Following up on Sean Astin seeing ‘Orange’ back on Thursday – I caught the fantastic advert in question before a screening of the equally LoTR-spoofing Shrek 2 yesterday; In case you were wondering what all the fuss is about, the advert can be found online at visit4info.com [More]. In other news, did anyone else notice Shrek & co passing through Lorien and Caradhras en route to Far Far Away? Or perhaps I was imagining it…
Category: Old Main News
djdeathskiss writes: I just got back from seeing Sean Astin at the Origins Gaming convention in Columbus, Ohio. Forgive any typos or other mistakes; I got up at 4am this morning to make the 4 hour drive from Michigan, and am a ‘bit’ tired. [More]
From the Official Site: Episode III continues to gain momentum as the May 19, 2005 date looms ever nearer. The next big milestone has been scheduled — the round of additional photography (also known as “pick ups”) that fills in the missing pieces of the current edit of the picture. Starting August 23 and running through September 4, Director George Lucas will again roll cameras on Episode III, this time in the UK. Among the cast members slated to work in that period are Silas Carson, Hayden Christensen, Anthony Daniels, Samuel L. Jackson, Ian McDiarmid and our own Christopher Lee. [More]
Fellow Montrealer Anya writes: One of the old Odeon complexes (6900 Decarie Blvd., Decarie Square) was recently transformed into what is now called “Dollar Cinema”. They show second run movies and they only charge $1 admission. Snacks are also $1. Currently they happen to be showing ROTK (among other things). See you there!
They made their names as the liveliest hobbits in The Lord Of The Rings but now the men who played Merry and Pippin are planning to make a different kind of buddy movie together. Billy Boyd, one of Scotland’s most acclaimed stage and screen actors, and the other British “hobbit” star, Dominic Monaghan, have linked up with a leading Scottish playwright to write a buddy movie. The two actors, who met on the set of Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning film trilogy, formed such a strong personal fellowship that they want to play themselves in a comedy about two inept Brits on a road trip around America. [More]
The trailer for the latest Sean Bean movie ‘National Treasure’ has been posted online. Take a look at this Indiana Jones/Tom Raider type film yourself! [More]