The Vancouver Sun
Wednesday, April 19th, 2000

LORD OF THE RINGS MOVIE SHROUDED IN MYSTERY

Mike Shahin – Southam Newspapers

WELLINGTON, N.Z. — Whether the legions of Ring fans around the world are ready or not, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is being turned into a series of three movies.

While New Zealand director Peter Jackson stages Orc battles and Hobbit miracles in the shadows of New Zealand’s imposing mountains, the movie’s L.A. production company finds itself jousting with the public’s desire to know more about the project. [More]