Our insider in the ROTK camp chimes in with some exclusive news on what has been filming lately in New Zealand! Black Gates! Carsairs! Massive Battles and more!! Some Spoilers!! [More]
Day: September 18, 2003
Our insider in the ROTK camp chimes in with some news on what has been filming lately in New Zealand!
We are still filming background scenes for ROTK. Despite the fact that the schedule was due to finish mid-August, shooting continues apace. Mostly Orc material approaching Minas Tirith, charging out of the Black Gates of Mordor, being slaughtered by the Army of the Dead, etc. Corsairs have been busy; Army of the Dead likewise. What was originally meant to be two days ended up taking three weeks for the latter.
The latest finish date is the end of this month. It has been making Weta Digital a bit nervous, cutting it this close to the release date, but otherwise everything is still going really well.
There were also some reshoots inside the studios, so can’t really say much about them.
The Gollum Ring by Badali Jewelry
Badali Jewelry has just received licensing from Tolkien Enterprises to release a new ring featuring Gollum. Inspired from the pages of J.R.R. Tolkien’s immortal works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings series comes The Gollum Ring, the pitiable creature Sméagol who was enslaved by his need for the Precious. Each ring is carefully handcrafted one at a time by the Badali Jewelry artists. Available in sterling silver and 14k. gold, in sizes 5 to 13, in whole and half sizes. Gollum’s spindly arms and legs wrap around you finger to form the band. This is a really cool ring! [More]
Fiver writes: Here is the link to my really late review of Dragon*con. We got some good pics, and met some great folks. [More]
Sean Astin (Sam), one of the stars of the “Lord of the Rings” series, and Annie Potts, best known for her role on TV’s “Designing Women,” are joining the cast of “Elvis Has Left the Building,” a romantic comedy starring Kim Basinger. The film marks director Joel Zwick’s follow-up to the indie smash “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” [More]
Lila Sandybanks writes: NZ Post has donated an Ultimate Pack of special stamps as a charity auction item, in collaboration with the Armageddon Expo to be held in Wellington this weekend. Note that $1 NZ is about $0.58 US. The auction closes Monday, NZ time – which will be Sunday for North & South America…etc [More]