From the good folks at CHUD: Vin Diesel wanted in In a recent interview with IGN big Vin…
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In a recent interview with IGN big Vin Diesel (The Iron Giant, Pitch Black) recently revealed that he wanted to play Aragorn, so why didn’t he get the part? Read on…
IGN SCI-FI: What character did you want?
VD: I wanted Aragorn. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. But the point is, I wanted to be a part of that, whether it was as a producer, director, actor.
IGN SCI-FI: So why aren’t you part of it?
The inaugural OneRing.net walk around Mordor started out small, (there were only four of us) but we enjoyed wonderfully atmospheric conditions of fog and gloom with the occasional clear moment when we could admire the gigantic horrible heaps of ash and slag that make up Mts. Ngaruhoe and Ruapehu. Stay tuned for the photos!
Next plans: a hobbithead expedition to the top of Ruapehu next month; next year a trip across the flank of Ruapehu going as close to the filming locations as possible, not that anyone will be there. Keep February 2001 clear if you are a bit of a traveller and like hiking.
Oh, and I have some fresh newsbits in Spy Reports
Gambolling around Mordor didn’t stop me from finding out some snippets of news. The DoC staff at one of the huts I stayed at said that some LOTR filming had already taken place over by the Tukino skifield (no no, don’t imagine the Riders of Rohan on snowboards please, it’s midsummer here! Though people I talked to who’d been on the summit of Ruapehu above Tukino got snowed on briefly the day before) and DoC had denied them permission to bring in horses, helicopters etc. so they had to do without, presumably. I suspect that although the area I was hiking through was as Mordor-like as you could possibly want, there’s no way that DoC would let a film crew anywhere near it unless they were prepared to get there the way we did, on foot.
My miraculous periscope-like vision also detected some other unrelated factoids: It looks like Rosie’s role in the films will be a little larger than in the books, perhaps so that there is more sense of her and Sam’s relationship before he leaves the Shire.
Are you like me? Find yourself getting bored with today’s work and fiending for some good quality Tolkien content? Its been a slow movie news day, so let me give you some ideas on how to spend those precious long minutes at work…
Ever wonder how LOTR might convert to a musical? Check out our fan creative writing section!
Maybe you are looking for a really good recipe for Lembas?
For you gamers, ever wonder what WarCraft would be like for LOTR? Or maybe Diablo?
How about checking out how 4th graders visualize The Hobbit.
Better yet, know another language and want to practice your fluency skills? Check out our many community members that mirror our site in other languages then English!
Checked up on Tehanu’s serach for Middle-earth recently?
Need to test your Tolkien Trivia knowledge? Did Aragorn have any children?
Well, I figure that will keep you busy for a while. Apologize to your boss for me..:)
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