Katherine writes: I got to hang out with Brad (and just for your info, take him to the airport and his hotel!) this weekend at the Dallas Comic*Con and Sci-Fi expo. I have some of my report up on dourif.net, but all the pics are up and working! Just wanted to let you know for theonering.net. I also have pics of JRD, and Sala Baker. Both total gentlemen. [More]
Month: October 2003
I realize that this story is not directly LOTR-related, but many of us who are following this year’s Oscar race with hopes that ROTK will walk away with the big prize(s) have included the upcoming epic, The Alamo, on our lists of possible competition. Bad buzz has been building around the story of Mr. Crockett and friends for a few weeks now, though, and Disney announced today that the release of The Alamo has been postponed until April 2004 – which puts it out of this year’s Oscar race – because the “filmmakers felt they needed more time to finish it.” [More]
The Howard Shore Concert in Wellington has its definitive name now: ‘The Lord of The Rings Symphony: Six Movements for Orchestra and Chorus.’ No news yet on the time on Saturday 29th. Bookings open November 1 at Ticketek. Meanwhile if you’re itching to book for SOMETHING around the world premiere in New Zealand, there’s still room for you to join hundreds of fans at our Return of the Ringers party on Nov. 30th. Booking for that is this easy.
Nikki writes: There will be a new teaser ROTK teaser trailer on Warner Brothers’ Matrix Revolutions and New Line’s Elf, both due in early November. I don’t know if it will have new footage or not. But you never know!! Running time is 1:01.
Orlando Bloom is to star in Ridley Scott’s epic 12th century love story The Kingdom Of Heaven. Scott says Kingdom will be staged on an even greater scale than Gladiator. Shooting begins in Morocco early next year. [More]
NEW YORK (Billboard) – A new song by Annie Lennox is among the tracks on the soundtrack to “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”. The Reprise/WMG Soundtracks release, set for November 25, also features the talents of soprano Renee Fleming and Irish flautist Sir James Galway. [More]