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EmpireOnline interviews...erm...online!
leo @ 10:04 am EST

As promised entertainmentsite EmpireOnline has updated with some short interviews they held during the Empire Awards with John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) and Billy Boyd (Pippin). Nothing there we didn't already know, but it's still interesting to read about their enthousiasm for this project...

John Rhys-Davies/Gimli
Q. So tell us about Lord of The Rings.
A. It's going to be the biggest film series of all time. It's also going to be one of the series of films that are going to be in [Empire's] Favourite Films. It doesn't remind me of anything when I look at it...
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Billy Boyd/Pippin
Q. So how did you enjoy doing Lord of the Rings?
A. It was an amazing experience. To be in New Zealand for a year and a half is incredible. And to be filming in places that not only had never been filmed in, but where you would think nobody's been for hundreds of years...
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