Fionn writes: Orlando Bloom (Legolas) and Howard Shore are both to be honoured at the 2003 Hollywood Film Festival (October 15th-20th). Orlando has won the Hollywood Breakthrough Actor Award and Howard has won the Music-In-Film Award. [More]
Month: September 2003
Ringer Spy Jeremy sends in this new image. It shows Frodo and Sam sleeping in the rain, while Gollum looks on from the rocks above. Could this be a still from footage used in the Extended Edition of ‘The Two Towers’ due out in November of 2003? [More]
Anna writes: I just thought I’d let you know if anyone has asked where they can get the awesome version of “O Fortuna” used in Steve Latham’s trailer, it’s on an album by The Opera Babes (no, I’m not kidding 🙂 called “Beyond Imagination” which is available through Amazon.com. [More]
Ringer Spy Quilty sends along this small blurb (along with a disturbing looking Legolas Bobble-head) on the LOTR exhibit set to open next week in London. [More] [sciencemuseum.org.uk]
PennyQ sends in this small piece in the UK Daily Mail. It details the LOTR craze in New Zealand. And quotes Ian McKellen (Gandalf) on his thoughts about being on a coin in that country. [More]
Beriain sends along this scan of the September issue of Empire Magazine’s Australia edition, with this look at ‘The Return of the King’. “Every thing is under control” Peter Jackson talks about ROTK. He explains how he feels the third film is the reason for making the first two and how he feels the first one is ‘merely’ exposition, the second adds complication and the third is where all the plot strands unite or in some cases reunite. PJ also goes on to comment on the extreme of emotions in the final film for example when Sam says to Frodo “I can’t carry it, but I can carry you” Philippa Boyens comment that she believes this will become one of the great film lines! [More]