The Lord of the Rings trilogy stars Liv Tyler and Viggo Mortensen are Hollywood’s ‘highest earning’ screen couple, says Forbes. “The coupling of Viggo Mortensen and Liv Tyler convinced a lot of girlfriends to sit through more than nine hours of orcs and wizards and hobbits. With $2.9 billion in worldwide earnings, the Lord of the Rings trilogy puts Mortensen and Tyler at the top of our list of Hollywood’s highest earning on-screen couples. More…
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Message board Spy Theodred uncovered two new interviews with Hugo Weaving. Weaving is currently on a press tour for ‘The Wolfman’. The first is on About.com, the second is on Collider.com. Weaving does get asked about The Hobbit. Continue reading “Hugo Weaving Talks ‘The Hobbit’”
Over the weekend the MTV Movies Blog caught up with Hugo Weaving who discussed how he might fit in the upcoming Hobbit films.
“Elrond is in ‘The Hobbit,’ in the book,” explained Weaving, who portrayed the Lord of Rivendell and ancient, wise elf in Jackson’s three “LOTR” films. “And yeah, I would love to work on that, with Guillermo del Toro directing.”
Weaving, a huge Tolkien fan, was eager to talk about the key plot developments that will involve his character. Continue reading “How Elrond Fits In The Hobbit”
Earl on our message boards has a great find this morning as Hugo Weaving talked with Drew McWeeny about “The Hobbit” while on press duties for “The Wolfman.” His character Elrond seems a lock to be in the film and the actor is open to it as well, although he hasn’t been contacted from the film which has yet to receive the official green light.
Weaving said, “I’d be interested in doing it. I would love to work with Guillermo Del Toro very much. I think he’s a fantastic talent, a great director.” Read the rest of the story here and discuss it on our message boards.
Celebriel writes: Attention UK Ringers: Bernard Hill, a Suffolk area resident, is organizing fundraisers for February 26 and March 7. So far Andy Serkis has also committed to attend and may perform a musical number. More..
Smeagirl made us aware of an auction on charitybuzz.com: The lucky winner of this donation will receive a phone call from British actor Orlando Bloom. It’s the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day!
The star of Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Kingdom of Heaven, Troy and numerous other films, you’ll have an opportunity to find out a bit more about this fascinating and generous young man on Valentine’s Day. The proceeds for this item benefit Oxfam International
Donated by: Orlando Bloom. Terms: Please note that this brief phone conversation will take place at a time based upon Mr. Bloom’s schedule. Bid Now