The guest list for the world premiere of the third part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy in Wellington could rise to 2850, more than three times the number first planned. The capacity has been increased with a decision to screen The Return of the King at Reading Cinemas in Courtenay Place at the same time as it is screened at the Embassy theatre on December 1. [More]
Month: October 2003
erestor writes: Issue # 7 of “pink khaki”, a sci-fi, fantasy and cinema webzine is up, featuring interviews with Mark Ferguson (Gil-Galad) and Cameron Rhodes (Farmer Maggot). There is also a “Pirates of the Caribbean” coverage and contest. A PK LOTR special is announced for later the year. [More]
Fighting orcs and goblins was the easy part of The Lord of the Rings for John Rhys-Davies. The hard part was the skin-peeling makeup he had to wear as bearded dwarf-warrior Gimli. “It just ripped my face apart to put that damn makeup on,” Rhys-Davies says. “I’d lose the top layer of my skin every time. It was just miserable. It itched so much under the prosthetic — you go insane.” [More]
Today, October 18th is Howard Shore’s Birthday! Howard was born on October 18th, 1946 in Toronto, Canada. That makes him 57 years old today! Happy Birthday Howard!
Billy Boyd (Pippin) and Craig Parker (Haldir) will be at the London Expo this weekend. Here’s a great chance to meet them both! [More]
A small reminder to fans in the DC area, Sean Astin (Sam) will be the keynote speaker at the Generations United Confrence this weekend. Follow the link for more info. [More]