Xoanon here,
Recieved this from a fan of the site who tried to audition. Let him tell you the rest…
Well the day dawned bright and blue and still and just as pretty as can be and off we went to Alexandra. Joined the queue at 11 a.m. and had fun? People watching and trying to remember what it is to be patient. Got in the door around 12.30 p. m. – filled in the form and had ourselves measured and pictured and all finished by 1 p.m.
What was good about it? Well you seldom see such a cross-section of humanity all in one place in Central Otago and they were all very well behaved (no queue jumping and no bitching). The staff were civil, efficient and good natured.
What was bad about it? Probably the thing which was worst – by the time I came to filling in the form all I could really think about was “when can I get some lunch?” But then I am a bit of a slave to my stomach… I suppose I could have thought of more things which would have marked me as valuable to the film if I had been concentrating more. Timing is everything!
On the whole I was glad to have put my name down to play a small part in what for me is a very significant story. Lets all get behind this movie and make it live up to the book.
Have a good one,
Bill M.
Xoanon here,
You know how much I hate rumors, but since news is soooo slow latey (something to do with a new space film or something) I guess I’ll post this.
got an email from Scott H
A friend of mine who is an actor (and waits tables to pay the bills of course)who has an agent and all that stuff, did some following up on how he did on his part,(he read for Merry). Turns out he isn’t getting the part but he did hear the Patrick Stewart was in the running and “a shoe in for” Gandalf.
I don’t know, can you all picture this? I don’t know what I should think. I do know that Patrick Stewart is an accomplished actor, so…
Xoanon here,
With all the excitement over this Sean Connery thing it seems people have forgotten that there are OTHER things besides casting going on. This is all small news that I just want to mash together into one article because I damn well feel like it! (down boy)
Save Tom Bombadil!
My buddy Joram from Tolkien Movie News has found a cause, and he wants you all to help him. As you may or may not know PJ will be cutting all TB scenes from the film. Joram seems to think this and outrage. Click here and you can help save Tom from the cutting room floor! Elf Casting
Not really, Tehanu just turned my hair green because I almost forgot to mention she’s been talking with someone who is close to being cast as an Elf, not THE Elf, just a regular Elf, if there ever was one. Timothy Spall Anyone?
I’ve just received an email telling me where I can talk to people who represent TS. But it’s all the way in England and there is no fax number. So calling all you people in the Business (I know you’re reading this, having a good laugh at my expense) get in touch with me! 150 to 1 shot
Tehanu’s Elf friend is also a composer. She tells me he has lined himself up for the amazing job of creating the score for LOTR, but, he stresses, so have 150 other people…
Xoanon here,
Picked up this little tidbit from an E-mail spy ‘Terry’
They announced another tidbit on the radio this morning. (About 2 hrs ago)
The will begin casting for extras in Central Otago and Fiordland in a few weeks. They are looking for children from the ages of 4-12, adult men and woman and tall men.
If you live near these areas and plan to audition, Contact me!
‘exciting things are afoot!’
The Evening Post had this to say on the new Sean Connery rumour:
Connery admits he’s in line for Jackson film. by Megan Lane and Reuters Scottish film star Sean Connery say he’s waiting for a script for Miramar director Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings. At a press conference to promote his latest film, Entrapment, at the Cannes Film Festival, Connery confirmed that he was in line for a role in Jackson’s NZ$266 million project. He said he was waiting on a script of the adaptation of author J R R Tolkien’s fantasy trilogy, to be filmed in New Zealand from september 19. Rumours that Connery could play Gandalf date back at least a year, before Jackson announced the project last August. A number of Seatoun residents claim to have seen Connery at the Chocolate Fish Cafe in Scorching Bay – an Urban myth so popular that cafe staff have brought in a cardboard cutout of Connery. Jackson’s team has consistently denied Connery’s involvement, but could not be contacted today. [ The Chocolate Fish Cafe is frequented by Peter Jackson ] Connery isn’t the only big name connected with the project – Hollywood heart-throb Keanu Reeves ( The Matrix ) told an Australian magazine that he had been petitioning Jackson’s people to play Aragorn.
This is literally the hottest rumour there is folks. One has to wonder if New Line will demand that Connery makes it into the film because of all of this interest in him! I hope that the focus remains on the movies rather than actors because this is a once in a lifetime chance for Tolkien Fans to see Tolkien’s vision brought to the silver screen. Thanks to ‘Bruce’ for the article!
Hey folks! What a great week to be a Lord of the Rings fan! The launch of TheOneRing.net went off with a bang and we now have the most complete resource for The Lord of the Rings Movie news and rumors.
I recently added a few features which I’m sure a lot of you have seen. First off, we have a new message board area where you can feel free to sound off on anything Lord of the Rings related. I would like to reset the board every week or so, just to keep the issues up to date. Send me some feedback on whether you think this is a good idea or not.
I also just added a poll yesterday and it looks like you guys are having fun with it. To make the questions more in tune with the fans, I want to have a weekly contest to pick the question. Just send me your suggestions, and we’ll pick from the submissions for the weekly poll.
Keep having fun, and we’ll make this the best damn Lord of the Rings Movie site there is! Thabks for the support!
