Millions, nay, BILLIONS of people have written in asking what and where the ROTK:EE DVD Easter Eggs are located. For those new to this, an ‘Easter Egg’ is a special hidden feature on a DVD, and yes, almost all DVD’s have them! Rasputin the Evil Balrog gives us a concise round up on the two Easter Egg’s located on the new DVD’s. Take a look! [More]
Month: December 2004
Rasputin the Evil Balrog writes: I just wanted to make sure everyone knows that there are two Easter Eggs on the Extended Edition of ROTK. The bogus interview of Elijah Wood conducted by Dominic Monaghan (as German journalist Hans Jensen) that PJ mentioned at the Oscar Party was already confirmed by your earlier report from Britain and is found on the first disc of the film.
On the second disc there is a second Easter Egg, though, that I haven’t seen anyone mention. It’s this year’s MTV Movie Awards skit featuring Vince Vaughan and Ben Stiller taking a meeting with Peter Jackson to pitch their ideas for a sequel to Lord of the Rings (“The Ring was destroyed.” “But what if it wasn’t?”). Not my fave of the three years of MTV Eggs, but still hilarious.
Oh, and FYI, the Eggs are accessed on each disc by going into the chapter selection menu, choosing the last chapter, then pressing the down arrow on your remote. A Ring icon will appear at the bottom of the screen, and you hit enter to access the egg. Very similar to the previous EEs.
Sean Astin, the 33-year-old actor who won fame playing the title rtole in “Rudy,” has been named Bacchus XXXVII. Astin will lead the 38-float procession along the traditional route on Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. A special new feature of this year’s parade will be the return of actor Elijah Wood, who served as Bacchus XXXVI last year. Wood will ride a Returning King’s float.
The folks making the very cool looking ‘Sin City’ film have released a new trailer today. There is a quick shot of our Elijah Wood, who stars in this film alongside more names that I can fit on one page, take a look! [More] [Trailer]
Oscar winner Nicole Kidman has been added to the Jan. 8 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala, bringing the number of gala honorees to an all-time high. “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy composer Howard Shore also was announced as an honoree, and a significant director is expected to be added shortly. That will bring the number of gala honorees to nine. [More]
It seems like such an unheard-of thing, but TORN staffer Sarumann (AKA Josh Rubinstein) has just published a book not about LOTR, but about Ben Franklin! The book, entitled “Ben”, is about a time travel experiment that brings the founding father to 21st Century Philadelphia. You can still find a nice nod to the Professor as Ben Franklin sits down to read a copy of LOTR. [More]