News for Aug. 20, 2000

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8/20/00, 3:57 pm EST - Xoanon

Middle Earth comes to South Island
By KEVIN TAYLOR

A new round of filming on the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy production is due to start next week in the South Island.

The publicist for the $360 million production, Claire Raskind, said that filming would start next week on a mountain in the Golden Bay area, but she declined to be more specific about the location. [More]