Ringer Spy Matthew C sends in these great pics from the Wellington Premiere of TTT! Billy, Dom, Karl Urban, Elijah, PJ and many more were on hand (including a MASSIVE Gollum creeping over the cinema). Take a look! [More]
Month: December 2002
Ringer Spy Matthew C sends in these great pics from the Wellington Premiere of TTT!
Billy, Dom, Karl Urban, Elijah, PJ and many more were on hand (including a MASSIVE Gollum creeping over the cinema). Take a look!
Respected Tolkien artist John Howe has launched his new website. It rocks. Check it out here. [More] You can also read a cool new interview with John himself on the BBC. [More]
Well, New Zealand’s media was out in force at the Wellington premiere of The Two Towers at the Embassy Theatre.
The unveiling of the menacing Gollum was one of the highlights. All I had was the Middle Earth Cam video feed, and I thought it looked quite spectacular!
As Ringer Fan Richard first reported, the other was confirmation of the persistent rumour that the world premiere for Return of the King would be in Wellington next year.
Before an audience of thousands of (undoubtedly parochial) onlookers, Jackson made New Line Executive Mark Ordesky promise that the debut for RoTK would be in Wellington.
Very cool stuff. And nice for all the antipodeans to finally get a piece of the action. 🙂
Also, Ringer Fan Telkemeniel reports that all the announced cast were there: Billy Boyd, Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, Peter Jackson & Richard Taylor, Lawrence Makaore, Karl Urban. The latter two stayed with the crowd for a long time!
As I mentioned, the Kiwi media was there in force, here’s a roundup of stories (and pictures) from them:
NZoom — [More]
The NZ Herald — [More]
Stuff.co.nz (check out Gollum looming over Embassy theatregoers!) — [More]
Scoop.co.nz (great shot of the red carpet … and the banners!) — [More]
And just a reminder from Ringer Fan Willomere: An exhibition of the WETA workshop wonders seen in FOTR and TTT will be on display at the Te Papa in Wellington. A wealth of items including backdrops, costumes, weapons, and models — not the least of which is Saruman’s tower Orthanc — will be on view from December 19, 2002 through February 28, 2003. [More]
It’s confirmed: The Return of the King premiere will be held in Wellington next year! And Gollum is the figure that will be menacing Embassy Theatre theatre-goers for the next year. For a full news roundup from the New Zealand newsmedia, read on … [More]
The fine folks at the Cascades Conservation Partnership put on a charity benefit showing in Seattle, WA. last night, and TORN staffers Gamgee & Gandalf has the pleasure of attending this splendid event! Check it out!! [More]