Robyn Malcolm article from ‘Sunday Star Times’. Plus some casting news? I don’t think so 🙂 [More]
Month: June 2000
Ringer Spy Paul L sends in the article that breaks the Robyn Malcolm news:
So, you read that article and think ‘who is this Guy Parker?’ Well I can tell you with some assurance that Guy Parker doesn’t exist..
What are you Tolkien about Xoanon? (sorry, had to use that)
Well, I think the reporter accidently had accidently mistaken some of the Shortland Street ‘characters’ names and the ‘actors’ names. IMDB has a listing for a ‘Guy Parker’, but no mention of him being in ‘Shorland Street’ and IMDB (Bless their little hearts) are almost never wrong.
Secondly, and this is the glincher, is that kiwi actor, and all around cool guy Craig Parker (Haldir) was on ‘Shortland Street’ playing a character named, Guy Warner.
Guy Warner played by Craig Parker.
So that’s the end of that story 🙂
Marvel’s Toy Biz lord of the “Rings” rights
By Jonathan Bing and Dave McNary
NEW YORK (Variety) – The 2001 holidays will be a heady times for Toy Biz, the toy division of Marvel Enterprises. [More]
You can catch Miranda Otto (Eowyn) in ‘The Thin Red Line’ in TMN. [More]
This is only slightly LOTR-related, but I get enough emails every day asking ‘how do I get to be an extra in the film?’ to which the answer has to be ‘First, be in New Zealand….’
Well it’s never going to be any easier: Scoop newsagency reported today that the Government here plans to double the number of visas granted to young people wanting a working holiday here.
So, getting here and staying here is only the first step, but it’s the kinda crucial one. And you could find worse ways to spend a few months if you’re not committed to being anywhere else for a while.
Don’t email me about it, contact your nearest NZ consulate.
The Dominion – which doesn’t let us use their copy – carried a story a few days back about somebody selling WETA props such as swords, on E-Bay. This of course upset WETA, who were shocked to discover that somebody was claiming to have real swords used in LOTR filming, for sale by auction. The film company contacted Ebay and got them to stop the sale, because the goods were either stolen or fake. Due to time differences, it was difficult to contact Ebay immediately and in fact the sale was stopped only hours before the hammer fell on the sword, as the Dom puts it.
“We got in touch with the legal department four hours before the deadline was to fall on this thing,” said LOTR producer Osborne. By then about 15 bids had been put in.
“No weapon or armour used in the making of the trilogy had been given away, sold or lost,” said Osborne. “Even though we have thousands, we have them thoroughly inventoried.” He went on to say that no armour or swords were being sold currently, and if they did change their minds and decide to sell some after the production was over, it would only be a few pieces. “The original pieces that were made are works of art. They’re beautiful.”