Ringer Spy Mark sends alond this great *new* pic of Hugo Weaving as Elrond! Check it out!
Day: August 5, 2001
From Richard:
UK magazine ‘Total DVD’ has been including a movie trailer disc for the last couple of months, which prompted me to ask whether they were attempting to get the FOTR trailer any time soon. Whilst their response wasn’t conclusive, they did indicate that they are seeking to obtain permission for several blockbusters (including FOTR) and they were keeping ‘mum’ about this month’s disc!
All UK ringers keep an eye out on your shelves this month to see if New Line gave them the go-ahead.
Rodia mailed us to say that the Teaser Posters in Poland give the Fellowship’s release date as February 2002. Looks like Polish fans will have to wait a couple of months to see the film.
Lord of the Rings movie site Imladris managed to find some great scans of the new Tolkien Yearplanner, which you can buy in our Shop section. There are some fantastic images in this….anyone want to buy me one? SPOILERS!! [More]
TORN people Tehanu and Quickbeam are at this weekend’s Mythcon for serious fantasy buffs. [More]
It’s the convention season in the States, and the Mythopoeic Society’s Mythcon is on this weekend offering a contrast to the high-octane frenzy of things like Comicon. It’s a four-day event where people take time to examine (and define!) the whole genre of fantasy in great depth. People present papers on scholarly topics, and panels are convened to explore the landscape of fantasy in different directions. It’s all very low-key and relaxed, with little knots of people gathering in the shady arcades of the Clark-Kerr campus to argue about different editions of the Silmarillion etc. The breadth of knowledge amongst the Mythcon attendees is really amazing.
Tomorrow I’ll be more involved since there’s an interview with Philippa Boyens, one of the scriptwriters for the LOTR films, followed by a showing of the LOTR trailers and also of a section of an earlier Peter Jackson film, Heavenly Creaturs. After that, TORN’s Quickbeam and I will be on a panel talking about the movies from the fan perspective. More reports on that tomorrow.