SFX has scored another LOTR related article, this one concerning Christopher Lee (Saruman) and his TV adaptation of Gormenghast. This is what they say of Lee:
“Working with (Christopher) Lee was great!” exclaims (Alan) Wilson “But, I mean, he really hurt himself. There was a sword fight scene where he fell down a flight of stairs. But he carried on. If you want a definition of the word trooper, then Christopher Lee is it.”
Lee, on his way over after an intense and grueling interview session, interrupts.
“They all thought I was dead,” he says in his trademark sepulchral tones, “but I only bruised myself.”
Lee, taller than you’d think (and he looks pretty damn tall on screen)…
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Gandalf zapped this bit of info straight into my mind (zen-mail) here is this week-ends Hall of Fire Chat topic:
The Silmarils: What would have happened if Feanor had given the silmarils to the valar for the healing of the two trees? Would Morgoth have made war on the valar? Would he have had just counted his losses and got to some new evil?
Bring your copies of the silmarillion and get ready for another round of The Hall of Fire! Join Gandalf, Balin, Tookish and Gamgee Saturday January 29th at our new time: 5:30 EST. Special thanks to Berendir for this weeks topic..couldnt have done it with out ya man!
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While preparing for his own Mordor Walk, alert fan Leo found this in the Ruapehu Bulletin, January 19th:
“LOTR crew reconnoitre for Baggins.
Tongariro National Park is likely to provide landscapes for hobbits for one of the biggest budget Hollywood movies ever….” The paper reports that PJ and the crew flew up from Wellington to look around and are in negotiations with the Dept. of Conservation for a permit to film. They may be somewhere on the Tukino skifield side of the mountain.”
Thanks to Leo for the tip!
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Xoanon here, I’ll be posting more info on these locations when I do a little digging 🙂 Tehanu might be able to tell you what the ‘Big Day Out’ event is.
From: Marvin D
Last week in New Zealand we had the Big Day Out. I travelled to this from Wellington to Auckland (a 7 hour drive). On our way up I happened to stop into the army camp in Waioru to visit my Uncle there. Interestingly enough he told me that on the next day they were receiving some people for LOTR who were to fly around and scout possible filming locations in the Rangipo Desert.
The desert is a pretty desolate area and is not far from the speculated locations of Mt. Tongariro and Mt. Ngauruhoe (Mordor)
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The Chicago production of ‘The Two Towers’ opens tonight. If you are in the Chicago area I recommend you take a looksee! Check out the website for more info including cast pics. And to the cast themselves, break a leg!
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You can catch Elijah Wood (Frodo) in ‘The Bumblebee Flies Anyway’ at 9:45 EST on Starz!
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