The wizards, the elves and even those irksome orcs return to theaters Dec. 18 for The Two Towers, the second episode in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. But what Frodo fanatics crave most is seeing what’s new, especially more of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantastic creations brought to eye-popping life by filmmaker Peter Jackson’s effects team. [More]
Month: November 2002
Hobbitlover writes: I managed to find some pictures of Billy Boyd (Pippin) from the charity showing in Edinburgh of ‘Die Another Day’. [More]
Rob writes: This weekend, Nov. 22-24, artist Ted Nasmith will be a guest of the Stratford Book Festival in Stratford, Ontario. He will be exhibiting some original artworks, signing books and calendars Sat. @ 2:30 PM, and appearing on an artists panel Sunday @ 2 PM. Details at www.stratfordbookfestival.ca Proceeds of the festival are being donated to the cause of literacy.
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) – New Line Cinema has partnered with movie theater owners to begin advance domestic ticket sales on “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” Friday, four weeks ahead of the film’s Dec. 18 North American release. [More]
Take a read through our review of Games Workshop’s Lord of the Rings Tabletop Battle Game! [More]
Due to a steady flow of interest in everything Tolkien, Alliance Atlantis’ Motion Picture Distribution Group announced today the extension of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS EXHIBIT. The experiential exhibition containing artefacts from New Line Cinema’s theatrical production of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS currently showing at the Royal Ontario Museum’s former McLaughlin Planetarium was originally set to close December 1, 2002, but because of the high interest, Alliance Atlantis extended the date to December 8, 2002. [More]
Be sure to check out part 1 of TORN’s coverage from the exhibit, featuring interviews with Billy Boyd (Pippin) and Dominic Monaghan (Merry). [More]