Ringer Alison and others have sent in word that UK’s Sunday Times has an article on Mr. Mirkwood himself, Olrando Bloom: “nothing groundbreaking…” *yawn*
Month: August 2003
Sideshow/Weta Collectibles sends news of a brand new ‘Retired Area’ on their website. The statues and busts listed in this area have had their production stopped and are limited to the quantity available from their store. Basically, if you were looking to purchase one of the Fellowship of the Ring, and some of The Two Towers collectibles, this is your last chance to do so. In some cases, there are 10 or fewer pieces left. (EU residents might be interested to know there are 4 Aragorn statues left, and none for US residents!) [More]
From Stuff.co.nz: Peter Jackson may have had enough of filming hobbits and elves as he completes the final Lord of the Rings instalment but, like any good Kiwi dad, he’s happy to pick up a handycam to film his son playing rugby. [More]
Eagle-eyed TORn staffer Anwyn points out the comment at the end of the story: “Jackson also revealed he had hoped to bring JRR Tolkien’s other classic book The Hobbit to the big screen, but the film rights are tied up in a “complex” arrangement involving a rival Hollywood studio.” Interesting!
TheHutt writes: The theatrical TTT DVD which is scheduled for release in South Korea, offers a rather special limited packaging. This DVD is a R3 release, it is being released by “Spectrum DVD” and is listed for USD 32,98. [More]
Jess writes: IMDB has posted the international cinema release dates for Ned Kelly, starring our very own Orlando Bloom as Joe Byrne. The DVD will be released in Oz on August 20. [More]
Looking to whet the interest of Lord of the Rings fans for both next month’s Two Towers DVD release as well as the holiday theatrical launch of third film The Return of the King, cast members Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis and others appeared at the Comic-Con International comic book festival in San Diego, Calif. [More]