World-renowned artist Alan Lee, acclaimed LOTR illustrator and Academy Award-winning conceptual designer for the film trilogy, will discuss his long involvement in creating the visual world that accompanies the books and films based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Lee’s visual presentation will include a slide show and a display of a dozen original illustrations. Today, (December 4th) Alan will be at ‘Books of Wonder’ in New York, NY. For the full list of his stops, click here! [More]
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Sideshow/Weta Collectibles is counting down the days until the ROTK EE Collector’s Gift Set with a ‘Minas Morgul Environment’ preview page. On the page you can enter for a chance to win the set and the exclusive companion piece environment. Sideshow has also announced that they will be producing a Gondorian Collection of helms, sold together with a rumored edition size of only 750pcs worldwide. And last, but certainly not least, for those of you who ordered the long-anticipated Sauron statue, Sideshow/Weta has posted a page showcasing its production. [Sauron Story] [Minas Morgul Countdown] [Minas Morgul Contest] Oh, and for those Star Wars fans out there…Sideshow has released its 1/4 scale Han Solo figure! [Click Here]
Humungous SPOILERS: Warren writes more on what he saw in the Extended Edition, answers some readers’ questions, and expands on Robert’s comments.[More] Meanwhile Robert has also answered some new questions about the EE on his Bad Taste site.[More] And Jeff tells of more early sales of the EE, which seems to be running loose in New York. [More]
Sound designers Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van Der Ryn and others bring us this exclusive behind the scenes look at the makings of The Return of the King: Extended Edition! Take a look at what goes into creating the right sounds for the deadly Orc Tower scenes in the middle of the film. Frodo is trapped, Sam is trying to rescue him, and all around him are the terrifying Orc sounds! Meet the masters of sound effects here! (QuickTime Needed) [High Res (11MB)] [Low Res (5MB)]
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airearan writes: John Howe has put up Viggo Mortensen’s insightful introduction to his new book, ‘John Howe Artbook’ at his website. [More]
Bjoern writes: Here’s some news regarding Christopher Lee, it has been published today by GMX Online Magazine. Here is a translation (made by myself): For outsiders it is perhaps a bit bizarre, that actor Christopher Lee (Count Dooku, Saruman, Dracula) starts his musical career with a metal band. But as yesterday in cologne-ehrenfeld (germany) suddenly many musician, technicians and actors appeared, this seemed to be the most usual thing in world. [More]