Well, this is the clincher as far as whether Sauron was FILMED in ROTK. Whether he makes the final cut, we don’t know. [More] Also, Sala Baker, who plays [among other roles] the bad dude in big armour, has another two months of reshoots this year. When asked, he wouldn’t say if it was general stuntwork, being an orc, or something more. Thanks to all who wrote in.
Month: May 2003
Whether or not this makes the final cut or not, we now know for certain that Sauron was FILMED as a physical presence taking part in the events of ROTK. This came in from Dave:
“I used to flat with a guy in the NZ army, and when he was in the filming for the big battle in front of the gates of Mordor, Sauron was there fighting. I believe he will appear. I mean there is only so much you can do with a giant eye.”
Agent Smith is played by Australian actor Hugo Weaving, who also plays Elrond in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Weaving’s face is far better known than his name, but that may be changing. By early next year, after the release of “The Matrix Revolutions” in November and the “Ring’s” epic finale, “Return of the King” in December, the combined box office grosses of Weaving’s movies could challenge Harrison Ford’s. [More]
DP writes: Sales of the theatrical version of TTT on DVD are already number one in the UK charts at all the major online retailers. That is despite the fact that the actual release is months away- and every sensible collector will also get the Extended Version. Will it be the best selling DVD in the UK ever?
Andrew writes: They’ve extended the back-to-back Lord of the Rings double in Australia for another week, due to popular demand! [More]
From Mindy Belz: Matamata is a throwback town on New Zealand’s North Island of few stoplights and two motels. The road out of town heads west through a farm valley where the onion harvest is underway. Migrants stoop in the late summer heat, heaving bulbs from the ground, laying them in rows, and spiking the dry air with an eye-watering aroma. [More]