By the time it was all over, the 55+ people who made it to the final seconds of “Return of the King” could hardly contain their giddiness. For 14.5 hours they had laughed together, cheered together, and cried, together — online — while watching the entire “Lord of the Rings” Extended Editions trilogy from start to finish. [More]
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TORN asked artist John Howe’s opinion on the Hobbit/PJ situation. Here is his response: “Quite frankly, I do think Peter is obviously the best person to do the Hobbit, because he is the only one who would not feel the weight of LOTR on his shoulders. Kind of a paradox, but another director would likely feel obliged to prolong something not originally his, or break free of it entirely, neither solution being a good one. Peter, on the other hand, can have the creator’s attitude towards his own work: complete freedom to use it or ignore it.”
As someone who wouldn’t be needed for at least the first of what is increasing looking like two precursor films, Elijah Wood has more room to comment than some of the LOTR cast, and spoke candidly to Empire Magazine. “I can’t imagine any of the original actors would want to join it… how can you imagine a prequel that didn’t look the same, and didn’t have the same continuity after all that work?” [More] Thanks to Syed for the link!
The “Lord of the Rings” movies have been out of theaters and on DVD shelves for years. Howard Shore already composed a symphony based on the scores, and it’s even been more than two years since the Oscar-winning film composer conducted that “Lord of the Rings Symphony” in Seattle’s Benaroya Hall. But the story behind the music behind Frodo Baggins and his quest to destroy the One Ring is not over yet, as Shore is still completely immersed in the score he wrote for Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy film trilogy. [More]
Angela writes: IMDb’s daily poll asks “Would you go see a big-screen version of The Hobbit if Peter Jackson wasn’t directing it?”. [More]
A few Ringers spotted Peter Jackson in Los Angeles over the weekend. Could Peter be in town to talk more “Hobbit” with the powers-that-be at the studios? Only time will tell!