Abdullyne (and many others) write: I was watching the closing ceremony yesterday on US network, NBC, and thought I heard some strains of the LOTR soundtrack. I heard the beautiful Minas Tirith theme loud and clear. It was during the segment on the Greek athlete, Kyriakides’ career.
Month: August 2004
According to NZPA, the big three Hollywood stars of Peter Jackson’s $NZ200 million ($A185.47 million) King Kong are already in awe of the project (even) before the cameras roll next month. [More]
Ringer Solo sends in word that Ian McKellen has updated his Lord of the Rings E-post. Among the items under discussion; Preparation, Tatoos, Beards and more! [More]
Mithril writes: The pilot of the new TV series ‘Lost’ is being shown tomorrow at Sunset on the Beach in Waikiki. Dom is expected to attend, as are other cast members. Hawaii Tolkien folk are planning on attending enmasse to support Dom’s post-LOTR work.
djdeathskiss writes: I found this interview with Andy in the September issue of ‘Total Film’ (UK) magazine. [More]
Elanor1013 writes: Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne have been awarded Variety’s top honor, Showmen of the Year, for 2004, and New Line’s production of LOTR features heavily–there is a whole special issue for the award, littered with LOTR references. Here are some scans from the issue, including an article about their websites which also mentions TORn. [More]