Super-Spy Ciggy is back! From the super spy who brought us the first images of Arwen and Saruman…
Continue ReadingSuper-Spy Ciggy is back! From the super spy who brought us the first images of Arwen and Saruman come some amazing new pics!
Cate Blanchett showing something of the intense glowing quality of an Elf Queen. (Note: This may simply be a recent shot of Cate Blanchett, not in her full Galadriel glory)
Check out this shot of the four hobbits at the Prancing Pony….not quite built to their size! You can see the way forced perspective’s used to make the human look bigger than the hobbits, too.
We got mail from Robbit the Hobbit:
There has been a bit of activity at Wingate recently. The internal fence in the yard has been removed, and a large hole has been dug in the middle of the yard. Workman have been seen with welding equipment and grinders. There are also some piles of 4by2 timber stacked in a corner. The blue screen is still there, so i suspect that this set will be used again. I will keep you informed of developments 🙂
The Minas Tirith set is coming along nicely, with walls and parapets sprouting up all over the set.
Ringer Spy Guinness Sends in the latest from the Minas Tirith set, which has been remade on the ashes of the Helms Deep set.
New building has appeared over the last week or so at Dry Creek Quarry, site of Minas Tirith. Some looks to be brand new and separate whilst other parts are an add on to the original buildings there. A dome has been placed on top of one tower, and extra height added to the main front gates. Another dome is being constructed in a makeshift hanger fabricated from shipping containers and tarpaulins.
Ringer Spy PH sends in the hollowing article from a Porirua Newspaper:
This is in our local paper the PORIRUA (POHREEROOA) news which is only about 10 mins drive from here.
TORN Staffer Leo sends in info from his dutch site lordoftherings.nl.Miep talks about being cast as an Edoras extra!
I got the part because we live in Geraldine, which is a 45 minute drive from Methven, and the model agency asked for extras.
First I had my sons audition, a week later I went myself because I figured this was a once in a lifetime oportunity. A few weeks later they called to ask if my hair was still blond, I said yes and after that went to the store to get some dye for my hair 😉
But last sunday my son and I went to Methven to fit a costume. Arriving there we got some papers which we had to sign because of secrecy concerning costumes, props and filming sessions. The only thing we were allowed to say was what kind of extra’s we were Edoras village people. Filming was gonna start this week, but due to the weather it was postponed until Friday (hopefully).
Ringer Spy Michelle sends along a nice, if flawed at some points, newpaper article from Scotland. Firstly, I’m not to sure that Liv Tyler (Arwen) and Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) will ONLY speak Elvish, and I’m also fairly certain Galadriel will NOT do any swordfighting.
From: Michelle
I found this article in the Scottish Newspaper the Sunday Mail. Thought you might be interested in seeing it.
Yours Most Truly, Michelle
From: Sunday Mail
Billy (Boyd) keeps Scots lilt in hobbit film
A KEY character in the new pounds 120 million Lord of the Rings movie will have a Scottish accent.
Actor Billy Boyd will play the role of Pippin, the loyal pal of Frodo, the hobbit hero of the supernatural fantasy tale by JRR Tolkien.
And while superstars Liv Tyler and Cate Blanchett will have their lines turned into subtitles, Billy will be heard using his native Glasgow accent.
The film version of Tolkien’s classic allows him – and fellow-hobbits Ian Holm and Elijah Wood – to deliver their lines in English, while other characters must speak in made-up languages.
It means Oscar-winner Blanchett and Sleeping Beauty star Tyler will speak “elvish”, a gobbledegook tongue for elves invented by Tolkien.
Lord of the Rings, the second-most expensive film in history after Titanic, is being shot amid tight security in New Zealand. But the embarrassing news for two of Hollywood’s hottest leading ladies was let slip by co-star Sir Ian McKellen.
Sir Ian, who plays wizard Gandalf, said on his website: “The Elvish lines will be subtitled.”
He said Billy would keep his Scots accent. Other hobbits would have a mixture of “middle-class gentry”, Yorkshire and West Country accents.
Lord of the Rings was voted Book of the Century in a poll three years ago, and fanatical fans have made a huge issue of the movie accents.
Nearly 17,000 signed an “integrity petition” calling for the trilogy of films to stick closely to Tolkien’s book. And they threatened to boycott the films if American accents were used.
Fans are also getting flustered about elf princesses Blanchett and Tyler carrying swords is a departure from the book.
Little-known Boyd was a surprise choice for the role of Pippin, after a handful of stage roles and walk-on parts in Taggart and other TV shows.
But he has lost no time getting into the glitzy lifestyle. He has been spotted out with Elijah Wood, who plays Frodo, and fellow-Brit Dominic Monaghan, who plays another hobbit pal, Merry. The three wore kilts to a New Zealand performance of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
The same trio took to the water in bath tubs in Wellington’s annual dragon boat race, and they were mobbed by young fans when they arrived by limo at a swanky, black-tie Hollywood Ball in the city. Billy’s agent Aude Powell said: “He is having awonderful time.”
