Old Special Reports | Lord of the Rings & Tolkien News - TheOneRing.net Fan Community, since 1999

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Note: These are films that are listed as being on TV THIS WEEK ONLY, this is NOT a list of all the films the cast has done

Cast List

Viggo Mortensen

Liv Tyler

Ian Holm

Sean Bean

Ian Mune

Martyn Sanderson

David Weatherley

Marton Csokas

Taea Hartwell

John Noble

Alexandra Astin

Peter McKenzie

Hugo Weaving

Karl Urban

Miranda Otto

Noel Appleby

David Wenham

Cameron Rhodes

Elijah Wood

Cate Blanchett

Bruce Hopkins

Ian McKellen

Mark Ferguson

John Rhys-Davies

Andy Serkis

Stephen Ure

Craig Parker

John Leigh

Timothy Bartlett

Harry Sinclair

Orlando Bloom

Lawrence Makoare

Robbie Magasiva

Ray Henwood

Dominic Monaghan

Robyn Malcolm

Bruce Spence

Megan Edwards

Billy Boyd

Sarah McLeod

Sean Astin

Christopher Lee

Sala Baker

Brian Sergent

Bernard Hill

Nathaniel Lees

Brad Dourif

Howard Shore

Jim Rygiel

Peter Jackson

Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
28 Days (2000)
Perfect Murder, A (1998)
G.I. Jane (1997) Xoanon’s Pick!
Daylight (1996)
Albino Alligator (1996)
Crimson Tide (1995) Xoanon’s Pick!
Prophecy, The (1995)
Ruby Cairo (1993)
Young Guns II (1990) Xoanon’s Pick!
Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985)
Witness (1985)

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Liv Tyler (Arwen)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Dr. T & the Women (2000)
Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
Cookie’s Fortune (1999)
Can’t Hardly Wait (1998)
That Thing You Do! (1996)

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Ian Holm (Bilbo)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Bless the Child (2000)
Shergar (1999)
Match, The (1999)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) (TV)
Life Less Ordinary, A (1997)
Fifth Element, The (1997) Xoanon’s Pick!
Big Night (1996) Xoanon’s Pick!
Madness of King George, The (1994)
Hamlet (1990)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
S.O.S. Titanic (1979) (TV)

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Sean Bean (Boromir)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Don’t Say a Word (2001) Xoanon’s Pick!
Essex Boys (2000)
Black Beauty (1994)
Field, The (1990)

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Ian Mune (Bounder)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Bounty, The (1984)

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Martyn Sanderson (Bree Gatekeeper)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Ned Kelly (1970)

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David Weatherly (Barliman Butterbur)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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Marton Csokas (Celeborn)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Monkey’s Mask, The (2000)

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Taea Hartwell (Child Hobbit)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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John Noble (Denethor)

Monkey’s Mask, The (2000)
Virtual Nightmare (2000)
Airtight (1999) (TV)

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Alexandra Astin (Elanor Gamgee)

No listings this week

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Peter McKenzie (Elendil)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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Hugo Weaving (Elrond)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Matrix, The (1999) Xoanon’s Pick!
Strange Planet (1999)
Frauds (1993)
For Love Alone (1986)

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Karl Urban (Eomer)

Price of Milk, The (2000)

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Miranda Otto (Eowyn)

What Lies Beneath (2000) Xoanon’s Pick!
Emma’s War (1986)

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Noel Appleby (Everard Proudfoot)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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David Wenham (Faramir)

Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Boys, The (1997/I)

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Cameron Rhodes (Farmer Maggot)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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Elijah Wood (Frodo)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Faculty, The (1998)
War, The (1994)
Adventures of Huck Finn, The (1993)
Radio Flyer (1992)
Paradise (1991)
Avalon (1990)
Internal Affairs (1990)
Back to the Future Part II (1989) Xoanon’s Pick!

