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]
Month: November 2002
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]
Los Angeles, CA, November 21, 2002 – To keep pace with the mounting anticipation of the December 18, 2002, release of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the central film in Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy based on the J.R.R. Tolkien classic, New Line Cinema has forged an unprecedented agreement with exhibitors to begin advance ticket sales on November 22, four weeks ahead of release. The announcement was made today by David Tuckerman, New Line’s president, domestic theatrical distribution. [More]
Remember that once you do buy your advanced ticket, you can join some fellow movie fans in your local Line Party!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Advance Tickets For The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Go On Sale November 22
Los Angeles, CA, November 21, 2002 – To keep pace with the mounting anticipation of the December 18, 2002, release of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the central film in Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy based on the J.R.R. Tolkien classic, New Line Cinema has forged an unprecedented agreement with exhibitors to begin advance ticket sales on November 22, four weeks ahead of release. The announcement was made today by David Tuckerman, New Line’s president, domestic theatrical distribution.
Box office presales will be available both at theater box offices across the US and Canada, and the official movie website www.lordoftherings.net, commencing twice as early with The Two Towers as was done in 2001 for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Last year’s release broke presale records around the world, with online sales ultimately representing 8.25% of the film’s domestic opening weekend. The film went on to gross $860 million worldwide.
“The fan base has exploded since the release of the first film, with skyrocketing DVD sales and increased pressure on exhibitors to make The Lord of the Rings tickets available throughout the Christmas season,” Tuckerman said. “It is incredibly encouraging to have this kind of pressure for tickets this far out.”
New Line Cinema presents The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Peter Jackson’s epic adventure scheduled to open December 18, 2002. The trilogy represents an unprecedented undertaking – three films made simultaneously over a year and a half of production. The first film in the trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, was released December 19, 2001, to widespread critical acclaim and garnered $860 million worldwide. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards, more than any other film in 2001, and won four.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers stars (in alphabetical order) Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, Karl Urban, David Wenham, and Elijah Wood.
New Line Cinema presents a Wingnut Films Production, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, directed by Peter Jackson. The screenplay, by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair and Jackson, is based on the classic trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. The film is produced by Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh. The executive producers are Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne. Also executive producing is Mark Ordesky. The director of photography is Andrew Lesnie, A.C.S. The production designer is Grant Major. Michael Horton is the editor. The co-producers are Rick Porras and Jamie Selkirk.
Official Website: www.lordoftherings.net
Frodo’s Girl writes “Armageddon is on this weekend in Wellington at the Michael Fowler centre [More](www.pulpexpo.com) It is mostly comics and stuff, but at 2pm on Sunday (24 nov), Weta is doing a presentation on ‘making of visual effects for feature films.’ ” BTW there’s still room for more Ringers at the NZ Post LOTR Stamps Launch [More]