Another article that takes Tolkien seriously. I’m not imagining this, am I? A year ago most major news providers felt they had to be all coy about admitting any intererest in the subject. Go here for some serious reporting.
Category: Fans
Since the fan phenomena hit the Internet and computer’s allowed access to video editing, Fan made trailers have kept many of us laughing, crying, and coming back for more. Places like TheForce.net’s Fan Films and FanMadeTrailers.com have focused our attention on these Fan made trailers and given us a consolidated location where we can satiate our need for more.
As in most things, Lord of the Rings fans do not like to be outdone. And this has caused a massive swelling of art, writing, and even fan trailers/movies. Currently there are two different repositories of Fan made trailers relating to Lord of the Rings, Fan.TheOneRing.net’s Multimedia Gallery and FanMadeTrailers.com’s Lord of the Rings Section.
With the recent release of the first official theatrical trailer for Lord of the Rings, there has also been a flurry of activity in the area of satirical trailers. The most notable entries are
The Complete “Lord of the Rings” Movie (circa 1944)
From the man who did the illustrious Sunday Times‘ homework for them, O. Sharp has struck again. I would explain a little more about this trailer, but I don’t want to ruin the surprise that is in store for you. The author of the Tolkien Sarcasm page has definately out done himself with this one.
ModernHumorist.com is always at the fore front of making me laugh. They are offering a little constructive criticism to New Line with Good Lord of the Rings on how to make a truely wonderful trailer.
If you want to be the next Peter Jackson and think that making a short, spoof, or animated feature in tribute to the Lord of the Rings, TheOneRing.net may be able to help you. Over the past 6 months, we have been collecting contacts to help make your project a little easier. Azeem of FanFilms.com (Also known as TheForce.net’s theater section) has offered to prod, cajole, and kick us in the right direction to help the fans out. So TheOneRing.net may be just what you need to put the finishing touches on your plans for a great Fan Film. If you think TheOneRing.net can be of assistance to you, drop us a mail at fanfilms@theonering.net and we will do our best to give you a hand.
Notice: You can also download the Tolkien Saracasm Page’s trailer here.
Kotukunui brings us a hilariously funny parody of the upcoming LOTR Trailer. [More]
From: John Cook
The good folks at ToonZone send along the following:
We’re running a new Lord of the Rings cartoon punchline contest this week. This one features caricatures of Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas as they meet Gandalf the White for the first time! Check it out and submit your own punchlines for Gandalf here.
From the good folks at Ancanar.com:
Ancanar.com announces its 1st major update:
More Questions & Answers, New Contest, All About DragonCon, Meet the People, Send your Fan Art, Music, Lore
TOR.net correspondent Frunk asked a friend of his who’s a world authority on rock music about the Beatles/LOTR project, and got this in reply:
“They wanted Twiggy to be Galadriel!
Yup! This was on the cards at one time…1968… They were looking to make their third movie (“A Hard Day’s Night” and “Help!” being one and two). They approached David Lean who was busy on other projects and then Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick hadn’t read the books, so Dennis O’Dell (head of Apple Films) sent him round copies. He wasn’t interested but suggested Michaelangelo Antonioni.
Apple Films then asked Tolkein for the rights only to be told they’d been sold to United Artists – days before. As this was being talked about at the time, UA obviously knew and as they were the distributors for “Yellow Submarine” saw another great potential.
UA were prepared to let The Beatles have the rights but the whole thing fell apart. According to Macca, Paul Gallico wrote several treatments but he also said he didn’t like the idea because John wanted to be Frodo. Not true – John wanted to be Gollum (as you said). Also, Macca was the one in control of Apple at the time so we can reasonably assume Paul just wasn’t too keen. And – it was around that time that Paul was talking to Richard Lester (who filmed AHDN) about The Fabs starring in The Three Musketeers which Lester went on to make 5 years later!
One last Beatle/LOTR thing: There are some pix of George supposedly wearing a wizard’s costume – pointy cap and white top with a moon on the front. Although these are said to come from rehearsals for LOTR, they actually come from a 1964 show called Around The Beatles where they did a small extract from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
This news comes to you courtesy of the Rockmine – well worth checking out for info like this!