The Lord of the Rings movies and ABC’s Lost are divergent tales, but they have more in common than meets the eye. Both are runaway hits. Each features filming on a verdant Pacific island that allows for adventurous off-day activities. “I love having the opportunity to surf,” says Dominic Monaghan, 27, speaking from Hawaii, where he is part of the Lost ensemble. And, of course, both share Monaghan — who came to renown as the hobbit Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck in the Tolkien trilogy — and his exceptionally devoted fan base. [More]
Category: Old Main News
Jenny writes: Sean Astin will be on London’s LBC 97.3 on Sunday December 5th. He’ll be chatting to Penny Smith about his new book and all things LOTR related. The show will be broadcast UK time at 12pm and repeated at 8pm. You can hear LBC in London on 97.3FM, on Sky Digital channel 927 or on the internet. [lbc.co.uk]
Jen writes: I just found out that they are showing the Fellowship of the Ring (I believe the regular version) at the AMC Fenway in Boston, MA as their midnight movie starting this Thursday night (12/2/04). Just thought the Boston fans might be interested in hearing about that!
Roberto Robert over at Bad Taste, the Italian LOTR site,has seen the Extended Edition – the Italian distributor sent him a copy. He’s not that enthusiastic about all of the additional material. His full description, with lots of SPOILERS, is HERE This is going to heat things up, now! I’m sure everyone’s going to have an opinion about this. !!! MAJOR SPOILERS !!! [More]
Irascian writes: I’ve just posted the transcript of Billy Boyd’s second Ring*Con panel along with a bunch of photo’s. Take a look! [More]
Elen writes: I want to tell you guys about a great charity auction going on right now that includes items from Orlando Bloom and Sir Ian Mckellen. It’s called Blue Jeans for Genes, and it benefits the National Hemophilia Foundation. Hemophilia is a debilitating and incurable blood disorder where the patient’s blood doesn’t clot. It’s treatable, but sometimes very hard to live with. Check it out! [More]