Everything LOTR is news in New Zealand at the moment, and last night ‘Holmes’ interviewed the writer of the new LOTR Locations Guidebook. [More] Here’s info on the book itself [More]
Meanwhile Stuff.co talks about NZ placenames that come from Middle-earth [More] Oddly enough they miss all the ones I explored back in 2000 which really exist on NZ maps[More]
Day: November 22, 2002
Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you’ll know that the latest Bond film ‘Die Another Day’ is released today. Be sure to check out our pal Lawrence Makoare (Lurtz) as one of the main heavies that Bond has to deal with. Lawrence is the latest in a string of LOTR talent that has appeared in Bond films, check out the rest. [More]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you’ll know that the latest Bond film ‘Die Another Day’ is released today. Be sure to check out our pal Lawrence Makoare (Lurtz) as one of the main heavies that Bond has to deal with. Lawrence is the latest in a string of LOTR talent that has appeared in Bond films, check out the rest:
Sean Bean (Boromir) starred as Alec Trevelyan in 1995’s ‘Goldeneye’.
John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) was General Leonid Pushkin in the 1987 film ‘The Living Daylights’, starring Timothy Dalton as Bond
Christopher Lee (Saruman) was the man in question in the 1974 hit ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’, Lee played Scaramanga opposite Roger Moore’s Bond.
Who’s to be the next LOTR star to play a bad guy? Our best guess is Billy Boyd! Yes the Scotsman will play Terry McCurdy in the 21st Bond movie ‘To Kilt For Love’. The story revolves around Boyd’s character opening up a kilt warehouse outlett mall in Orange County, the kilts control people’s mind and make them want to Riverdance! Bond comes to the rescue!
…ok maybe not..
A UK poll ranks JRR Tolkien as the fifth favourite to be put on the face of the £100 note. Sir Winston Churchill was the first choice, polling 37 per cent of the vote. Thanks to Willowmere for the link. [More]
John Rhys-Davies, who broke his forearm after a piece of scenery fell on him on the set of his latest film, has been discharged from hospital. The actor, who played Gimli in the Lord Of The Rings, was filming La Femme Musketeer in Croatia, when the incident happened. [More]