By Josh Chetwynd and Andy Seiler, USA TODAY New Line execs are asking the cast of the Lord…
Continue ReadingBy Josh Chetwynd and Andy Seiler, USA TODAY
New Line execs are asking the cast of the Lord of the Rings movies to stay on target. Facing the challenge of releasing three movies over three years that were shot simultaneously, the studio recently gathered the films’ stars — including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin and Viggo Mortensen — to discuss press coverage and other matters. [More]
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A very cool pic of the LOTR cast and Peter Jackson added to The Compleat’s Cannes coverage right here. [More]
Click on the link for the May 25th autographed photo. And a very cool addition to the Sean Bean Picture Gallery. [More]
Forget Xoanon…this is Strider coming at you.
FilmFour.Com has posted a strange article about Sean Bean (Boromir) today, in which he revealed that during the shooting for the films, his dreams were filled with hobbits, dwarves and orcs at night. [More]
*Bows Deeply*
Strider
Yes, with all the hoopla over the trailer we do have other news to report! Today, March 25th is Ian McKellen (Gandalf) Birthday! Sir Ian was born Ian Murray McKellen on May 25th 1939 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. That makes him 62 today! Happy Birthday Ian!
With all the trailer frenzy going on, you may be dying to talk Tolkien! One option is our chatroom Barliman’s, serving up 1420 and great chat 24/7. Also this weekend there is The Hall of Fire, where we are discussing Lord of the Rings chapter by chapter. More
Our topic this weekend:
Fellowship of the Ring Chapter Eight: Fog on the Barrow-downs
Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin almost loose their heads in this misty chapter. And the name Fatty Lumpkin will always be a favorite for me! Come on down to The Hall of Fire for one of our special Tokien chats on The Fellowship of the Ring as we discuss the eighth chapter of the story. First timers welcome!
Place: #thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman’s and then type /join #thehalloffire .
Saturday Chat: 7:00 pm ET (19:00) [also 12:00 am Sunday (0:00) GMT and 9:00 am Sunday (09:00) AET]
Sunday Chat: 8:00 pm (20:00) AET [also 11:00 am (11:00) GMT and 6:00 am (06:00) ET]
Sunday Chat: 6:00 pm (18:00) GMT [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 3:00 am (03:00) Monday morning AET]
ET = Eastern Time, USA’s East Coast
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time, Western Europe
AET = Australian Eastern Time, Australia’s East Coast
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