We’re just a week away! Tickets are still available for The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Extended Edition taking place June 14th, 21st and 28th at a theater near you? Use this direct link to the order your tickets today! To help celebrate the release of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy on Blu-ray (June 28th), Warner Brothers has chosen select theaters in the US to show all three films in their extended form: The Fellowship of the Ring on June 14th; The Two Towers on June 21st;The Return of the King on June 28th. Top that off with a special message from director Peter Jackson before the screenings and you have the makings of an amazing time! Snag your tickets today! [Purchase Tickets] And don’t forget to snag Extended Editions on Blu-ray! If you purchase it directly through WBShop.com you’ll get a bonus set of 5×7 posters with your purchase. [WBshop.com]
Our friend Michiel Stevens from DeHobbit.net has passed on a message that the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ludwig Wicki, will be presenting a ‘live to projection’ performance of Howard Shore’s score for The Fellowship of the Ring at The Concertgebouw in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, this Saturday 4th June 2011, and Sunday 5th June 2011.
DeHobbit.net also has some exclusive interviews and a video that can be accessed from the links provided below (please note these are in Dutch so a translation tool might be required).
The Lord of the Rings In Concert: The Fellowship of the Ring Howard Shore’s Academy Award®-winning score
performed live to film on-stage by over 200 musicians Munich Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Chorale And Phoenix Boys Choir Conducted by Ludwig Wicki
Nine-city tour October 12 –23, 2011 Starting at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona
(Los Angeles, June 3, 2011) — A nine-city West Coast tour of the highly anticipated The Lord of the Rings In Concert: The Fellowship of the Ring will begin on October 12 at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Featuring Howard Shore’s complete Academy Award® and Grammy®–winning score performed live on-stage by more than 200 musicians, the Glendale presentation of Fellowship will be followed by engagements in San Diego, Las Vegas, Anaheim, Portland, Seattle, Fresno, Oakland and Sacramento. Tickets go on sale on Friday, June 10 for all cities.
Celebrated Maestro Ludwig Wicki, the preeminent conductor of Howard Shore’s Ring music, will conduct all performances. Joining Maestro Wicki is soprano Kaitlyn Lusk, who has toured the world as a soloist in The Lord of the Rings Symphony. Continue reading “Lord of the Rings In Concert: The Fellowship of the Ring”
JayC writes: My friends noticed that on the Event Cinemas NZ website, If you keep scrolling past Lord of the Dance 3D, you might just notice a few Extended film screenings in NZ. The sessions aren’t open yet but you get an indication of when the films are being booked in. More..
As announced on Peter Jackson’s Facebook page, Orlando Bloom is reprising his role as Legolas “Greenleaf” in The Hobbit. Below are some video clips of the local coverage.
We’re just a week away! Tickets are still available for The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Extended Edition taking place June 14th, 21st and 28th at a theater near you? Use this direct link to the order your tickets today! To help celebrate the release of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy on Blu-ray (June 28th), Warner Brothers has chosen select theaters in the US to show all three films in their extended form: The Fellowship of the Ring on June 14th; The Two Towers on June 21st;The Return of the King on June 28th. Top that off with a special message from director Peter Jackson before the screenings and you have the makings of an amazing time! Snag your tickets today! [Purchase Tickets] And don’t forget to snag Extended Editions on Blu-ray! If you purchase it directly through WBShop.com you’ll get a bonus set of 5×7 posters with your purchase. [WBshop.com]
