Telcontar writes: I regret being the bearer of bad news, but I was just told by an employee at Borders Bookstore that Andy Sirkis will NOT be making an appearance on January 13, 2004, as had been announced. Apparently there was a scheduling conflict, and he will be on the West Coast on that day. News of a later appearance will be forwarded once we know of any details.
Month: January 2004
The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has attacked the government for exaggerating its film-making tax breaks. Oscar-tipped Jackson singled out deputy prime minister Dr Michael Cullen, saying that he’d allowed the overstating of The Lord of the Rings deal to “give tax breaks a bad name”. “I do know how much the tax breaks were – although I’m not allowed to really talk about it – but it’s a minute fraction of the $200m that keeps getting bandied about,” Jackson said. “To me, that figure is . . . ludicrous and irresponsible. Cullen knows it’s not true and yet he’s been capitalising on that figure as being a bad thing for New Zealanders.” [More]
Now YOU can play Sauron and make The One Ring on your very computer! Use Photoshop and follow these instructions, have fun! [More]
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Expect deja vu all over again at the box office this New Year’s weekend. No new wide releases are out to challenge the status quo, so New Line Cinema’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” is fated to remain the most popular attraction. [More]
LOS ANGELES – Now that his long labor on “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy is ending, you’d think Sean Astin would be ready for a break. Instead, he’s hoping for a new grind, more like the one that gripped “Rings” director Peter Jackson. [More]
A funny thing happened after Sean Astin wrapped his grueling two-year Lord of the Rings tour of duty: He lightened up — mentally and physically — for his role in the Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore’s comedy 50 First Dates. [More]