Cuivienor writes: A special screening of the Two Towers will be held in the memory of James Birell a child who died last year of Neuroblastoma. [More]
Month: November 2002
People Magazine published this short article on Karl Urban (Eomer). In it, he explains how role playing Han Solo as a child lured him into an acting career. [More]
This is from an article about Karl Urban (Eomer) in People Magazine. It’s on Page 145 of the December 2nd Issue that has Ben Affleck on the cover.
Thanks to TheBlueKat for typing it up for us to share with you all.
Karl Urban
Age: 30
Height: 6’1
Status: He has a girlfriend and a 2-year old son
Residence: A home in Auckland, New Zealand
Breakthrough role: Eomer, a warrior in The Lord of the Rings:The Two Towers
Background: Growing up in Welllington, New Zealand, Urban got a taste of role-playing as Han Solo in neighborhood games of Star Wars: “I was 5, and I remember thinking, “Wow, this is exactly what I want to do.” By 1996 he had made a career of it, landing parts on two syndicated TV shows – Cupid in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Julius Ceasar on Xena: Warrior Princess. “Karl is ruggedly heroic yet imbues his roles with sensitivity,” says Rings director Peter Jackson, who cast Urban because “we needed someone who could hold their own against Ian McKellen.”
Winning Ways: “Karl has a confident charm that allows him to be tousled without seeming unkempt,” says Melissa Blakem a writer on Hercules and Xena. The trick Urban points out, is “putting on the clothes I had on the day before – if they arn’t too dirty.”
Ringer Spy Irascian and TORn Staffer Leo made this great postcard to give us a taste of the opening night of RingCon 2002 in Germany. Full report to follow soon!
Kate writes that David Zucker, who directed Airplane! has agreed to make Scary Movie 3: Episode I – Lord of the Brooms. Apparently, it will be a spoof of the likes of Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. [More]
Am I the only one not totally swept away by this idea? Dem.
Time for the TV Chat show circut to begin again, first up is PJ himself, he will be on ‘Today’ the morning of December the 4th on NBC, get those TiVo’s ready!