Viggo Mortensen found the time he spent with horses while filming Lord of the Rings helped him remain calm and focused. There’s a lot of horseplay in the Lord of the Rings movies, and that suits Viggo Mortensen just fine. A horse enthusiast all his life, Mortensen felt the animals were vital to his character, Aragorn. [More]
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Kimberley Verburg writes: Here’s a little more news on the disrupted premiere party in Paris. I went to the John Howe/Alan Lee exhibition this afternoon at the Bibliothèque Nationale, which was very cool, by the way. While I was there I thought I’d take the opportunity to ask the staff what had happened last night. [More]
(images to come soon! -Xo)
Jason is at it again, his Christmas 2003 tree is decorated not unlike a certain tower of evil we all know from Lord of the Rings. Complete with Eye of Sauron on top. [More] [foxtrot.com]
From the Akron Beacon: After more than five years, the journey from page to screen ends Wednesday for Peter Jackson and the cast of The Lord of the Rings films when the final chapter in the massive adaptation debuts on area screens. [More]
I managed to grab a few photos at the World Premiere Afterparty in Wellington on December 1. Considering the spoilerish nature of some of them, I was surprised no-one objected. Anyway, check out these cool pictures. [More] !!!Major Spoilers!!!
Tonight at a live ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall, The Lord of the Rings was announced as the winner of the BBC’s Big Read and is officially Britain’s Best Loved Book. With 23% of the public’s vote or 174 thousand votes, LotR was a clear winner with 39 thousand more votes than second-placed Pride and Prejudice and more than His Dark Materials, The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Harry Potter combined. Simon Tolkien, who attended the event, was visibly pleased with the result. [More]