Ringer Spy Eowyn sedns in an article from a swedish movie mag, and translated it for us as well!
“That the Lord of the Rings will become a movie, you probably already knew.
The first of the three films won’t be out until 2001, but the hysteria will be record high long before that. For the last months Tolkien fans have been flocking like thirsty camels at www.theonering.net It is not the official film site, but it is where everything happens.
TheOneRing.net is updated several times a day, and contains very much information. With tempting warnings such as “Spoilers!” all kinds of spies leave information of various (but entertaining) probability. Here you can find scripts, profiles of the cast, photos and reports from the filming, interviews, facts about the special effects, and of course analysis and opinions, of every picture of every quarter inch of film that someone’s come over (what is that spot there? Is it a bird, is it a plane? No it’s a nazgul!) To this is added a very extensive gallery of links, newsletters, reports from media, chats and a summery of the books that the film is based on. Don’t forget about them!
There is of course a trailer, it was so popular that is was downloaded 1.6 million times the first week it was out. Not too surprising for a film that is using 15 000 extras to it’s huge scenes.”
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A nice note came in from down South, about events of the last week:
“Just got back from Golden Bay via Heaphy Track. All last Tues morning I could hear choppers ferrying up to Mt Olympus, which is just across the Aorere River from the Track. Apparently there are huge blocks of stone on the face of the mountain.
Cloud was coming down over the peak, and I could imagine them getting trapped up there. Weather can change very fast and choppers can’t penetrate mist of any sort.
Earlier in the day we’d passed tiny Takaka Aerodrome which seemed to be swamped with vehicles – 20 or so caravans and the same no of trucks. Two choppers were coming and going.”
Thanks to Pete for that.
Which reminds me, last year Pete sent me a photo some friends of his had taken of Mt. Owen, which is in the same region as these mountains; while I’m not familiar with Mt. Aorere and Mt. Olympus, if they’re filming nearby on Takaka Hill I know that it’s another one of these weird, secretive limestone marble landscapes, riddled with holes and clumps of shining tors. Here’s their pic, to give you an idea of the alpine landscape in the area.
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No riding Nazgul pics here or anything, but the great folks at the Arrowtown Promotion Association sent along some pics from the Ford at Arrowtown, thanks folks!
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Ringer Spy Painty sends in some great, if grainy, pics from the Minas Tirith set. Built right on the same set as Helms Deep, at the Hayward Hills set in Upper Hutt.
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I apologise for the slight grain. I used a video camera as I don’t have a digital still camera and then used Premiere to frame grab for me. If I had used a standard camera we would all be waiting for the developing and I think the movie would be out before that!
You can see from the photo that they are modifying the existing Helms Deep set. On the wide picture, it looks like the are building the main gate.
Anyhow enjoy.
Painty
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Super Ringer Fan Ares sent in these gamma correct versions of the spiky wheel set photos. Check them out in our internet scrapbook.
Spiked Wheel
Set 1
Set 2
Thanks Ares!
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An intrepid Ringer spy sent in these images tonight and I just wanted to get them online ASAP! Check it out…remember that infamous ‘Gandalf Death’ image? Now look at the first image and see that wheel looks familiar?
Xoanon will have more details on these images later tonight..:) Or maybe Tehanu too!
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