Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith could see John Rhys-Davies, who played Gimli in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, play the part Gary Oldman turned down for its infringement of acting union rules. Rhys-Davies told a sci-fi convention that he was about to start work on a “Grievous new role” – a possible reference to the part of General Grievous a half-alien, half-robot villain. He has already worked for George Lucas in the Indiana Jones series. [More]
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Korean university researchers said today (Tuesday) that they had developed a simplified technology making it possible to create computer-generated 3D characters like Gollum in The Lord of the Rings films with a single camera at a fraction of present costs. [More]
“Blasphemy! Heresy! Not since Bored of the Rings has there been such a blatant desecration of the sacred works of J.R.R. Tolkien!” Now available from Cold Spring Press: The Sillymarillion by D.R. Lloyd, the first parody in print of The Silmarillion. The book is now available from online bookstores. [More]
West of the Moon Webmistress Shadow writes: My Dragon*con report and photo galleries can now be found at West of the Moon’s Dragon*con website. In the next few weeks, I’ll be posting my interviews with Bruce Hopkins, Craig Parker, and the Brobdingnagian Bards, as well as transcripts of the talks given by Bruce, Craig, and Sala Baker, so stay posted! [More]
Today is David Wenham’s birthday! David was born on September 21st, 1965 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. That makes him 39 years old today! Happy Birthday David!
Melissa writes: I wanted to let you know about a new “Lost” commercial that’s been airing, which specifically focuses on Dominic Monaghan. It starts off “He’s gone from Middle-Earth… to the middle of nowhere.” Then it goes on to say something along the lines of, “The Lord of the Rings’ Dominic Monaghan stars in Lost, premiering Wednesday on ABC”. “Lost” Premieres on ABC this Wednesday, September 22nd at 8PM. [Official site]