We got a note from a California based German Shepard rescue concerning a brother and sister dog pair who were recently rescued from an abusive home. The dogs, Arwen and Samwise, are in need of some medical care – as you can see by the picture and following the link. [Click Here]
Category: Old Main News
Elijah Wood is slated to be a guest on ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’ tonight (November 16th) on NBC. He is there to promote his latest film ‘Happy Feet’ and most likely also talk about ‘Bobby’. ‘Conan O’Brien’ airs on NBC at 12:35AM.
TheHutt writes: I have made a new trailer as a continuation of the parody trailers “Ring Fiction”, “Orodruin Dogs” and “Natural Born Orcs”. The new trailer is called “White City” and is an answer to the question of what would be if Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller and Quentin Tarantino made a film in Middle Earth. The result is a crossover spoof of “Sin City” and “Lord of the Rings”, which was shown at the Ring*Con Video Contest 2006 on November 10th in Fulda, Germany. Starring Ian McKellen as Mickey Rourke, Viggo Mortensen as Clive Owen, Andy Serkis as Bruce Willis, Brad Dourif as Benicio del Toro and Elijah Wood as Elijah Wood! [More]
Christopher Coleman from tracksounds.com writes: I thought you might be interested in an interview that I just conducted with composer Howard Shore. He shares about the TTT CR, the LOTR symphony, and his desire to work on THE HOBBIT with Peter Jackson. More
Both Comingsoon.net and Variety are reporting that MGM’s discussions with Peter Jackson about The Hobbit are at ‘an advanced stage’, with a view to production beginning in 2008 or 2009. The two-film concept is also apparently taking shape. The reports, citing MGM Chairman Harry Sloan as the source, suggest that the first would be a direct adaptation of The Hobbit, and the second would be drawn from “footnotes and source material connecting ‘The Hobbit’ with ‘The Lord of the Rings'”. [Variety] [Comingsoon]
Ringer Mark sends a long this great tidbit from Variety:
As for “The Hobbit,” Sloan confirmed that MGM was in advanced talks with Peter Jackson to make two movies based on JRR Tolkein’s “prequel” to “The Lord of the Rings.”
The first would be a direct adaptation of “The Hobbit,” and the second would be drawn from “footnotes and source material connecting ‘The Hobbit’ with ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ” he explained.
Sloan did not reveal when these projects might be ready to start shoot-ing. An MGM spokesman emphasized that negotiations with Jackson are still in progress, and that production isn’t likely until 2008 or even 2009.
Read the full article. [Variety]
FOOTNOTE:
TolKIEN!!! TolKIEN!!! By the time “The Return of the King” came out, most journalists could spell his name correctly. Evidently it was too much to expect that might last. – Tehanu