Andria writes: I had the pleasure of listening to (I was too far away to see) Sean Astin give a political speech at a rally for John Kerry today in St. Louis. He referenced being Samwise Gamgee from LOTR which got a loud cheer from the crowd. Of the the people that spoke at the rally (pre-Kerry and Edwards) Astin delivered the most articulate and heart-felt speech of the group. I was thrilled. (SPECIAL NOTE: TORN in no way endorses or condemns the political views of candidates or cast members supporting candidates. We just report.)
Day: August 6, 2004
Crimdac writes: In an interview on BBC radio in the UK with British Olympic archer Alison Williamson. Among other things she gives credit to the LOTR films for getting lots of boys interested in archery because they want to be Legolas. The interview starts at 1:30 into the clip and the brief LOTR comment is at about 2:25. (RealPlayer needed) [More]
The folks from pulpexpo.com inform us that Andy Serkis & Thomas Robins (Deagol) have joined John Rhys-Davies at the Armageddon Pulp Culture Expo in Wellington. [More]
Someone should make Viggo Mortensen an honorary Canadian. “I’m a long-suffering Canadiens fan,” says the 45-year-old actor, who has stuck by the Montreal hockey team since high school. “I used to watch them in their golden era. They were amazing. Over the years, it’s often been tough to be a Canadiens fan, like it is to be a New York Mets fan, but I’ve hung in there.” [More]
Darci writes: David Wenham, who played Faramir in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, told SCI FI Wire that the upcoming special extended-edition DVD of The Return of the King will feature deleted scenes that further develop his character. !!!EE SPOILERS!!! [More]
TechTV is presenting the ‘GPhoria Awards’ tonight. This Oscars-for-video-games event has the ROTK game by EA nominated in a few categories. They are; Achievement in voice acting by a male performer (Both Sean Astin & Elijah Wood are nominated), Best Sound Design, Best Cinematic & Best Adaptation. [More] [Gaming Havens]