From IMDB: The Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood is such a fan of rock music he’s decided to launch his own record label. Wood will open the as-yet-untitled label later this year and he’s hoping to attract a wide range of acts. The 24-year-old says, “Since I was 13, I’ve been utterly obsessed with music. There’s a wealth of amazing bands out there who have nowhere to go. I want to have the chance to release things that might not necessarily get released otherwise. My taste is pretty eclectic, so my label won’t have a specific sound. Though if Radiohead are ever looking for a deal, I’d sign them any time.” But, despite his willingness to help musicians secure a record deal, Wood has no plans to release his own album. He tells British magazine Q, “I don’t have a great love for bands with actors in them. Me prancing around onstage? That’s not going to happen.” [More]
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Orlando Bloom, the British heartthrob of “Lord of the Rings” fame, said he’s glad finally to lay down his sword as he plays his first contemporary role in director Cameron Crowe’s upcoming film. Bloom, who has starred as a warrior in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, the epic “Troy” and the Crusader drama “Kingdom of Heaven,” plays a young Kentucky aristocrat in “Elizabethtown,” due for release later this year. [More]
A big-budget Hollywood sci-fi film featuring aliens and Vikings is to be shot in New Zealand – and it is likely to star Kiwi actor Karl Urban. Outlander, set during the time of the Vikings, is the only Hollywood production – other than Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones – known to be filmed in New Zealand in the next 12 months. Urban confirmed Outlander in an interview about his next film Doom, based on the popular sci-fi computer game. Doom is to be released in October. Urban told film website Aint It Cool News he was in negotiations to play the lead in Outlander – a pilot from a distant solar system chased by an alien predator. He crash-lands on Earth at the time of the Vikings. Urban said Outlander would be shot in New Zealand, with Wellington special effects company Weta creating the film’s creatures. [More]
No, this isn’t a Sean Bean love-fest film ‘Lord of the Beans’ is Big Idea Production’s newest video release coming out in late October. Take a look at this VeggieTales Production. Thanks to Rachel for the link. [More]
David Stewart from Interaction writes: Just a note to remind you that Alan Lee will be a special guest at Interaction the World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow. The Convention runs from August 4 to 8 and Mr Lee will be present from the Friday to the Sunday of that weekend. To coincide with his appearance, Harper Collins have very kindly made available copies of his new book A Lord of the Rings Sketchbook in advance of its official publication date and Mr Lee will be signing copies on Friday August 5. [More]
The Lord of the Rings Symphony is a musical journey into the realm of Middle Earth that calls to the stage more than 200 musicians and vocalists. Of the work, one writer for The New Yorker said, “[Composer Howard] Shore manages the admirable feat of summoning up a Wagnerian atmosphere without copying the original…Shore’s musical opus is every bit as impressive as Tolkien’s literary one, standing on its own as a sweeping, operatic experience.” [More]