A report on Jon Labrie’s talk at a recent Game Developers Conference in San Diego. He talks about creating Gollum and the Ents and the crowd scenes, of course. [More] Thanks to RS for the link.
Month: March 2003
After a heroic effort by the[ modest, witty and punctual] editors at TheForce.net, the results of their SW is better than LOTR/LOTR is better than SW “Top 46 Reasons” contest is posted up. Jump in, the water’s fine over there. [More] Thanks to Lady Laurelin for the link.
Frodine took what is possibly TORN’s oldest fan to visit PJ’s country mansion, now being built in her home town. [More]
News from Frodine: “I’ve just returned from Masterton, my home town. I took my 82 year old dad (the oldest “onering” fan?) and friend out to see PJ’s country house. It is a fantastic looking mansion with turrets and towers and enormous brick walls and iron gates at the entrance. Oh the excitement of it all wondering if PJ himself might come along! Well there was no sign of the Great One but a guy did come to the gate to pick up the newspaper and he answered our many , excited questions. Yes he did work there as property manager but wasn’t at liberty to divulge his name (I did recognise him from school. However his secret is safe with me !!!) I said I was a “onering ” fan and intended to send back a spy report. He looked a little worried but must have decided we were all too old to be a serious threat . We exchanged pleasantries about the size of the house and the many builders working there; the lovely home that he had, (that had been shifted from Masterton) and the numerous fans that he had spoken to.
My most burning question however was —“Has anything been changed in “Return Of The King?”
“I doubt it'” he said, shaking his head.
There you have it from an authoritative source!!!! We can now all sleep in peace! [I bet he’s well schooled how NOT to answer the curious fans – Tehanu]
I have sent a link to the local newspaper that has printed a splendid aerial shot of the house.” [More]
The House of Telcontar website has updated, with news of where you can see Viggo’s photo exhibitions next (Denmark and Cuba), where he’s filming Hidalgo at the moment, and how to buy his anti-war T-shirts. [More] Thanks again to Wee Tanya for the link.
From Wee Tanya comes this link to a story on stuff.co about LOTR costume designer, Ngila Dickson. [More]