Elijah Wood was on the Ellen DeGeneres show today (March 24th), we have the clip for you to download in Windows Media Format. The short interview mainly dealt with ‘Sin City’, there was also a very small mention of ‘Everything is Illuminated’ and ‘Hooligans’, as well as a funny mention of LOTR and the zen limo ride into Burbank. MAC and other non PCers can download DivX to watch it. [Elwood on ‘Ellen’]
Day: March 23, 2005
Tau writes: To help fight illiteracy, Montblanc and UNICEF have asked 149 celebrities to donate hand-written statements. For each of those statements, Montblanc donated $4,810 to UNICEF, the number representing the height of the mountain Mont Blanc (4,810 m). The statements, along with a photo of the celebrity and the pen actually used to write the statement, are auctioned on Ebay, with the proceeds going to UNICEF. Christopher Lee also contributed a statement. [eBay Auction]
Calling all teenage Hobbits. On Thursday, March 24, the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library will host a 12-hour “Lord of the Rings” trilogy marathon. Youth between the ages of 12 and 18 are encouraged to dress up in cloaks and pointy ears for the epic viewing. The first film begins at 11 a.m., and the evening caps off at 11:30 p.m. [More]
The much anticipated Lord of the Rings MMORPG may be finally on track after the VU/Turbine deal. The US based developer/publisher Turbine has announced that it has purchased the licence from Vivendi-Universal to produce Massively Multiplayer Online titles including the highly anticipated MMORPG based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary masterpieces, The Lord of the Rings and its ‘prequel’ The Hobbit. [More] [Gaming Havens]
Out good guy Sir Ian McKellen is in negotiations to return to the role of mutant bad guy Magneto in X-Men 3 for 20th Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment, according to Daily Variety. With Hugh Jackman set for Wolverine and Halle Berry and Patrick Stewart in talks to return, the major new element in the mix is British director Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake), who’s been tapped to direct the next installment of the comic-based action franchise. Filming is set to start in early summer. [More]
Elijah Wood will be a guest on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ today (March 23rd). He is most likely there to talk about his new film ‘Sin City’, perhaps he will mention ‘Hooligans’ a film that took in a prize at the recent SXSW Film Fest. Be sure to check your local listings for the time and channel.