Troy production update
Z Review
Z Review reports: Just received word that the filming on Troy will continue until November due to the delays that the damage inflicted by Hurricane Marty caused. This must mean that Troy is way way over budget. The production had been way over budget anyway.
The secret hobbit says farewell to The Shire
Stuff Entertainment
Kiran Shah stands just 1.2 metres high, but he is big in the movie industry. Shah, 47, has worked on some of the world's most popular movies including The Lord of the Rings, Titanic and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Now, after spending most of the past four years in Wellington as the body double for the hobbit Frodo, as well as doing stunts for the four main hobbit stars, the 4ft 1in Shah heads home to London tomorrow. Meanwhile, Peter Jackson continues filming The Return of the King, only eight weeks from its world premiere in Wellington.
Tolkien's fantasy world goes on show in Gruyères
Swiss Info
The medieval castle of Gruyères is perhaps the ideal setting for an exhibition on the magic universe of Tolkien as seen through the eyes of artist John Howe.
Pirates 2 in SFX
posted by Jas
Penny sent in this short article on POTC 2 in in Nov's issue of SFX magazine:
Know this me hearties Swashes will definitely be buckeld again. There's no way that Disney would ever let a movie as ridiculously successful as Pirates plunge sequel-less from the plank into the high seas. The only thing we're desperate to know is whether the cast will be back - will Johnny Depp put on his Keef Richards swagger for the masses again? Will Orlando Bloom once more have delusions of Errol Flynn? Will Keira Knightley make men everywhere sigh into their popcorn? And more importantly, will there be mermaids and sea serpents instead of CGI skeletons? Darn. We're all excited now. ETA Unknown
List of US theatres showing extended LOTR trilogy
lordoftherings.net
The Official site has posted a list of theatres in US that will be showing the extended edition of the FOTR and TTT.
"Kingdom of Heaven" report on E! News
posted by Jas
Elle reports that on E! News Live last night it was confirmed that Orlando will be in Ridley Scott's new film: portraying a "knight defending Jerusalem". There was no information other than that. Please note that there is still no official press release about this project or the Dan Eldon project. As soon as there's an official word, we will post it.
POTC blooper
posted by Jas
Steph reports: Just thought I would say if anyone who hasn't seen POTC yet (bless!), you can see Orlando's tattoo when Jack and Will are fighting around all the machinery, when Jack asks who makes all the swords, Will has his arm up and you can see the elvish tattoo. Everyone probably already knows this, but for those who didn't notice, you can now watch for it!
POTC/LOTR Halloween costumes
posted by Jas
Nancy sends us a link to Better House & Gardens magazine website where it says that 2 of the hottest adult Halloween costumes are POTC and LOTR characters.
Map of Middle Earth
posted by Jas
Evie sent us a scan of a map of Middle Earth made out of the images of the heroes of TTT. It was originally published in December 2002.
LOTR toys at Walmart
posted by Jas
Aelgos reports: Just thought I'd let you know that Wal-Mart is selling a Helm's Deep Battle set for $28.95 with Aragorn, Theoden in armor, Gimli, Legolas and Haldir. All but Gimli are 6 inches tall. The only new one is Haldir.
Orlando article from One magazine
posted by Jas
Karine sent us scans of Orlando and POTC article from Oct/Nov issue of One (France) magazine.
Celebrities 'Shoot for The Stars' with Sony Ericsson and Raise Money for Kids
Business Wire
This fall, stars from music, sports, television, fashion and film worlds will join together to raise money for charity while snapping pictures of everyday life with their Sony Ericsson T610/T616 camera phone. Participating in Sony Ericsson's "Shoot for the Stars" are celebrities such as Lenny Kravitz, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Barry Sonnenfeld, Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson, Catherine Bell, Amanda Bynes, Romero Britto, Katie Couric and Matt Lauer. All celebrity participants are capturing images of their personal lives and sharing them with the world to raise money for Make-A-Wish Foundation(R) of Greater Los Angeles.
AOL looking for red carpet VIP correspondent for ROTK premiere
Business Wire
AOL Movies will give one lucky AOL member the opportunity to attend the world premiere of New Line Cinema's eagerly anticipated The Lord of the
Rings: The Return of the King - the final installment of the hugely successful Lord of the Rings series - in Wellington, New Zealand, and interview the cast from the red carpet as part of AOL Movies' online coverage.