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Cate Blanchett (Galadriel)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Shipping News, The (2001)
Man Who Cried, The (2000)
Gift, The (2000)
Talented Mr. Ripley, The (1999)

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Bruce Hopkins (Gamling)

No listings this week

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Ian McKellen (Gandalf)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
X-Men (2000) Xoanon’s Pick!
Gods and Monsters (1998) Xoanon’s Pick!
Apt Pupil (1998)
Restoration (1995)
Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV)
Richard III (1995)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
And the Band Played On (1993) (TV)
Keep, The (1983)

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Mark Ferguson (Gil-Galad)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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John Rhhys-Davies (Gimli)

Scorcher (2002)
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Secret of the Andes (1998)
Protector, The (1997/I)
Great White Hype, The (1996)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Xoanon’s Pick!
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987) (TV)
Firewalker (1986)
Sadat (1983) (TV)

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Andy Serkis (Gollum)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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Stephen Ure (Gorbag)

No listings this week

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Craig Parker (Haldir)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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John Leigh (Hama)

Atomic Twister (2002) (TV)

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Timothy Bartlett (Hobbit)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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Harry Sinclair (Isildur)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Price of Milk, The (2000)

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Orlando Bloom (Legolas)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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Lawrence Makoare (Lurtz)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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Robbie Magasiva (Mahur)

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Ray Henwood (Man from Rivendell)

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Dominic Monaghan (Merry)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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Robyn Malcolm (Morwen)

No listings this week

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Bruce Spence (Mouth of Sauron)

Queen of the Damned (2002)
Sweet Talker (1991)
Rikky and Pete (1988)

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Megan Edwards (Mrs. Proudfoot)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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Billy Boyd (Pippin)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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Sarah McLeod (Rosie Cotton)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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Sean Astin (Sam Gamgee)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Sky Is Falling, The (2000)
Icebreaker (1999)
Deterrence (1999)
Dish Dogs (1998) (V)
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV)
Encino Man (1992)
Toy Soldiers (1991) Xoanon’s Pick!
Memphis Belle (1990) Xoanon’s Pick!
White Water Summer (1987)

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Christopher Lee (Saruman)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)
Feast at Midnight, A (1994)
Howling II (1985)
Arabian Adventure (1979)
Four Musketeers, The (1974)
Death Line (1972)
Horror Express (1972)
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
Cockleshell Heroes, The (1955)
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
Trottie True (1949)
Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
My Brother’s Keeper (1948)

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Sala Baker (Sauron)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

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Brian Sergent (Ted Sandyman)

Meet the Feebles (1989)

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Bernard Hill (Theoden)

Going Off Big Time (2000)
Loss of Sexual Innocence, The (1999)
Restless Natives (1985)
Bounty, The (1984)

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Nathaniel Lees (Ugluk)

No listings this week

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Brad Dourif (Grima Wormtounge)

Prophecy 3: The Ascent, The (2000) (V)
Death Machine (1995)
Color of Night (1994)
Amos & Andrew (1993)
Child’s Play 3 (1991)
Child’s Play 2 (1990)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Heaven’s Gate (1980)

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Howard Shore (Composer)

Panic Room (2002) Xoanon’s Pick!
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Yards, The (2000)
Cell, The (2000) Xoanon’s Pick!
High Fidelity (2000) Xoanon’s Pick!
Cop Land (1997)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Before and After (1996)
White Man’s Burden (1995)
Ed Wood (1994)
Philadelphia (1993) Xoanon’s Pick!
Sliver (1993) Xoanon’s Pick!
Guilty as Sin (1993)
Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) Xoanon’s Pick!
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Signs of Life (1989)
Innocent Man, An (1989)
She-Devil (1989)
Big (1988)
Moving (1988)
Videodrome (1983)
Scanners (1981)

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Jim Rygiel (SFX)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
102 Dalmatians (2000)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Multiplicity (1996) Xoanon’s Pick!
Outbreak (1995)
Last of the Mohicans, The (1992)
Batman Returns (1992) Xoanon’s Pick!
Ghost (1990) Xoanon’s Pick!
2010 (1984) Xoanon’s Pick!
Last Starfighter, The (1984)

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Peter Jackson

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Meet the Feebles (1989)

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With nearly two dozen feature films already to his credit, it’s no surprise that 21-year-old Elijah Wood landed his first movie role at the age of 8.

That bit part–as a boy playing a video game in “Back to the Future II”–was hardly an indicator of what was to come. Wood quickly established himself as a go-to child actor in films such as “Avalon,” “Radio Flyer,” and “North,” the latter of which garnered the young thespian critical praise despite being a box-office flop.

Though Wood was keeping himself busy as a teen actor with parts in “The Faculty” and “Sudden Impact” in the late ’90s, when he heard about plans to make live-action features of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy trilogy “Lord of the Rings,” he actively lobbied for the part of Frodo Baggins. It worked.

“Elijah instinctively understands how to act for the screen,” “Rings” director Peter Jackson told Premiere last year. “It’s quite humbling to see so much talent in someone so young.”

