Lia writes, “Next week on ‘Home Truths’ (TV3 @ 11pm on Thurs nights) with John Campbell, Sir Ian McKellan will be interviewed. Should be good as John is a great journalist who always seems to take a special interest and almost fan-based view of whomever he is interviewing on this program…As well, the transcript is likely to be available almost immediately afterwards from the tv3 website via the Home Truths link.
Month: June 2003
Good article in USA Today about how “fans have the muscle to shape the movie.” We’re mentioned, along with AICN, TheForce.net, Dark Horizons and Comic2Film, who do the same kind of things for their favourite movies. Over time, the studios realised that sometimes “the Internet is my friend!” as Gollum would say. [More]
I’ll stomp out a rumour before it can get its boots on: I don’t “know” Elijah Wood or Sir Ian McKellen as in, I don’t have their phone numbers, addresses, or the faintest idea where they are. Do not email me to ask.
Peter Jackson has been listed on the 2003 Forbes ‘Most Powerful People in Hollywood’ list, coming in at number 27. Congrats PJ! [More]
Arwen_Undomiel, a Barliman’s chatter, advised us that there will be a performance of “The Hobbit” premiering in Edinburgh tomorrow. [More]
The estate of Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien has allowed the publication of a Tolkien ‘chronology’ written by the owner of a one-man publishing house. The Tolkien Trust, run by the author’s son Christopher, had earlier filed a lawsuit against Michael W Perry and his Inkling Books over the publication. US district judge Barbara Rothstein dismissed the case in January. [More]
HobbitAinsley writes: “I can confirm that The Two Towers is being played in some hotels on Pay-Per-View – I just got back from a week stay in Long Beach California, at the Radisson next door to Knotts Berry Farm.”