Kiwi film-maker Peter Jackson will not rule out a remake of King Kong, but is committed to two small films after The Lord Of The Rings is completed, he has told an American magazine. Jackson spent six months developing designs and a script for King Kong with his partner Fran Walsh before backer Universal Pictures pulled out in 1997. [More]
Day: November 4, 2002
Gollumayee writes: There’s a pair of TTT preview tix awaiting each of the first 60 members who turn up with the correct password at one of the SAFRA clubs on Sat, Dec 7, 2pm. The first 20 members at each club will also receive a poster of ‘Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers’. (The Password will be revealed on a local radio station, Power98, between Nov 23 and Dec 6.) [More]
Do you live in Illinois, Indiana, or any of those other states clustered in the middle of the U.S.? Do you want to see The Two Towers on opening night, surrounded by other Tolkien fans, without standing in any freezing cold line, with fun stuff like a costume contest and prizes sponsored by TheOneRing.net and others? Then this is for you! [More]
Do you live in Illinois, Indiana, or any of those other states clustered in the middle of the U.S.? Do you want to see The Two Towers on opening night, surrounded by other Tolkien fans, without standing in any freezing cold line, with fun stuff like a costume contest and prizes sponsored by TheOneRing.net and others? Then this is for you!
Anwyn again invites all Midwestern Ringers (and anybody else who wants to make the trip!) to the Lorraine Theater in Hoopeston, IL, for a night of Tolkien camaraderie. You can get all the details at http://userweb.springnet1.com/cmcnew/.
In a nutshell, here’s the deal:
– The Lorraine Theater is a terrific old movie palace with an enormous screen, state-of-the-art sound, and online ticketing with reserved seats.
– Showtime is 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 18. The costume contest begins at 6:00 p.m.
– Other activities will include book readings, Tolkien art slides, the Towers soundtrack CD playing over the sound system before the show, and an informal gathering at a bar & grill down the street from the theater to discuss the movie afterwards.
Check out the details page for all the information! Hope to see you there!
— Anwyn
Christopher Lee has posted another update on his website. In it he may have revealed some vital information regarding the longevity of his character, Saruman. Thanks to TomTen for the heads up! [More] Here be major spoilers!!
Christopher Lee seems to have revealed that he will be in both the Two Towers and the Return of the King.
Speculation has been rampant for months that his character Saruman would be killed off toward the end of The Two Towers, possibly in some sort of “Spiked Wheel” incident.
However, in an article just recently published on the Official Christopher Lee Website, Lee made this statement:
“The only thing that is sure is that I will be in both of the next two Lord of the Rings movies, and I am considering three of four other interesting roles.”
He made the comments while speaking from Vienna about being upset at being linked with the role of Dumbledore so soon after Harris death. You can read his entire statement here.
What makes this all the more interesting is the fact that in a recent interview with Fantasy Worlds magazine, it was written that Brad Dourif has signed on to portray Grima Wormtongue in both the Two Towers and the Return of the King. You can read that interview here.