Wish Kid meets Billy Boyd -- Posted by kenzie on Saturday, June 5 2004 at 1:07 PM GMT
Wish kid Rebecca, a 13-year-old from Illinois, is a huge fan of the popular “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. She is mesmerized by the fascinating storylines featuring Hobbits, elves, dwarves, and other characters from Middle Earth.
When wish granters from the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Illinois asked Rebecca about her one true wish, she chose to meet Billy Boyd. Boyd, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, plays the character of Pippin – a fun-loving Hobbit and member of the Fellowship – in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.......more
Burton closes Lord of the Rings in Singapore -- Posted by kenzie on Friday, June 4 2004 at 12:06 PM GMT
Speaking at the closing of the Lord of the Rings exhibition at the Singapore Science Centre, Tourism Minster Mark Burton said that a strong government/industry partnership underpins the sector’s achievements.
“There is no question that the Lord of the Rings has been an enormous boost for our tourism industry. However, no one event—no matter how huge—can form the basis of a truly successful tourism sector. Since 1999, this Labour-led government has been working in partnership with the industry to develop and maintain a truly sustainable tourism sector. Our goal is to balance tourism’s obvious economic benefits with the care, protection, and enhancement of our environments, culture, and heritage.........more
Putting “Middle Earth” on the map -- Posted by kenzie on Friday, June 4 2004 at 12:04 PM GMT
Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Congratulations on being the only venue chosen to host the Lord of the Rings exhibition in Asia, and also on the exhibition’s huge success. I understand that 80,000 people have visited—more than meeting the Science Centre’s expectations.
Many of these visitors have also been international tourists—an unexpected bonus for the Science Centre, who were expecting mostly locals to come to the exhibition........more
WotR sails Into the West! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Thursday, June 3 2004 at 8:43 AM GMT
To celebrate the success of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at this year's Oscars, a special group of people put on an Oscar Party and we were there! :o)
There was much signing, dancing, and extreme merriment for Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, Men and Women alike, as Return of the King swept the Oscar platform, and our very own Eledwen and Elvenkind were there, and have compiled their thoughts on the event, along with images from a night to remember!
Win a signed copy of the War of the Ring Game! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Thursday, June 3 2004 at 8:30 AM GMT
We are pleased to bring you a brand new competition where you can win a signed copy of Vivendi Universal's RTS Game: The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring.
Ed Del Castillo, President of Liquid Entertainment, and Chief Developer of the game was nice enough to sign a copy of the game just for you! And we're giving it away!
Having supported us over the last two years with your humour, discussion and banter we thought it about time we gave a little something back. So we decided to have a little competition just for the fun loving members of our Forum Community!
You can read all the details on how to enter here.
Hobbits at the L.A. Press Junket -- Posted by Illuvatar on Thursday, June 3 2004 at 8:19 AM GMT
We are pleased to bring you the latest installments of the interviews that we conducted at the Return of the King Press Junket in Los Angeles.
Today we bring you the rest of our beloved Hobbits: Sam (Sean Astin), Merry (Dominic Monaghan), and Pippin(Billy Boyd).
All three of these fine and admirable Hobbits were more than willing to talk about their adventures during the making of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and we hope that you enjoy the interviews!
Cate in Elizabeth Sequel -- Posted by kenzie on Thursday, June 3 2004 at 1:33 AM GMT
Aussie's The Daily Telegraph spoke to Elizabeth director Shekhar Kapur who says that he is working on a sequel to the 1998 Cate Blanchett drama.
Blanchett is expected to take the throne again and star in the epic - based on Queen Elizabeth I - which has the working title of Golden Age. "It is about the battle between her life as a monarch and her personal life," Kapur said. "It ends in the destruction of the Spanish Armada on the larger level."
