Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson plans to take a long break – it just won’t be for another couple of years. Jackson jumped into his next project – a remake of the 1933 classic King Kong – before The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King even hit the big screen. [More]
Day: December 1, 2003
The folks from Scoop.co.nz send along these 2 links filled with images from the red carpet. [More 1] [More 2]
From the New Zealand Herald: What will happen to this crowd after the final movie is screened and all that anticipation, discussion and guesswork (not to mention the party planning) will be over? [More]
TORn was on the red carpet today at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington, and we got some great pictures as everyone wandered past on their way to the premiere. [More]
Our staffer on the scene in Wellington, Demosthenes, was at the Te Papa press conference and media roundtable and also spoke to Richard Taylor. It seems that PJ has a brief cameo in ROTK as one of the Corsairs. WETA guys Richard Taylor and Gino Acevedo also have Corsair cameos. In fact, PJ cut an extended fight scene with himself from the film – a two-minute stretch of fight with a major character.
Jezabear captured this clip of Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli entering the Paths of the Dead that was shown on New Zealand TV today. Obviously, spoilers!! [Quicktime] [Windows Media]