It’s not unusual for prima donnaish actors to make specific demands — like sparkling water with the bubbles taken out when doing press interviews. [More]
Month: September 2002
It’s not unusual for prima donnaish actors to make specific demands — like sparkling water with the bubbles taken out when doing press interviews.
But Kiwi actor Marton Csokas, who stars opposite Vin Diesel in the blockbuster xXx, has been making completely out of the ordinary requests during his round of media Q&A.
Real life nice guy Csokas (evidently cast against type in xXx, with a role as the lead baddie) is concerned for the people suffering from the floods that have devastated parts of Europe.
In particular Csokas is concerned about Prague — where xXx was shot. Apparently the film locations are under water and total damage is estimated at $3.5 billion to $5.25 billion.
Csokas, who also starred in Lord of the Rings, has been hoping to focus more attention on the plight of the flood victims. In a bid to spark donations to the aid organisation being set up in the Czech Republic he did a photo shoot with its website printed on his forehead (www.floods.cz).
“xXx was filmed in Prague, Czech Republic, which has since been subject to catastrophic flooding,” Csokas, who is currently filming The Great Raid alongside Benjamin Bratt in Queensland, told Confidential.
“About 200,000 people have been displaced from their homes and cultural heritage, existing for centuries, has been damaged or destroyed.
“If you want to help, log on and donate at www.floods.cz”.
Well, we nearly forgot to mention the birthday of two of our all-time favorite characters because today, september 22nd, marks the birthday of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins! So I guess a Happy Birthday Bilbo and Frodo is in order!
…will be announced on Wednesday, not Monday as previously planned. Initially we thought we would be able to review and pick the winners in a few days, but after receiving over 500 entries, we got swamped! Not to mention that one of the days of judging just happened to be Bilbo’s Birthday and many of us are participating in celebrations internationally. We are sorry for the delay, but check back on Wednesday at Noon PST. Thanks!
News from Brandon, who inspected the latest TTT toys and found something very interesting written on the back of the two-pack containing Aragorn and his horse. [More]
Alert Ringer Brandon sent this in after inspecting the latest TTT figures (which he says are available now at Target stores near Salt Lake City, Utah): The caption on the back of the “Aragorn and Brego” two pack set gives detail into the horse, though it doesn’t quite tell everything. It reads, “A descendant of the ancient kings, Aragorn was fated to one day reclaim the lost throne of Gondor, but for the moment he found himself but one more sword amid the defense of Rohan as they prepared for war. In this time of great peril, Aragorn found a kinship with Brego, the wild horse of Rohan’s late Prince Theodred, who had been cut down by orcs at the Fords of Isen. Brego was traumatized by the loss of his lord, but Aragorn’s gentle hand stayed the beast’s fear, and in time he came to bear the king in exile as faithfully as he had once borne the Prince of Rohan”