Gandalf the Grey is going greenLord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen plans to summon up the power of the sun to power his Limehouse home. The veteran actor, who played the great wizard in the fantasy trilogy, has applied to Tower Hamlets Council for planning permission to mount eight solar panels on the roof of his Narrow Street home. If successful, Sir Ian could cut green-house gas emissions by savingaround 600kg of carbon dioxide each year. Covering 10 square metres, the solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are unlikely to upset neighbours as they would not increase the size of his flat roof. Anyone still wishing to object to the plans can lodge a complaint with the council. [More]
Month: October 2005
Wyvern writes: I thought you might like to know that Alan Lee has just been announced as appearing at my local sci-fi and fantasy convention here in Plymouth, England. It’s called ArmadaCon and it’s running from 11th – 13th November. He obviously likes to keep busy, because it won’t be long after he gets back from his US book tour! [More]
‘Lost’, featuring Dominic Monaghan, is on ABC tonight at 9PM EST. [abc.go.com]
Elijah Wood will be a guest on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ tonight (October 5th). The Tonight Show airs at 11:35PM on NBC.
Orlando Bloom is slated to be a guest on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ today, he’s there to talk about his latest film ‘Elizabethtown’. Check your local listings.
The Oscar-winning creative team behind the “The Lord of the Rings” films, including director Peter Jackson, has been named to run the production of the upcoming film based on Microsoft Corp.’s blockbuster “Halo” video game, the company said on Tuesday. Jackson and his wife, Fran Walsh, will serve as the executive producers for “Halo,” which is targeted for worldwide release in mid-2007 by Universal Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox film studios. Universal will oversee the film’s production and domestic distribution. Fox will handle international distribution. “Halo” will be shot in Wellington, New Zealand, and will use Jackson’s production and post-production facilities there. “I’m a huge fan of the game and look forward to helping it come alive on the cinema screen,” Jackson said in a statement. [More]