There’s been some wishful thinking around the Web that NZ band The Muttonbirds were going to be involved in the LOTR soundtrack. (Now, remember PJ saying he was tending towards using an orchestral score for the film?
I contacted The Muttonbirds’ manager and he said this:
‘yes i am the manager of the mutton birds i can tell you that neither don or the mutton birds or preparing music for peter jacksons movie of lotr’
Their manager is a Tolkien fan, I gather, and hastens to add that they wouldn’t turn it down if it was offered.
Sean Connery in NZ? Not likely says his agent’s office.
TheOneRing.net placed a call to Sean Connery’s representatives asking that exact question:
‘It’s just a rumor, he is nowhere near NZ’
When asked if they are talking
‘Not that I know of’
Can we finally put this rumor to rest?! I know it was us who first reported all these Sean Connery sightings again. But this seems to be a flat out ‘no’ to any of that 🙁
Told you I don’t know much about computers and the like. Super Ringer spy that I cannot even name for sake of his life! (but remember thoe bits of the script and Character breakdowns? this is the dude). He sent me some info regarding what will be done with LOTR after it’s in the can, take a gander:
Regarding the item about LOTR being shot digitally… The trilogy is being originated on film, shooting in what is called “Super 35”, a non-anamorphic method of capturing a widescreen image, by utilizing the entire width of the 35mm film frame from sprocket hole to sprocket hole, while cropping vertically to produce a 1:2.35 image ratio. All of James Cameron’s widescreen films have been shot in Super 35, for example.
I guess the confusion with the article came from the massive amount of footage that will be digitized and processed in the CG realm. However, production footage isn’t being shot on electronic digital cameras; as George Lucas is planning to do with the next installment of the “Star Wars” prequel (and as he semi-successfully experimented with for a single sequence in “Phantom Menace”, in the night time scene when Qui-Gon test Anakin’s blood for midiclorian content).
Even though 80 computer artists working sounds like a handful to manage, this is entirely routine on all contemporary major effects and animated films at the various effects houses and studios where they are produced(Pixar, ILM, Dream Quest, Dreamworks, Disney Animation, Digital Domain, Pacific Data Images, etc.) and Weta should do very well.
Cool tech stuff, thanks!
This, I cannot believe, but Ringer spy Paul C claims that he heard this on the local radio. I will place another call with Seans camp to clear this all up later today. For now, read this:
Further to the report from Keef and Kaz, I heard on local radio this morning (Radio Forth in Edinburgh) that Connery had signed to play the part of ‘Witchking'(?), the leader of a vast, evil, undead army. Whether this makes him the ghost king Aragorn subborns prior to the final battles I don’t know, but that was the report I heard this morning.
Confirmation or denial will be sorted out soon.
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You did know that LOTR will be shot digitally right? That means computers, bytes, memory, ever wonder where they’ll be storing all that stuff? Think your sad PC can to the trick?! Forget it! This is the future! Tehanu checks in with all the latest. This stuff goes over my head….
Click here to read it all.
This is a very heavy RUMOR! Of all the people I’ve spoken to time to time Sean Connery’s name seems to pop up.
I’ve seen him here, I’ve seen him there.
But now, this
From: Keef & Kaz
My wifes boss was on the set on Tuesday night. The set is not ready for filming to begin, so they are starting the shoot in the south Island. While she was on the set she met Sean Connery, who is apparently the narrator. he is leaving new zealand today. The set location is being kept secret and all road signs in the area have been removed so people cant find the place. thats about all I have for now.
When I asked if he was sure it was Connery:
Thats what my wifes boss told us. They/he/she met him and had quiet a conversation with him.
Could this be true? Sean as narrator? It is to be noted that TheOnering.net did place a call a while back and was told that Sean is not involved with this film at all. Could things have changed?
