“Normally, if we need a character to emote and give a performance with dialogue we try to cast a human being,” said Peter Jackson, director of The Two Towers, “but Gollum’s the one exception where we are creating what we hope is a very extraordinary CG creature.” It was far from certain, going into the mammoth five-year undertaking that is The Lord of the Rings trilogy, that technology would yield a totally believable computer-generated (CG) character. [More]
Month: January 2003
January 17th, 2003 (TUKWILA, WA and Nottingham U.K.)
-Sabertooth Games Inc. (a subsidiary of Games Workshop Group PLC) is proud to announce the Christmas 2003 release of The Lord of the Rings ® Tradeable Miniatures Game! The game will feature expertly pre-painted three-dimensional versions of characters from New Line Cinema’s The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy-such as Gandalf, Frodo, Aragorn, and Legolas. The fast, intuitive Combat-Hex rules system used by The Lord of the Rings Tradeable Miniatures Game allows players to recreate the action and adventure of the films-experiencing the exciting battles of Moria, Helm’s Deep, The Pelennor Fields, and much more-in just a half hour or less. [More]
The past 18 months have seen actor Viggo Mortensen make a name for himself by hanging with hobbits. But before he picked up sword and saddle to play the dark hero Aragorn in the blockbuster Lord of the Rings trilogy, he spent 15 years quietly gaining a reputation as “the guy who should be a star.” [More]
Frodo’s Girl writes: The folks who made the fabric for the elvish cloaks in LOTR are selling some products, and [New Zealand’s national museum] Te Papa has them. Stansborough Gotland Fibre has a scarf (50cmx180cm), a throw (135cmx180cm) and a lined cloak. (now with pictures! -Xo) [More] [Shop]
Orlando Bloom watchers can mark their calenders. Australian newsite news.com.au is reporting that Orlando will be attending the premiere of Ned Kelly (in which he plays bushranger Joe Byrne) in Melbourne, Australia on March 22. [More]
Not only is Andy Serkis wholly tangible within the digital character, his performance (as Smeagol/Gollum) is the best in The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers. Thanks to TomGreen for the link. [More]