Thingo Baggins writes: The science teachers at the school where I work got the March April 2004 issue of ‘howstuffworks’ ‘express’ magazine. The cover has our own Gollum on it and there is a great article on his creation. [More]

Tony writes: In case you haven’t heard, Peter Jackson is seen in the preview of the Star Wars special edition dvd collection. The preview can be seen at this link on Amazon.com. [More]

The American business magazine detailed the director’s earnings in its annual Top 100 Celebrity List. Jackson’s ranking – based on earnings, media attention and influence – jumped from No. 27 last year to No. 12, due to the success of the Oscar-winning The Return of the King. [More]

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Congratulations to our three winners in the ‘World of Ringers’ contest! Follow the link for the results and winners. [Click Here]

We know a lot of you are curious about the Narnia films, and since they’re being made in my town, I hear some things…I heard over the weekend that shooting was scheduled to begin on Monday (yesterday), but no word on whether it did. Weather in Auckland is currently awful (thundery showers, strong winds, 12C) so any location shooting seems unlikely.

UPDATE – the folks at Narniafans.com and Narniaweb.com say it starts on the 28th, so I may have mishead my sources.

Forbes Magazine reports how Peter Jackson is ploughing some of his LOTR earnings straight back into improvements for his studios at Miramar in Wellington. [More]