Archive for April 7th, 2008

King of the Dead brings Acting to Life

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in LotR: Cast News, Other Cast

Paul NorellMessage board member Ataahua sends this in from stuff.co.nz: The King of the Dead is back and coming to a school near you. Paul Norell, who played the character ... Read more..

Bloom Lands ‘Persia’ Role

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Orlando Bloom

From hollywood.com: HOLLYWOOD - Movie hunk Orlando Bloom has landed the lead role in Disney's new Prince of Persia adventure trilogy, in a deal reportedly worth $40 million. The ... Read more..

Edoras Added to New Zealand Park System

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Locations & Sets, New Zealand

Celebriel sends this in: New Zealand has added a large swathe of high-country farmland made famous in the Lord of the Rings films to its network of conservation parks. Land ... Read more..

GDT: Will He or Won’t He?

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Director Rumors, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit: Movie

The big question on everyone's mind these days seems to be 'Is Guillermo del Toro directing "The Hobbit"?' And with a series of enigmatic answers from people like Sir ... Read more..

Sir Ian McKellen regarding The Hobbit: “It’s sort of finished business, really”

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit: Movie, Ian McKellen, LotR: Cast News, The Hobbit

From "The Independent": Mop that perspiring brow, Middle Earthlings. Sir Ian McKellen ends a saga that had become as protracted as the blockbusting Lord Of The Rings film trilogy: will ... Read more..

In Search of a U.K. ‘Super-fan’

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Elijah Wood, Events, LotR: Cast News, Other Events

Elijah WoodWe are now looking for someone to take centre stage on The Friday Night Project and go head to head with Elijah Wood in a quiz to see who ... Read more..