This latest batch comes from Ringer Spy Mooch take a look! [More]
Day: March 26, 2003
Many folks are writing in to inform us that the latest Orlando Bloom (Legolas) film ‘Ned Kelly’ opens tomorrow (March 27th) in Australia. The official site has pics from the star-studded world premiere in Oz. [More]
Sideshow/Weta‘s Series 1 Statues from ‘The Two Towers’ are now shipping. If you ordered Gimli, Gandalf the White, or the Easterling Soldier, expect to see them at your house shortly! We are also told that the Watcher in the Water exclusive statue will be shipping soon. [More]
FantasyFan sent us these links to articles about travelling to NZ for LOTR fans, featured in the Detroit Free Press. Another article there, Frolic like Frodo, talks about the unexpected popularity of the Hobbiton location as a tourist destination. Meanwhile, for those that want a locations tour in the company of other LOTR fans, don’t forget the Red Carpet Guided Tours.
A computer game shop in Lancashire has access to large LOTR figures, which it auctions off [proceeds going to charity.] No idea how many of these were made; if you’re in the area you might want to check this out. [More]
News thanks to Simon: “A computer gaming shop in Preston, Lancashire has a 5’10” ish moulded plastic statue of Aragorn in its doorway. He’s dressed in FOTR garb with both hands on his sword and his bow and quiver slung. I asked what the shop were going to do with him at the end of the publicity run, and was given the following answer:
“We had an orc model when the computer game ‘Warcraft’ came out. Someone came in one day and asked what we were going to do with it, and we were going to throw it out. The man made an offer. In the weeks that followed, more offers were made until the shop management made the decision to have the staff auction the orc to the highest bidder. The auction was not publicised, but they simply made a quiet note of everyone’s details and their bid when someone asked over the shop counter. The statue eventually went for over £2000 and the money all went to charity.
The same decision had been reached about the Aragorn figure, and with the interest in the films, he was expected to go for maybe more than the orc. The statue would remain in the front of the shop until after the DVD release of ‘The Two Towers’ “