Keira Knightley joins Pirates
Film Force
A source at Disney tells IGN FilmForce that Knightley has been cast as Elizabeth Swann, the main female lead in the upcoming theme-ride-inspired Pirates of the Caribbean. Knightley will join fellow thespians Johnny Depp ("Jack Sparrow") and Orlando Bloom ("Will Turner") in this high seas adventure.

Fellowship of the Ring at cinemas
posted by Aarien
Aarien writes: All UK LotR:FotR fans need to keep their eyes peeled at the nearest Odeon cinema - on Monday night as part of the Projections thingy that they do, they showed Fellowship at my local one. Keep an eye open for it at the nearest one to you and remind yourself just WHY waiting for TTT is so hard...

PJ and Orlando on TV ONE (New Zealand) tonight
NZoom.com
In the wake of the 'Lord Of The Rings' success Assignment looks at just how strong the industry is and talks exclusively to Peter Jackson on Thursday September 26 at 8.30pm on TV ONE. The So Graham Norton show will be on at 9:25 pm, although the guest list for tonight is Cher and Andrea Corr, watch it anyway just in case.

Interesting info about the Calcium Kid
The Orlando Bloom Files
Could The Calcium Kid be a remake of 2 different movies?

Sneak peak at 'Two Towers'
Boston Globe
The second installment in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, "The Two Towers,'' won't open until December, but a 15-minute sneak peek of excerpts suggests the series will sustain its visual grandeur and epic scope.

New exclusive video at the official site
lordoftherings.net
Meet the Forces of Darkness of The Two Towers in this exclusive video that features interviews with Director Peter Jackson, actors Christopher Lee, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban and Bernard Hill.

Orlando mention in "All American Girl" book
posted by Brittany
Brittany writes: I bought a new book called "All American Girl" by Meg Cabot (of "the Princess Diaries" fame) and I was already interested in the fact that the main character's passion was for celebrity portraits. But, on page 11, (much to my satisfaction and surprise) there's a short sentence about how she wouldn't do a drawing of Orlando Bloom for someone. I thought it was pretty cool. But that could just be geeky little me. They also talk about Heath Ledger, Justin Timberlake, and Freddie Prinz Jr. portraits.

Legolas Pic in Fangoria mag
The Orlando Bloom Files
There's a pic of Legolas and Gimli on a horse with a caption that said something about Orlando Bloom setting hearts aquiver again.

Can't get enough of LOTR
PR Newswire
Blockbuster conducted a survey asking customers to list the movies, movie characters and directors they'd most want to spend a week with. Respondents were less unanimous about the movies they'd most like to watch over and over for an entire week. -- "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was cited by 15 percent of all respondents. (More than three times as many as chose "Spider-Man.") -- In a virtual tie for second place, the week-worthy movies included "The Godfather," "American Pie," "Star Wars" and "When Harry Met Sally." -- "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "Thelma & Louise," "Minority Report," "Moulin Rouge" and "Shakespeare in Love" rounded out the list.

Artists, Activists join `Not In Our Name' protest
CTNow
Readers of The New York Times woke up Thursday morning to find a full-page ad featuring a virtual Who's Who of artists, activists and academics protesting post-9/11 policies of President Bush. Viggo's on the list.

FOTR back in German movie theatres?
posted by Evie
Evie writes: According to my source at Warner Bros, the distributor for Germany, it is very unlikely that LOTR:FOTR will be back at German movie theatres in regular runs before LOTR:TTT will open on December 18 officially. Some movie theatres however will show both movies back to back as double features then.

Also, pre-sales for the tickets for the first midnight shows are already under way for certain movie theatres. Check your local theatre's schedule if you're interested, and in case it is not yet added to the following list, will you please add it? They are listed according to German ZIPs.

News in pictures: Hugo Weaving
Newspix
Lord Elrond at the 2003 Sydney Theatre Company launch, Sept 19, 2002. Pic 1 | 2. Hugo at the Memorial Service at St. Vincents Hospital carpark for homeless man Carl

News in pictures: Miranda Otto
Newspix & Rex Features
Miranda Otto at the Venice Film Festival, Sept 5, 2002 in Venice. Pic 1 | 2 | 3

News in pictures: Cate Blanchett & David Wenham
Newspix & Rex Features
Cate Blanchett & David Wenham at the premiere of the film "Heaven" at Fox Studios, Sydney, Sept 2, 2002. Pic 1 | 2 | 3.
Cate at Park Hyatt Hotel in Sydney, 09/03/02
Cate at cast promoting film 'Heaven' in Rome, Italy, Sept 23, 2002. Pic 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12| 13

News in pictures: Elijah Wood
Rex Features
Elijah at the In Style party at the Toronto Film Festival, Canada, Sept 10, 2002. Pic 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Two Rings to rule them all: Tolkien games face off
posted by Shaz
This Christmas, The Two Towers will compete with The Fellowship of the Ring - is there room for two Tolkien games on PlayStation 2?

'Lord of the Rings' scenes to debut on AOL
Reuters
Film studio New Line Cinema, a unit of AOL Time Warner Inc., has said it will debut the promotional trailer for "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" on sister company AOL in a move to draw traffic to the online service.

Trailer for for second "Lord of the Rings" film to premiere online
AP
The trailer for "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" will premiere on America Online on Monday.

More on Arwen in the Trailer
Tolkien Online
Tolkien Online has the details. Spoilers ahead!