Caitlin writes: Flipping through the Toronto Star I noticed a large full page poster of Gandalf the White, advertising Return of the King. At the bottom is states “Collectors Poster #1 (of 3) so more will be coming next weekend I presume. I just checked today’s paper and found the exact same poster again. Today also brought in a RotK contest, to win a chance to see the Toronto Premiere. [More]
Category: Original TORn
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Giant trolls and serpents swarm over buildings, fearsome warrior orcs prowl the streets, the childlike face of Frodo Baggins beams down from billboards. City officials expect up to 100,000 people – equal to a fourth of Wellington’s population – to watch a parade of move stars and characters at Monday’s premiere of “The Return of the King.” The movie opens Dec. 17. [More]
The Aragorn & Arwen NZ Air Plane
SunnyJim writes: I’m traveling through NZ and heard on the radio yesterday that Air New Zealand is going to do a flyby of the Premier with one of their LOTR-painted 747’s. To paraphrase the ANZ spokesperson: “Yes, it is rather unusual to do a flyby of a city with such a large aircraft, but New Zealand hosting a world premier is fairly unusual as well.”
Irascian sends in his 5th report from New Zealand. He gives us the scoop on New Line premiere day plans, and gives us detailed reports on the Viggo photo exhibition and dinner at the Green Parrot. [More]
Matt writes: Just now on our TV3 news here in NZ, the lead story was the Australasia Press screening of ROTK. Although the reporter was sworn to secrey about the film itself, the reporter talked to Peter Jackson at the opening of Viggo’s art exhibition last night. In the comment from Peter, he mentioned that he actually hasn’t seen the whole completed film yet! Apparently, the film was finished in parts that were sent to New Line, and that he is actually waiting until Monday’s world premiere to see the completed film in one sitting.
The folks from Sounds Music write: Howard Shore is signing copies of Return Of The King in our store on Sunday, we will have 50 copies availbale online should anybody wish to purchase. These will be on a first come first basis, we’re expecting to sell out by Tuesday. It’s Sounds Music Store at Lambton Quay in Wellington. [soundsnz.com]