The Indian-born Kapur said the script, which Michael Hirst is working on, would be ready in six months. "And then it depends on Cate's schedule and my schedule as to when we start shooting."........source
Universities look to Middle Earth for academic inspiration -- Posted by kenzie on Wednesday, June 2 2004 at 8:31 PM GMT
There's a flurry of activity in the academic shires in response to the 50th anniversary of the Lord of the Rings. While the giants - or should that be orcs and goblins? - of Hollywood are sitting back to enjoy the plunder of an epic film trilogy, the ivory towers are loud with the noise of scholarly axes being ground and professors setting forth on the quest for conferences.......more
Howard Shore Hartford Symphony Tickets on Sale -- Posted by kenzie on Wednesday, June 2 2004 at 8:29 PM GMT
Tickets are now on sale for the Hartford Symphony's Lord of the Rings with Howard Shore. Sunday, September 19 at 3 pm in Hartford Conneticut. To buy tickets online you can go here. ( www.hartfordsymphony.org )
Things getting hairy for Orlando Bloom in new movie -- Posted by kenzie on Wednesday, June 2 2004 at 8:21 PM GMT
British movie heart-throb and Lord of the Rings star Orlando Bloom has been forced to wear a chest wig in his latest film - because his torso is too bare.
Orlando, most recently in Troy, is currently filming his role as Balian of Ibelin in Ridley Scott's forthcoming film Kingdom of Heaven about the 12th century crusades. Make-up artists on set have applied Bloom's thorax with fake chest-hair to make him appear more credible as a blacksmith-turned-warrior.
A film set insider says, "His chest rug is probably the best special effect in the picture."........source
Box Office: Around the world -- Posted by Radagast on Wednesday, June 2 2004 at 3:35 PM GMT
Five days prior to its U.S. premiere Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban smashed opening day records in the United Kingdom. The newest installment of the seven-part Harry Potter series was released on May 31 (Monday) to capitalize on the local holiday, which incidentally is also the first day of school half-term holidays. Azkaban grossed a colossal $9.2m (£5.03m) from 535 locations in its opening day, which was the biggest opening day and single day of all time... More
LotR: Return of the King Activity Studio -- Posted by Radagast on Wednesday, June 2 2004 at 3:30 PM GMT
Based on the final film in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King Activity Studio is thorough in its content. It's a good buy for anyone who is a fan of the treasured Tolkien tales and the films.... More
Gerard Butler to Star in Beowulf & Grendel -- Posted by Radagast on Tuesday, June 1 2004 at 6:36 PM GMT
Scottish actor Gerard Butler has signed to play the lead in the Canada/U.K./Iceland co-production Beowulf & Grendel, reports Variety. Butler starred in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Timeline, and stars in the upcoming Phantom of the Opera.
Part fable, part horror story, Beowulf & Grendel, directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, is an adaptation of the epic poem "Beowulf," about a Norse warrior's battle against Grendel the murderous troll. The poem is said to have inspired J.R.R. Tolkien to write "The Lord of the Rings."
The epic medieval adventure will shoot in Iceland for 10 weeks beginning in August. The setting includes real glaciers, a fake 6th-century village and a replica of a Viking ship. Source
Listening for John Rhys-Davies -- Posted by kenzie on Tuesday, June 1 2004 at 12:14 PM GMT
An 'Eternal Egypt' exhibit in the Royal Ontario Museum uses head phones sets at certian intervals that explain objects and give information on what you are seeing. The voice in your ears is none other than JRDs.......more
Arwen Lives On For Tyler -- Posted by kenzie on Tuesday, June 1 2004 at 12:07 PM GMT
Screen beauty LIV TYLER found it so difficult to step into her JERSEY GIRL character after the LORD OF THE RINGS films, she found herself looking for her elf ears.
The brunette actress was so used to wearing ARWEN's gowns, big ears and her long wig, she found it bizarre to play a normal modern-day MAYA in the KEVIN SMITH-directed film......more
LOTR Pinball Machine from Sharper Image -- Posted by kenzie on Tuesday, June 1 2004 at 12:01 PM GMT
Join the greatest adventure of all time with The Lord of the Rings™ epic pinball machine. It features exciting elements from New Line Cinema's box office hits The Fellowship of the Ring™, The Two Towers™ and The Return of the King™, and follows the story perfectly.
