These pics originally popped online at my good buddy Garth’s ‘Dark Horizons’ website. Thanks to Ringer Spy Sadogoat we’ve managed to get our hands on some larger versions!
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Category: Old Spy Reports
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Jonny from The Realm of the Ring gave us an update on the new film location in the Wairarapa.
“Yesterday I went up to Carterton to see if I could spot any filming.I found out that due to the good weather they were using an area just north of Featherston (another small town near Carterton -T.)There were two JAMB signs pointing up two driveways next to each other. One very very long-looking driveway headed up towards a rather expensive homestay place and the other going to a private property. Back down the road there was another driveway that had a cottage that you could hire for a night or so, this driveway angled back and ran parallel to the driveway that LOTR are using. The sign also said that the cottage was 1.8km from the road. So we headed down this driveway that ran parellel to the LOTR driveway and watched through the trees as we drove along I saw cones every here and there. At about 1.5km (on our driveway) there was like a checkpoint kind of setup(on the LOTR driveway) and then their path headed out into a paddock. I didn’t spot any stars or any filming.”
So there we are, slightly further ahead than we were. We know where, we just don’t know WHAT. Good luck finding out,Jonny!
Ringer Spy Paul L sends in the article that breaks the Robyn Malcolm news:
So, you read that article and think ‘who is this Guy Parker?’ Well I can tell you with some assurance that Guy Parker doesn’t exist..
What are you Tolkien about Xoanon? (sorry, had to use that)
Well, I think the reporter accidently had accidently mistaken some of the Shortland Street ‘characters’ names and the ‘actors’ names. IMDB has a listing for a ‘Guy Parker’, but no mention of him being in ‘Shorland Street’ and IMDB (Bless their little hearts) are almost never wrong.
Secondly, and this is the glincher, is that kiwi actor, and all around cool guy Craig Parker (Haldir) was on ‘Shortland Street’ playing a character named, Guy Warner.
Guy Warner played by Craig Parker.
So that’s the end of that story 🙂
Ringer Spy Belinda sends this in:
Check out the front page of the Wairarapa Times-Age newspaper. And a friend of mone confirms it, saying he saw several large trucks, camera equipment etc at the Clareville Grandstand on Sunday. With the weather forecast this week, they may be spending most of their time inside!
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This is some pretty coolio news for a Monday afternoon. JVC and his Evil Overload boss Ciggy have come through again with a never-before-seen image from Hobbiton and a great first ever seen pic of Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins!
Xoanon-Man,
This is for you, though I hope to get something better for you next time. This is a good picture of Hobbiton, as well as Ian Holm in his Bilbo gear,
Enjoy
JVC
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The Hutt Hobbit and his beguiling sidekick Salome have been out for a bit of spying, and sent us a report. Lots of stealth and secrecy got them to the area of Lyall Bay known as Dorrie Park, but I’ll cut to the chase and tell you what they saw.
“….. Salome danced the Lambada, the forbidden dance of love, this hypnotized the guards so I could spy without being disturbed.
“This is what I saw…tents, white medieval tents, with green detailing around each tent. By the tent entrance ways there were swords and shields set up. There were many of these tents set up between the road-side fence and a rocky cliff face. Between this cliff and the tents were many trees and shrubs that had been planted as props.
“This is what I saw next…A beautiful brown horse approximately 16 hands or so according to Salome. Salome being a horsewoman thought the horse looked very happy and was obviously well trained, and in very good condition with a glossy coat and bright eyes. The horse was very quiet and relaxed and behaved in a calm manner at all times. Salome told me that all the Lord Of The Rings horses that she had witnessed looked in good health and looked to be very well trained -putting an end to those ridiculous rumours of equine abuse !!!!!!!!!
“Then Viggo Mortenson led the horse in from between the tents. He stood by the horse’s head holding the reins and stroking the horse’s nose. Then he led the horse back through the tents where there was a group of soldiers gathered. I spotted a microphone and heard dialogue but it was just out of hearing distance to be sure of what was said, sorry folks!!!!!!!”
That was all our true-hearted hobbit friends got to see before the lure of the Burger King called them away again. (Actually, that Burger King IS evil! Whole forests laid to waste at his bidding…hearts and wills corrupted by his snares…what would Tolkien have said? Must look into it.)