utkarsh sends along these scans from Maxim India. They feature a map of New Zealand with the locations used in the Trilogy. [More]
Category: Old Main News
Thomas Robins, the actor who played Deagol, writes: As much as I’d like to think of myself as an actor, the truth is I am more of a director/producer and have recently completed a TV horror series entitled “The Killian Curse”. This show played on air here in NZ and has just recently been available for sale on DVD. It is a series I created, produced and directed and we are currently in preproduction for series two which will begin shooting early next year. The series has some guest appearances from fellow LOTR actors (Jed Brophy, Nathaniel Lees, Stephen Ure and even myself!) and also has creatures designed by the team from WETA – Richard Taylor was incredibly supportive of the show.
Laura Michelle Kelly, who won a 2005 Olivier for her title role performance in Mary Poppins, will join the cast of Lord of the Rings when the musical spectacular opens at London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on June 19, 2007. Kelly will play Galadriel, the character played by Cate Blanchett in the movie versions. Kelly joins British actor James Loye who, as previously announced, will reprise his Toronto performance as Frodo Baggins. The J.R.R. Tolkien-inspired musical received its premiere at Toronto’s 2,000-seat Princess of Wales Theatre on March 23. Matthew Warchus’ $27 million (Canadian), three-act production is the first stage adaptation of the literary epic and follows the hugely successful film trilogy. [More]
There are many views amongst LOTR fans on what should happen to make The Hobbit film a reality. TORN aims to provide a forum to all those opinions – and we believe the studios would benefit from hearing them too. [More]
A ton of interesting new films are out on DVD this week. Take an early look on our ‘DVD Tuesday’ feature…every Monday! Check out some TV goodies like the ‘Married With Children – S6’, ‘Simpsons – S9’ & ‘The Sopranos – S6 Vol. 1’. Some great animation out today as well, ‘Paradise Kiss, Vol. 1’ & ‘Super Gals’. Disney has also released a slew of DVD classics ‘More Silly Symphonies’, ‘The Complete Pluto, Vol. 2’, ‘The Mickey Mouse Club Featuring the Hardy Boys’ & ‘Your Host, Walt Disney’. The big release of the week is ‘Invincible’. Personally I’m interested in ‘A Scanner Darkly’ & ‘When the Levees Broke’! Check out the whole list here! [More]
Another great Tolkien scholar voices his hopes for a Peter Jackson-led Hobbit. [More]