Sideshow has been teasing this Lord of the Rings polystone diorama since Comic-Con 2007. During their panel presentation, they showed an impressive unpainted version of what looked to be a very dynamic battle in mid-air. Jump ahead a half year, and on professor Tolkien’s birthday, we got an even clearer picture of the unpainted Fell Beast portion of the statue. Today (finally!), we get the official preview, complete with a glimpse of the fully painted Fell Beast and Eagle head sections. With the official preview now launched, we can guess that pre-orders will begin next Thursday, February 7th. Click on the image or the link below to visit Sideshow’s preview for the Fell Beast vs. Eagle – ‘Battle Above the Black Gates’ Polystone Diorama. [View the Preview]
Month: February 2008
After 43 days of hour-long commutes and filming in freezing conditions in the United States, film-maker Peter Jackson is home to film his version of heaven for The Lovely Bones. Completing the movie in Wellington during an uncharacteristically dry summer felt almost like making two separate movies, Jackson told The Dominion Post yesterday. He was giving an exclusive interview during a photo call with his main stars Mark Wahlberg, 13-year-old Irish actress Saoirse Ronan and 18-year-old Kiwi Rose McIver. “It has got a strange feeling about it. I had psychologically got used to the idea that we were done with the movie when we’d shot our chunk in Pennsylvania. But what we are doing here is very different.”
One of the email questions we often get, besides ‘Can you cast me in “The Hobbit?”‘ is ‘Where can I see a LOTR blooper reel?’. Well, now thanks to the folks at The Holmes Show, and the guys at WETA…here it is!