Seems to be a day for Andy Serkis news. As well as finding cats an inspiration for voicing…
Continue ReadingSeems to be a day for Andy Serkis news. As well as finding cats an inspiration for voicing Gollum, he confessed to doing a lot of rock-climbing and spending time alone in the wilderness to get inside Gollum’s character, according to this ABC News article. [More] Thanks to Curi for the link.
Saoirse writes: Just thought I’d pass on some information regarding an Ian McKellen event here in Vancouver, Canada. He’ll be a guest speaker on Wednesday the 13th at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby for a screening of ‘Richard III’; the film society web page claims that he will introduce the film as well as take questions afterward. [More]
Update: Any Ringers travelling far to see this show? Want to speak to a journalist about your experience? If so, email Mark at nwseniorlife@aol.com
Xoanon here with my photos and small report on the TTT exhibit and party we had last weekend in Toronto. A small group of LOTR nuts got together at the Playdium in Mississauga to shoot some aliens and have a beer or two (or three) and talk LOTR. Take a look at the pics! [More]
The actor who provides the voice of Gollum in the new Lord Of The Rings film says he used his cat as inspiration. Andy Serkis has voiced the character in all three Lord Of The Rings films but fans will really get a chance to see Gollum in The Two Towers. [More]
Jennifer writes: I was flipping through the members magazine for my local public radio/tv stations, and noticed that this Sunday’s “Sound and Spirit” program is about LOTR: “Join Ellen Kushner for an exploration of how musicians, artists, and writers have been inspired by Tolkien’s masterwork, and discover how Tolkien found his own inspiration in our world’s mythic traditions.” It also has a link to stations/times where one can listen to it over the internet. [More]
It’s 6.25pm at Waterstones in Piccadilly, London and a long queue of people are getting nervous about the planned talk from Brian Sibley and Jude Fisher. Or, more accurately, about a rumoured special guest. That guest is Andy Serkis (Gollum) and the rumour is that although he had been booked for an earlier children’s talk, he has stayed on past his original 4pm deadline – and MAY make a surprise appearance at the adults’ evening talk too. [More]
