They’re taking it down to the wire to complete “Lord of the Rings II: the Two Towers” in time for its Dec. 18 debut. “It’s really a nail-biter for me,” admits producer Barrie Osbourne of the flick in which Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellan and Orlando Bloom reprise their roles from last year’s blockbuster. [More]

Shawna from bagendinn.com sends along these scans from Script Magazine, take a look! [More]

TORn has been running a hat competition with New Line Cinema for the past couple of weeks, and the results have just come through. To discover which of these entries received the most votes from TORn voters, click here.

The voting results on the LoTR hat competition have come through, and we have a winner! New Line received about 3,500 votes and the Gray Gondor Wings hat won.

Here’s a chart of the percentage of votes for each hat entry and an image of the winning Wings hat which will be ready in a couple of weeks.

I guess this might just be in the States, but check anyway. “Borders Holiday Sale — Friday, November 8-Monday, November 11 — For four days only, visit any Borders store for fantastic values ….· Buy 2 selected Lord of the Rings paperbacks, get the 3rd Free* *Least expensive items are free or discounted…” Thanks to Kim for the news.