Lus and Ryan sent in this link to a recent interview in which Peter Jackson reveals that he has an ‘independent filmmaker who lives in New Zealand, and will continue to do so” and why he decided to show the first trailer of The Two Towers months after the release of Fellowship of the Ring. [More]
Month: March 2002
Speaking Clock writes: Radio Four’s “Front Row” will feature a report on the reaction to the success of ‘Lord of the Rings’ and its impact upon New Zealand’s tourist trade on Wednesday 27th March at 19.15 GMT. The programme will include an
interview with the film’s director Peter Jackson. Non-UK listeners can tune in via http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4.
Quinn sends in an article from the April 2002 edition of Style magazine which reveals how laid back Sir Ian McKellen and Cate Blanchett were at a recent National Board of Review Awards gala. [More]
Cheryl writes: One of my friends went to London to visit a friend of hers during spring break. Imagine my surprise when she came with with pictures of her and her friend with Lawrence Makoare (Lurtz)! He was hanging out in the pub of the hotel they were staying. He was in London for the filming of the new James Bond movie. [More]
MrsDH writes: Hi thought you might like to know that another celeb has been converted to Lord-of-the-Rings-ism. This quote was by Darren hayes in a UK Magazine (former Savage Garden frontman turned solo artist) ‘I’ve just started Lord Of The Rings because I LOVED the film. It’s going OK but I’ve only read about ten pages – it’s so long!
Nexus writes: I wanted to tell you that the fan appreciation reel for Two Towers has arrived in Iceland, 85000+ people have seen the movie here which is pretty impressive since we are only 290000. The trailer will be shown from 29th of March and onwards.