Hullo Ringer fans! Gandalf tells me they’ve conjured up another great topic for discussion at The Hall of Fire this next Saturday. Come along, join the throng, and see what it’s all about.

Topic: Could there have been an easier way to get the Ring to the Cracks of Doom?

Why send a little hobbit on foot to destroy the Ring? Why not send Gwaihir the Windlord, or something faster and easier? If you were at the Council of Elrond, what would you have recommended?

Place: after entering Barliman’s, type in /join #thehalloffire

Time: Saturday, December 18, 3:30 EST

Ringer Spy Gloin fills us in on the auction action that when down today (Sunday) in New Zealand.

The Queenstown celebrity auction has just finished, with the only LoTR item there being sold at the end of the day. All international bids were refused, owing to the local Queenstown nature of messages written by cast and crew (eg from PJ “Queenstown truly is Middle-Earth”). All the Actors currently in Queenstown signed the book, as well as all top crew members. The book sold for $NZ2500.

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Super Ringer Spy Steve D sends in these AMAZING SET PICS!!

Found an couple of shots from the Fjord scene featuring Arwen and the nazgul. This came from aussie Woman’s Day mag (Dec 13 version). This one really spells out Arwens role. The dummy gives you an idea how they’ll handle those shots and you have to admit that Tyler looks alright even without full makeup. πŸ™‚

Check out these pics in The Spy Reports

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I find this rather fascinating, a small, independant company wanting to do a LOTR project, very very interesting I wish I was in LA to take part in it! (hint to all Montrealers out there, lets get together and start a project of our own) here is what Elemental Films sent me:

Just to let you know we’re beginning the initial stages of preproduction on “Elessar,” the temporary title of the Aragorn / Arwen film short.

Right now we’re revising the final drafts of the script and arranging necessary copyright and licensing fees; production will most likely begin somewhere from the end of December to the beginning of January.

An official site for the project will be up and running as soon as possible, where production stills, storyboards, and quicktime clips will become available when ready. Thank you for your interest in the project, and much luck to you.

-Eomer

Spokesperson, Elemental Films

This past Friday, December 10 from about 8 am to 12 midnight EST. My ISP was having a spasm, I may have lost some Emails, so if you did send me an email during that time, please email me again, thanks πŸ™‚