With the second and third parts of the trilogy due in 2002 and 2003, Wood will continue to enjoy the fruits of Middle Earth for a long time. But the seasoned actor is quick to point out that as far as life in Hollywood is concerned, he knows the difference between fantasy and reality.

“I simply want to carry on doing what I am doing for as long as I can, and I don’t want to take advantage of a specific moment and burn out really quickly,” he told Premiere. “Believe me, the world does not revolve around movies. Mine certainly doesn’t.”

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Elissa sends along these scans from U. Magazine, a college mag seen around North America. Take a look!

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From: Irascian

Previews October 2002, the comic shop’s catalog on sale at all good comic book stores, has details of a couple of forthcoming publications that TTT fans will want to get their hands on!

Previews has the following to say:

“Cinefex #92. Featuring The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers! New Zealand director Peter Jackson returns with the second film instalment in J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic trilogy about a fellowship of hobbits, wizards, dwarfs, elves and men who battle the forces of darkness to destroy the One Ring and preserve Middle Earth. Weta Digital, which won the visual effects oscar for the first film, turns its attention to creating the epic-scale battle of Helm’s Deep, the assault on the fortress Isengard by the Ent tree beings, and an all-digital character of great dramatic range, Gollum. Magazine. $9.50”.

“Memorabilia #8. If you want it come and get it! The Lord of the Rings merchandise is set to become the hottest thing in collecting. This issue shows you the coolest Two Towers gear. Magazine (Lord of the Rings photo cover). 84pg. $5.99”

“Inquest Gamer #93. Get exclusive Lord of the Rings coverage in our Two Towers Big Movie issue. Our ultimate “Lord of the Rings Nitpicker’s Guide” covers both the films along with the Decipher card game. Learn why Sauron orcs won’t be in “The Two Towers”. Review specific details in the films like Legolas’ walk above the snow in Caradhras scene and how the Cave Troll was different from the book. We run through everything and point out all the hings you might have missed. Magazine (Lord of the Rings photo cover) $4.99”

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Ithilien is the new battleground between the forces of Sauron and those of Gondor, and Frodo, Sam and Gollum soon find themselves enmeshed in greater events.

Book IV, Chpater 4: Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit

Sam decides stewed rabbit is in order for dinner, and convinces Gollum to help out. Later, Gollum, less than happy about the idea of a fire, stalks off and disappears. His warnings prove correct, and Frodo and Sam are captured by none other than Faramir, brother of Boromir.

Faramir’s questioning is only interrupted by impending battle, but what do these Men of Gondor intend?

Join us this weekend for what should be a great discussion as the countdown to The Two Towers continues! And don’t forget your Oliphaunts!

Upcoming topics:

Oct 12&13
Two Towers trailer discussion

Oct 19&20
TTT Ch 5 The Window on the West

Oct 26&27
TTT Ch 6 The Forbidden Pool

Place:
#thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman’s and then type /join #thehalloffire .

Saturday Chat: 5:30 pm ET (17:30) [also 11:30 pm (23:30) CET and 7:30 am Sunday (07:30) AET]

Sunday Chat: 7:00 pm (19:00) CET [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 4:00 am (04:00) Monday morning AET]

ET = Eastern Time, USA’s East Coast
CET = Central European Time, Central Europe

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In the wake of the recent release of the Two Towers full trailer, many questions have emerged among the aficionados of the films. One of the most popular seems to be “Will we see Shelob in The Two Towers?”

This question, is in fact easily answered, largely because Peter Jackson himself answered it for us all several months ago. At a Barnes and Noble Q&A session all the way back in March, Jackson said that “If we started Return of the King after Shelob – the way the books do – there’d be very little for Frodo and Sam to do.”

If you haven’t read it previously, the old AICN (March 22) report is here. Naturally, major spoiler warnings for both Two Towers and Return of the King apply!

Considering that, in RoTK, the journey of Frodo and Sam to Mount Doom amount only to three chapters, this decision makes sense. (No, I’m not saying that the film will finish there.)

It also helps match up the action chronologically. The scene with Shelob happens much later in relation to the activities of the others of the fellowship during the Two Towers. If you delve deeply into the book, the events of Shelob’s lair occur on March 13. At the same time the Pelennor Fields are being overrun by thousands of orcs, and Minas Tirith is besieged – events that are several chapters into the Return of the King.

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