MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (January 2, 2002)-today announced that Weta Digital evoked the power of more than 230 SGI® IRIX® OS-based and SGI LinuxTM OS-based visual workstations, storage products and servers for production, postproduction and visual effects on the much anticipated live-action, CGI-laden The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. [More]
Month: January 2002
Access Hollywood was talking LOTR, they sat down with Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Ian spoke about the books appeal, and that the film has made over 350 million dollars worldwide. Ian also mentions that his website has gotten 8 million hits.
TFD writes: I thought you’d like to know that TV Guide Channel has ranked LOTR as the year’s number one film. Number 2 was Ali; others on the top five (I missed the top ten) were Shrek, Ocean’s Eleven, and Moulin Rouge.
Brother C notes that the Winter 2001 Pipes and Tobaccos magaze features a five page article on smoking and the creation of pipes in the movie.
Check out today’s ‘The Boondocks’, they goof on the 3 hour running time, funny stuff. [More]
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) — New Line’s biggest gamble ever is paying off — and how. Variety reports “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” has returned a staggering $156 million after 12 days in 22 territories — a whisker more than the picture’s domestic total of $154.7 million. [More]