6. "Chrome Plated Machines--‘War of the Worlds' and ‘Chrome'", Animation Reporter magazine, issue #6, June-July 2003, page 29. Scan posted at:
www.waroftheworldsmovienews.com/Animation5.html
5. "Interview: Timothy Hines", Scifi Dimensions.com, November 2004
www.scifidimensions.com/Nov04/timothyhines.htm
4. "Q & A with Timothy Hines", Eve of the War.com, 26 June 2005:
tinyurl.com/kazm7
3. Pendragon Pictures press release, 25 March 2005:
www.eveofthewar.com/articles/6472
2. "Strange Invaders", Hollywood-Elsewhere.com, February 2005:
www.hollywood-elsewhere.com/archives/2005/02/strange_invader.php
1. "Strange Invaders", Hollywood-Elsewhere.com, February 2005:
www.hollywood-elsewhere.com/archives/2005/02/strange_invader.php
