LadySamwise writes: Orlando Bloom (Legolas) and Ian McKellen (Gandalf) are included in a list of the Sexiest Vegetarians alive on Peta. They are holding a poll and having people vote for who they think is the sexiest. [More]
Day: June 25, 2003
The results are in for the ‘Speak Fan…and enter!’ contest! 10 lucky winners will be announced on July 15th, so stayed tuned! Houghton Mifflin would like to thank all participants by giving us an exclusive look a the upcoming release of the latest movie tie-in edition of The Lord of the Rings. Check it out! [More]
Clay Harper and everyone at Houghton Mifflin sends a hearty thanks to the fans who participated in the poll to pick the cover for the special edition which will be included in the Book and Bookends Set. Rivendell was a clear winner with 43% percent of the 13,500 votes cast — a percentage that stayed remarkably constant from the very first hours the poll was open. Entries are being tabulated and the ten random winners of the set will be announced on July 15th.
Meanwhile, check out the latest movie tie-in one-volume edition of The Lord of the Rings which starts shipping this week! Houghton Mifflin has sent us these exclusive images for your browsing pleasure. They’ve pulled out all the stops to make this edition as handsome as they possibly could. The cover features Sauron’s gloved hand in glorious detail with an embossed Ring and logo (The LotR actually ON the LotR? What an innovation!). The paperback has flaps with a color gallery of seven characters, a color photo of JRR Tolkien, and the flaps fold-out to reveal color versions of the original maps on the inside. It also has a color frontispiece with the full Ring Legend and Tolkien’s monogram. The hardcover edition has the color maps on the inside of the cover, too. And from what we understand, you should look for displays featuring Eowyn to land in stores in just a few days.
If you would like to pre-order this edition from Amazon.com, click here!
Lucky writes: Some days ago I heard that ROTK would be released in Brazil on December, 25th. But now one of the biggest sites about cinema in Brazil said yesterday that the movie will be released here on December, 19th, just TWO days after the official date. [More]
Jim Korkis shines a spotlight on Hollywood’s first attempt to turn J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary masterpiece into an epic film series: Ralph Bakshi’s animated “Lord of the Rings.” I got an opportunity to meet with Ralph Bakshi before the release of his animated version of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. I had been warned of his sometimes overpowering personality where he often assumed the persona of the “new” Disney who was going to save animation from the children’s ghetto of Saturday morning television or kiddie matinees at theaters. [More]
DarkTPara sends along these scans and a translation from the German magazine Space View, the magazine featured an interview with Craig Parker (Haldir). [More]