Asfaloth wrote to say that the IMBD Pro magazine had some snippets about ROTK. “Rumors in early 2003 have it that the first cut is six hours long because of the amount of material from Tolkien’s original story that remains to be covered.” So I guess there’s still a little bit of work to be done in the editing suite.
Month: February 2003
Our first Elvish lesson in Barliman’s last week was a huge succes, close to one hundred people turned up to listen to Elostrion lesson on ‘how to construct a Sindarin Sentence’. Tonight the classes continue!
Like last week it will be held in #thehalloffire on wednesday, feb 12, beginning at 7 pm EST (which equals 6 PM CST and midnight GMT for those who want to know).
To get to #thehalloffire follow these instructions: either use this [java] link or follow these instructions for IRC clients: #thehalloffire on the irc.theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman’s and then type /join #thehalloffire. For further information, be sure to read the new Barliman’s FAQ!
In the States, JRR Tolkien’s grandson Simon spoke to NPR’s “All Things Considered” radio programme about his grandfather. Right at the end he comments briefly about the rift in the Tolkien family and its effect on him. [More] Thanks to Liliana and others for the link.
TORn Staffer Asfaloth dug up a small but quite funny bit of information on Christopher Lee’s character of Saruman: There are reportedly five different death scenes filmed for the character of Saruman. Christopher Lee has said that he had no idea which one would be used in the final cut.
I for one hope they’ll use the one from the books…
Fiver sends word about the NBR Stadium Spectacular concert in Wellington, which will include “a chilling Lord of the Rings pageant as 300 flaming torches are borne through the darkness by hooded figures to the sound of massive drums, choir and orchestra,” the orchestra being the NZSO.
Alex writes: Just heard an interview by Simon Mayo on BBC Radio 5. He was talking to Andy Serkis (Gollum). He was responding to the Oscar Nominations announced today. He was surprised and amazed the PJ did not recieve a nomination, but not that he wasn’t considered for Best Supporting Actor for Gollum. – he thinks Ed Harris (The Hours) will win.