AUSTIN, Texas – Before he ever threw a punch in “Hooligans,” Elijah Wood had to fight just to get the movie made. The “Lord of the Rings” star helped secure financing for the film by Lexi Alexander, which made its world premiere at the South by Southwest film festival, about the violent gangs — or “firms” — associated with England’s soccer teams. [More]
Also be sure to check out a few images of Elijah at the SXSW Film Fest. [More]
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TaffyCat writes: On Saturday, April 30, at 3:00 pm in the Community Room of the Bloomington, Illinois Public Library, author David Salo will speak on the Elvish languages in the Lord of the Rings and various aspects of his involvement with the movies. David served as a linguistic consultant and wrote dialogue and songs in Elvish for the Lord of the Rings movies. He is the author of the recently released book ‘A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an Elvish Language from JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings’. [More]
Dimenthoniel writes: I have been on the site a few times here and there. Anyway, last month, I did a photo shoot for the new Boromir clothing line being released from Museum Replicas. New Line authorized the line of clothing in September, but production of the items did not begin until last month. As a vendor for Museum Replicas, I had the wonderful chance to be Boromir for a day, as I was willing to do the job for free and had a hand in the design process first-hand. It was great to be able to etch my own little place in LOTR history by posing as Boromir for the upcoming catalogues. [More]
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) — Peter Jackson, the New Zealand director of the Hollywood movie trilogy “Lord of the Rings,” will establish a film studio jointly with a South Korean film investment company, a local business group said Wednesday. Daesung Group said Jackson’s Park Road Post will launch a joint venture firm in South Korea with the group’s venture capital investment subsidiary Binext. [More] (Subscription Needed)
Elijah Wood is slated to be a guest on the ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Wednesday, March 23. Keep an eye out for that.
The May LOTR convention in Seattle announces the addition of Weta artists to its lineup of guests. Also appearing are Kiran Shah and Ted Nasmith, and casts of the very funny “Dork of the Rings” and “Journey to Microdor” – both must-see fan films. [More]