ROTK Premiere: Los Angeles
Andy Serkis at the ROTK Premiere in LA

Ringer Spy Nazz attended the MANY press confrences during the ROTK media blitz last month. In this article he chats with actor Andy Serkis. An animated, whirlwind of passion and ideas, Andy’s mind seems to be constantly racing, with such energy firing behind his remarkable eyes that it takes t -10 seconds to be swept up in his enthusiasm and affability. [More]

Having seen all three movies it’s time to take a look at the movie trilogy as a whole. How coherent are the different storylines? How well do the individual movies work on their own? How does the focus shift between characters from ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ to ‘The Return of the King’?[More]

This Sunday, January 11th, Peter will participate in a Q&A at Lincoln Center via satellite from New Zealand. We have learned that Peter had hoped to attend in person, however, as you know, he is currently working to complete the extended edition of The Return of the King. (Rather important work!) Due to the upcoming production schedule for King Kong, if PJ does not complete the extended edition now, word has it, that the ROTK EX would not be able to be finished for two years! PJ feels that would be unfair to us fans who has been so supportive of the Trilogy.

The Lord of the Rings finale is set to be the trilogy’s most successful film after taking $270m (£148m) in its first 12 days outside the US, a report says. That is 27% ahead of the second film at this stage, Variety magazine reported. [More]

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” has a good shot at holding onto the box office lead for a fourth consecutive weekend. [More]

Los Angeles, CA, January 2004 – Composer Howard Shore, who won the Academy Award in 2001 for his score for the first installment of “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” can add a number of nominations to his list of honors. Shore recently received a Grammy nomination for “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” and two Golden Globe nominations for “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” for the Best Original Score and Best Original Song “Into The West,” performed by Annie Lennox and co-wrote with Fran Walsh and Annie Lennox. [More]