Turgon writes: St. Martin’s Press has just announced that their forthcoming book, PETER JACKSON–FROM PRINCE OF SPLATTER TO LORD OF THE RINGS: AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY by Ian Pryor, has been moved up from a May publication date, and that books will begin shipping from their warehouse tomorrow. I’ve seen an early copy, and it looks very detailed and fascinating. So look for it soon! $24.95 hardcover.
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Always writes: Viggo is going to be a guest on the Mark & Brian radio show today. Mark and Brian are based on Los Angeles’ 95.5 KLOS but syndicate to other areas as well. They always post pictures on their web sites of guest visits, so over the weekend there will probably be pictures of Viggo in the studio. [markandbrian.com]
NEW YORK – Peter Jackson won’t be returning to the Shire any time soon. The Oscar-winning director is planning to film “The Hobbit,” the prequel to “The Lord of the Rings,” trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien, but two studios must first duke out the legal rights to the film. Jackson said New Line has the rights to make the movie, but MGM has the rights to distribute it. [More]
SW writes: I recently bought Starburst Magazine (issue 62) in London because it was a special edition on LOTR. There were loads of great interviews, but whilst I was reading an interview with Andrew Leslie, this question appeared about Saruman, and the answer that followed: Q: You shot two versions of Saruman’s death scene? Highlight to read! A: Yes. Saruman gets pushed off the top of Isengard by Grima Wormtongue, and we did film a scene where Christopher Lee is impaled, but I don’t know what Peter is going to do [for the Extended DVD version], because there’s another option, to have him vaporize on the way down.
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) – February sweeps have barely ended, but The WB is already looking ahead to a future ratings derby. Several of them, in fact. The network has locked in the “Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy for each of the next three Novembers. The first film in the saga, “The Fellowship of the Ring,” will have its network premiere this year. [More]
Arwen writes: There is a MAJOR mention of Return Of The One Party in Entertainment Weekly’s coverage of the Oscars (March 12 issue). [More]