We’ve heard that some of the film crews are getting ready to go up to the Central Plateau, the barren volcanic area in the middle of the North Island comprising of Mt. Ruapehu, Mt. Ngaruhoe and Mt. Tongariro. The Dept. of Conservation’s given the go-ahead for filming to take place there, and it was always intended as the location for Mordor. You can get a general idea of the kind of landscape it is if you go here Some of us hobbit-heads took a four-day walk around there in February.
Day: March 22, 2000
Ringer Spy Simeon sent in the great news! The Official Site has updated their ‘Live on Set’ reports! this time ’round Clair has an assistant dish out some Elvish phrases! One a greeting and the other a spell. Sounds great! [More]
The Elijah Wood (Frodo) film ‘Deep Impact’ is on TMN today [More]
Lord of all books…
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The latest issue of SFX Magazine (April 2000) continues their ‘SFX Reader Awards’ with the Top 50 Books of all Time. Lord of the Rings ranked number one, The Hobbit was number four.