From: Stuff.co.nz FANTASTIC FORTRESS: A glimpse of one of the largest and most detailed sets from The Lord…
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FANTASTIC FORTRESS: A glimpse of one of the largest and most detailed sets from The Lord Of The Rings, the fortress city of Minas Tirith, nearing completion in the Dry Creek Quarry at the bottom of Haywards Hill in Wellington. The stunning set includea details right down to paving stones, trees and statues.
Garth over at Dark Horizons has posted the first pic from the new Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) film, ‘The Gift’
Blanchett plays Annie Wilson, the movie also stars Keanu (Whoa) Reeves and Giovanni Ribisi. It’s set to release wide on January 19th.
Writer, director, and producer Ralph Bakshi got his start in animation at 21 in 1959, working for Terrytoons Animation Studio on low-end titles such as Heckle & Jeckle and Deputy Dawg. Over the next decade, he produced cartoons for a number of companies, including Steve Krantz Productions, where he directed the first Spider-Man TV series in 1967. [More]
Thanks to burma for the tip!
Nona from The Compleat Sean Bean fills us in on his latest project.
Sean Bean (Boromir) is co-starring in the action thriller Don’t Say a Word, produced by New Regency/Kopelson Entertainment, directed by Gary Fleder and starring Michael Douglas. Principal photography gets under way in New York this week. Sean plays the “baddie” – a criminal mastermind whose heist goes belly up. He can only get to the stolen cash if a psychiatrist (Douglas) can get vital information from one of his near-catatonic patients.
Ringer Spy Robbit the Hobbit enlightens us all concerning that MPEG I posted yesterday.
Just a note concerning the MPEG file from waispy that was filmed from a train. That set is actually the Wingate set, as veiwed from a northbound train. The large new wall that can be seen is possibly part of Minas Tirith. The Minas Tirith set at the Haywards is complete and filming is under way.
Rigner Spy Bob sends us the entire transcript from the Christopher Lee (Saruman) interview. Enjoy! [More]
