Meghan, Online Community Manager for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: This week we’ve posted new concept art of Gorthorogs, an evil race players may encounter (if they’re unlucky) in The Lord of the Rings Online. Included in the update is the original concept and one variant, and some backstory on the Gorthorogs. [More]
Month: September 2005
Everyone’s favorite King Viggo Mortensen will be on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ tomorrow (September, 23rd) on CBS. He will be there to promote his latest film ‘A History of Violence’. ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ airs on CBS at 11:35PM. Viggo will also be on the Charlie Rose show on PBS this Friday. Check your local PBS station for times.
Today is also Sala Baker’s birthday! Like Bilbo and Frodo Sala was born on September 22nd in 1976 in Wellington, New Zealand. That makes him 29 years old today! Happy Birthday Sala!
Marilynn writes: Our local public radio station interviewed Sean Bean for his new movie Flightplan. You can hear the interview here: [More]
Sideshow/Weta Collectibles is celebrating Bilbo Baggins’ birthday by giving away one of the long sold out (and now on ebay for approx $1000 bucks!) statues of Aragorn, Son of Arathorn. They have also discounted some of their LOTR products 25 – 40% OFF. The giveaway and discounts only last until tomorrow at Noon PST. [Click Here]
Brian Miller writes: “Frodo, your mother and I are very concerned about your smoking.” Elijah Wood looks so young, cigarette dangling from his mouth during a recent Seattle visit, that I had to restrain myself from tossing the pack out the window. Our favorite hobbit was here to discuss Everything Is Illuminated, which was actually shot in the Czech Republic, not Ukraine, where Jonathan Safran Foer’s source novel is set. So did Wood view the land with the same fresh eyes as Foer, his tourist character? “Very fresh. I’d never been to Eastern Europe. [Prague] is a city that’s in flux. You’ve got these people from the old Communist regime that almost wish that it was still there, and you’ve got the young people that are glad it’s gone. There’s this interesting, strange identity issue at play. For me, that was the most fascinating element of being there.” [More]