Can’t quite visualize that? Believe it or not, that’s one of the many casting rumors that was sent to TORn in June of 1999, reported in the Sunday Star Times no less. Now that the casting rumor mill has started anew for The Hobbit and ‘F2,’ message board member diedye thought it would be fun to re-visit some of the old news reported on TORn in times past. Do you remember the first photos of Sam and Frodo on Mt. Doom from June of 2000? Did you know Bruce Willis was rumored to have petitioned PJ for a part in LOTR? With a few items sprinkled in from Tolkien’s letters and other sources, this makes for a fun trip down memory lane. Stay tuned for regular installments! Read the rest of this entry »
February 22nd, 2008 by Calisuri
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Variety is reporting that LOTR veteran Hugo Weaving (Elrond) will play Det. Aberline, the police detective that is chasing down the infamous monster. Filming begins in March in London with an expected release day of February 2009. [Read More]
Mark Dapin writes: The first time I see Hugo Weaving, it’s by chance. He’s out walking near his home in Paddington, Sydney, when he is stopped by two men with a camera phone. He seems artlessly patient as he waits for them to take his picture, unnaturally calm and still. The second time I see Hugo Weaving, it’s by design. He’s sitting in the W Sydney hotel (renamed Blue), a disconcertingly spare warehouse conversion in Woolloomooloo. He’s working the press for his new movie, V For Vendetta, in which he plays V, a man who never removes his Guy Fawkes mask. [More]
Today is Hugo Weaving’s Birthday! Hugo played Elrond in all three LOTR films and is also known for his role as Agent Smith in the Matrix trilogy. He recently played a masked vigilante ‘V’ in ‘V for Vendetta’. Hugo was born on April 4th, 1960 in Austin, Nigeria. That makes him 46 today, Happy Birthday Hugo!
At noon, Hugo Weaving slid into the worst table for two in the Odeon, next to the wet coats, and ordered himself a three-egg omelet. He sported a massive beard, close to but far fuller than Trotsky’s, really more like Marx’s, though not white or quite as bushy. With his jeans and short-sleeve T-shirt over long-sleeve shirt, he looked like a naughty hippie-surfer daddy. The beard also made his Agent Smith face invisible. That suits Weaving — 46 in a few weeks — who on film always is, and always wants to be, something slightly less present than a ghost. [More]
From fractalmatter.com: V for Vendetta is hitting cinemas. Is this the most serious ‘action’ movie ever made. John Mosby met with two the movie’s stars, Hugo Weaving and Stephen Fry, to talk comics, chaos, characters, and what they thought of the material. [More]
They’re two giants of Aussiewood, and they’re also great friends. Aussie actor Naomi Watts was among the star-studded crowd that turned out in New York last night for the debut of Hedda Gabler, the Sydney Theatre Company production starring Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving. The 850-strong Brooklyn audience gave the performance a standing ovation and afterwards the King Kong star paid her respects, hugging Blanchett at a post-play party. [More]
Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving are teaming up with the Sydney Theatre Company to present the play Hedda Gabler in New York City. Tickets are available here. [More]
The Hollywood Reporter Announced details about the Cate Blanchett starrer “Little Fish,” by Australian production unit Porchlight Films. Penned by Jacqueline Perske and directed by Rowan Woods, “Fish” follows Blanchett as a former drug addict trying to rebuild her life. Nguyen will take on the role of Blanchett’s ex-lover, a onetime druggie-turned-stockbroker. Martin Henderson, Hugo Weaving and Sam Neill also star in the film, set in the Little Saigon section of Sydney’s suburbs.
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Can’t quite visualize that? Believe it or not, that’s one of the many casting rumors that was sent to TORn in June of 1999, reported in the Sunday Star Times no less. Now that the casting rumor mill has started anew for The Hobbit and ‘F2,’ message board member diedye thought it would be fun to re-visit some of the old news reported on TORn in times past. Do you remember the first photos of Sam and Frodo on Mt. Doom from June of 2000? Did you know Bruce Willis was rumored to have petitioned PJ for a part in LOTR? With a few items sprinkled in from Tolkien’s letters and other sources, this makes for a fun trip down memory lane. Stay tuned for regular installments!
Lord of the Rings actor Hugo Weaving turns 48 today. Wishing you a wonderful birthday, Lord Elrond!
Mark Dapin writes: The first time I see Hugo Weaving, it’s by chance. He’s out walking near his home in Paddington, Sydney, when he is stopped by two men with a camera phone. He seems artlessly patient as he waits for them to take his picture, unnaturally calm and still. The second time I see Hugo Weaving, it’s by design. He’s sitting in the W Sydney hotel (renamed Blue), a disconcertingly spare warehouse conversion in Woolloomooloo. He’s working the press for his new movie, V For Vendetta, in which he plays V, a man who never removes his Guy Fawkes mask. [
