Well, here we go. Just as one huge New Zealand-based production seems to be winding down another one is just gearing up. Various newssources indicate today that none other then Nicole Kidman may be on her way to a part in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, the first of C. S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia to be turned into a full feature film by Kiwi-director Andrew Adamson. Read all about it here! In other related news; production company Walden Media and distributor Walt Disney Pictures recently ran this ad right here to announce start of production on the project.
Category: Old Main News
LOS ANGELES, CA (March 8, 2004) – The King makes his return in filmmaker Peter Jackson’s stunning conclusion to The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, arriving on DVD and VHS on May 25, 2004. The home video debut of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King will follow the groundbreaking success of the multi-tiered platform releases of both The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, and will be available on a two-disc DVD and VHS for $29.95 and $24.97, respectively. A special extended edition of The Return of the King will follow as planned in time for the holidays. [More]
Ringer Spy Meriadoc writes: The March 2004 issue of Mad Magazine is dedicated to the Oscars and the nominated films and people. In the middle of the magazine they had the ROTK Official Poster, only it says The Lords of the Bling and everyone is replaced with rappers. Slight Adult Content [More]
Ringer Spy Time Warrior sends along the Feb/March 2004 issue of People Magazine which has these scans covering the Oscars. [More]
Athena writes: If you guys missed Billy Crystal’s opening number (he sang about Each of the 5 nom’d pics for best Pic) I have compiled a transcript of his Song, based upon the the Sound of Music Song “Favorite Things”. [More]
wildezc writes: On the musicnotes.com ROTK sheet music page there is a son called “Use Well The Days,” it says music by Howard Shore, written by JRR Tokien, and performed by Annie Lennox! This song is obviously not in the movie, nor is it on the soundtrack. So where is it from? Maybe the EE? Could this simply be a mistake? [More]
urbanite clears it up for us: This song is on the internet edition of the ROTK soundtrack. It is the title of the documentary on the included DVD.