From NYPOST.com: DISNEY execs are annoyed at a self-styled Persian prince who’s angling to beat out Orlando Bloom, Milo Ventimiglia and Zac Efron to star in “Prince of Persia: Sands of Time,” Jerry Bruckheimer’s movie version of the video game. David K. Zandi is suspected of circulating an official-looking “Worldwide Audience Poll” that shows him as the favorite of 17 million movie fans. “Most people are fascinated that a real Persian with royal lineage could be hired to play this role,” Zandi told a reporter. But a Disney rep said: “There is absolutely no truth [to the rumor that Zandi is being considered]. The speculation is self-created.”
Category: LotR Movies
BeckyC writes: There’s an all night showing of the LOTR film trilogy this Saturday (29th March) at the Arts Picturehouse in Cambridge, UK. Click here for more details.
From message board member, diedye: Barrie Osborne, producer of “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, will deliver a keynote address on the global entertainment industry at the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) “Frames 2008” convention to be held this week in Mumbai India.
“Top honchos of the entertainment industry in India and abroad will participate in the three-day event to discuss, among other issues, the future direction of the country’s Rs 50000 crore ($12.5 billion) media and entertainment industry that registered a 17 per cent growth last year over the previous year’s figure.”
Among the topics to be discussed at the convention: ‘The Opening weekend: how to get the audience in.’ A good reason to include Osborne among the speakers
SidsehowCollectibles.com has started taking orders for Vanderstelt Studios ‘Fellowship of the Ring’ Collectors Edition Lithograph. The litho is 24×30 and framed and features the hand signature of the artist Jerry Vanderstelt. Name a character from the film and you can almost assuredly find them in this impressive piece of art. View the full details at SideshowCollectibles.com. And don’t forget about the other LOTR related art pieces recently showcased as reported last week. If you are an avid LOTR art collector, there are some great pieces available right now. [Learn More] [LOTR Art Prints]
Board member Beren had the good fortune to interview Tolkien illustrator Alan Lee recently at the Paris Book Fair where Lee was invited by the French Tolkien publishing company, Christian Bourgois Editeurs, to sign the French translation of “The Children of Hurin.” In the in-depth interview, Lee describes the joys and challenges of illustrating Tolkien’s world, and comments that it would be nice to be involved with The Hobbit. [Read More]
From The Hollywood Reporter: LONDON — Orlando Bloom has pulled out of Lone Scherfig’s “An Education” because of scheduling clashes just as the movie began rolling, the producers said Monday. Bloom was replaced by Dominic Cooper (“The History Boys”) in the movie penned by oft-adapted British novelist Nick Hornby. Producers have moved quickly to replace Bloom on the film, which began shooting Monday and will be in front of the cameras until May on location in and around London, Oxford and Paris. Bloom drops out of ‘Education’