Lawrence writes: The toy company Art Asylum will be doing a line of LOTR figures in a “mini” style, like the imported Japanese “Kubrick” figures. (a recent interview with Elijah Wood had him mention his love of the “Amelie” Kubrick). AA also did Crouching Tiger figures, including Mini figures. [More] [Shop]
Day: January 17, 2003
Martin Scorsese’s epic movie Gangs Of New York has been unable to knock Lord of the Rings fantasy The Two Towers from the top of the UK and Ireland film charts. [More]
The Two Towers has been nominated for the Orange Film of the Year BAFTA award. The award, which is based on votes from the British public and awarded the night of the BAFTAs, has ten strong nominees including Harry Potter, Star Wars and Spider-Man. The Fellowship of the Ring won the award along with the Best Movie BAFTA last year. [More]
Ringer Spy Jimi sends in the release dates for the Two Towers DVDs, and Return of the King theatrical, DVD and special edition DVDs as well! [More]
Thorbjorn wrote in to correct our earlier news: The new Tolkien Ensemble CD “Dawn in Rivendell” has already been released, and Christopher Lee helped launch it at a concert in Copenhagen. [More]
Ringer Spy
I work in the media biz and today I received a package from New Line Cinema. The contents included the LOTR:ROTK calender (which is one of the coolest things I have ever seen) and a note. It had some basic info and then included some release dates.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
-Theatrical Cut DVD/Video: Late August 2003
-Extended Cut DVD/Video: November 2003
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
-Theatrical Release: Dec. 17, 2003
-Theatrical Cut DVD/Video: August 2004
-Extended Cut DVD/Video: November 2004