The goal of The Lord of the Rings pinball game is to collect the Elf Rings, the Dwarf Rings, and the mortal men rings to form The One Ring™. Then destroy The One Ring to save Middle Earth.......more
Tyler's Script Woes On Jersey Girl -- Posted by kenzie on Tuesday, June 1 2004 at 11:58 AM GMT
THE LORD OF THE RINGS actress LIV TYLER was terrified of embarrassing herself on the set of JERSEY GIRL - because she had to remember huge chunks of dialogue.
The 26-year-old beauty had just finished shooting her role as ARWEN on the epic Rings trilogy - a part with few lines to learn - and was afraid she'd be unable to memorise the script for Jersey Girl, in which she starred alongside BEN AFFLECK and JENNIFER LOPEZ.
Tyler says, "I remember sitting there having a panic attack, going, 'Oh my God, I've got five whole pages of dialogue and nobody's going to airbrush me.....more
Box Office: Globe Warms to 'Day After Tomorrow' -- Posted by Radagast on Monday, May 31 2004 at 11:31 PM GMT
Audiences around the world stormed theaters showing The Day After Tomorrow over the weekend.
Playing domestically and in 102 countries overseas, the $125 million disaster picture raked in an estimated $155 million through Sunday. Distributor 20th Century Fox noted that was the top non-sequel worldwide bow ever, and the movie has yet to debut in major markets Japan and South Korea. The overall worldwide opening record still belongs to The Return of the King, which earned $250.1 million in its first five days domestically and in 28 territories.... More
Narnia: Meet Aslan -- Posted by kenzie on Monday, May 31 2004 at 4:59 PM GMT
NarniaWeb has gotten hold of three pictures of the lion who is said to be playing Aslan. These pictures were taken at Gentle Jungle outside of Auckland. Click here for pictures.
Liv Tyler on Five Aussies list -- Posted by kenzie on Monday, May 31 2004 at 4:54 PM GMT
Five Australians have made the list of the 100 most naturally beautiful women of all time, all of them in the top 30.
Actress Cate Blanchett was the highest ranked Australian at number three, followed by singer Natalie Imbruglia at number six, and supermodel Elle Macpherson at number 10. Only Lord of the Rings actress Liv Tyler and Hepburn outgunned Blanchett, who recently gave birth to her second child......more
Beaming Sean Bean -- Posted by kenzie on Monday, May 31 2004 at 4:50 PM GMT
British actor SEAN BEAN has paid tens of thousands of pounds to get a Hollywood smile. Bean is preparing to conquer Tinseltown after appearing in blockbusters THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING and TROY, and is keen to look the part,
According to British newspaper the DAILY MAIL, the Yorkshire-born star spent thousands at a top Harley Street clinic in London to have his teeth straightened and whitened.......more
'Shrek 2' Speeds Past $200 Million at Box Office -- Posted by Radagast on Sunday, May 30 2004 at 11:28 PM GMT
"Shrek 2" overpowered the new disaster picture "The Day After Tomorrow" to retain the crown at the North American box office during the first three days of the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, the cartoon sequel sold about $73.1 million worth of tickets, while "The Day After Tomorrow" opened with $70 million.... More
The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King has grossed 1.117.560.000$ this will probably be the final gross. The third installment in Peter Jacksons trilogy is the second most grossing movie of all time, behind Titanic.
'Harry Potter' Makes European Premiere in London -- Posted by Radagast on Sunday, May 30 2004 at 11:21 PM GMT
Spellbound fans flocked to central London on Sunday for the European premiere of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," the third film in a blockbuster series about the schoolboy wizard. Actors Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Emma Watson, had its world premiere in New York City last week to rave reviews that described it as deeper and darker than the earlier "Potter" installments.
"This film is a lot more sophisticated and I think it will appeal to a wider range of ages," Radcliffe said.
Directed by Mexican Alfonso Cuaron , "Prisoner of Azkaban" has won generally favorable reviews from critics in Britain and opens on wide release on June 4.
The latest adventure of Harry Potter and his magical friends is the third of a planned seven films based on Rowling's best-selling books. Source
Farmer Maggot's dog has passed away -- Posted by Radagast on Sunday, May 30 2004 at 8:43 PM GMT
The popular New Zealand-dog "Herc" has died. He was most famous for his role as Farmer Maggot's dog barking at the Nazgul and then retreating into the Hobbit hole.... More
