Auckland Mayor John Banks says if Wellington can’t cope with the Lord of the Rings premiere, the City of Sails can If Wellington is unable make the grade for the world premiere of the third Lord of the Rings film, Auckland can. The Wellington City Council will decide tonight whether to underwrite the refurbishment of the Embassy Theatre. New Line Cinema – the trilogy’s home studio – says the capital can only host the Return of the King premiere if the theatre is up to scratch. New Line says the theatre is a crucial element in the premiere. [More]

Nia writes: On Friday the 9th May at 7pm John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) is going to be on the Welsh programme ‘Popcorn’, on Welsh channel S4C. He’ll be interviewed as he returns to Wales to visit his family.

Alexis writes: I thought you guys might like to see some pictures of a birthday cake I did up for my husband’s 30th. Cakeworks in Calgary made the cake. They can be found online at www.eatcake.ca. [More]

The new Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) film ‘Veronica Guerin’ now has a trailer online. [More]


Dominic Monaghan shows his love to the crowd

TheOneRing.net spent a few precious minutes with Dominic Monaghan at ‘The Two Towers’ premiere in Los Angeles. Quickbeam asked Dom about Merry’s ‘coming of age’ in TTT and how it will continue in ‘Return of the King’. Dom also shows his love to the fans and TORN! Produced by Asfaloth. [More]

maegwen writes: The Noble Collection has finally posted a new item in their LOTR collection – Galadriel’s brooch. [More] [Shop]