PippinRulesOK1 writes:
I arrived over an hour early, very excited, and was conspicuously the only audience member wearing a Frodo t-shirt and The One Ring… I got my ticket and sat outside as the bar had not yet opened.
Kath Serkis is the producer and is Andy’s sister. She was busy organising but still had time to ask kindly if I had got a ticket as there had been a sudden demand.
When Andy Serkis arrived, carrying a plastic bag with a sandwich and a couple of cans, he was accosted by press wanting to email him questions later, which he agreed to. After that, he was free and I wished him good luck. He touched me on the arm and thanked me warmly. What a nice guy he is.
The Press got free tickets and there were other tickets that had been booked in advance. There had been a sudden rush of interest.
Before the performance, Andy Serkis was in and out of a room marked Private, greeting and hugging people. He is very fit and looks slimmer than he does on the DVD.
We were let into the venue. It only holds about 70 people, it is very intimate. In the front row I could easily have reached out and touched the sole actor, Bev Willis. It is a one and a half hour monologue, him speaking in his flat to his double bass with which he has a love-hate relationship, as with his job in a national orchestra.
There was a lot about the actor’s performance that reminded me of Andy Serkis as Gollum. Very physical, at times very funny, and with a wide range of expression, from passion, anger, sexy, tender, and at one point, meditative as he did Tai Chi (this was the only bit that did not convince me, he did not look particularly relaxed – I think he was struggling with first night nerves).
Andy sat in the audience three rows back. Soon after the start the actor was roaming about the set, he is a man in his 50s, very fit and was at that point dressed only in black briefs. An elderly lady in the front row fainted. I wonder if it was excitement? Andy Serkis instantly rushed forward, knelt down, picked her up in his arms and carried her out. This really impressed me and I hope the Press mention it. He came back in and sat and watched the rest, without further incident. Sometimes he laughed.
Afterwards the Press descended and as a few people gave me funny looks I suspected other Ringers were present.
It was a very good play indeed and left me thinking into the night afterwards. I don’t want to say too much about it as I hope it will get wider coverage and I would hate to ruin it. It covered how you feel in a dead end job you are treading water in, your dreams which you are taking no real steps to fulfil, wanting someone who you think is out of your league and other things a lot of people could relate to, I think!
Best wishes and thank you for all your hard work on the website!
Best
PippinRulesOK1, London, England
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Take a look at this hilarious comic from Dork Tower! [More]
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In the Return of the King theatrical trailer, we see a great sword reforged. But who are the smiths doing the work? [More] !!!Spoilers!!!
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In the Return of the King theatrical trailer, we witness scenes where Anduril is being reforged. It’s obvious that there are at least two people involved – one elf wielding a hammer, and another holding the sword and later quenching it in liquid.
If you haven’t noticed, you can see this by checking out out spoiler-filled frame-by-frame trailer analysis. Head to the third-last frame on Page 04 and the very first frame on Page 05.
It becomes even more apparent when you put them side by side for comparison.
But who are they? Some are saying Arwen, others Figwit … others are hoping for the Sons of Elrond.
Sadly, The sons of Elrond (Elladan and Ellrohir) were identical twins. Those two figures are very different.
We suspect that Figwit (played by Kiwi actor Bret McKenzie) may have done some pickups for RoTK – his name was on a RoTK Topps collector card. Perhaps he could be one of our smiths? But I don’t believe that “Figwit” is the figure on the left – the face is too lined, the ears not prominent enough. Check out some snaps Figwit pictures here for comparison.
The figure on the right – the one who quenches sword in the vat of liquid is also a puzzle. It could be either Figwit or Arwen – there are patches of resemblance to each. To summarise:
Arwen has dark hair; the lips and the nose match particularly well. The general facially resemblance is not too bad – you’ll note that that elven smith has tucked down its chin. This could account for some of the squarishness of the face (as could water distortion). The ears are dimunitive as well. Set against this though, the eyebrows are too strong and the length of the hair is dubious. It seems to me that it could be too short.
Figwit is less easy to establish – there’s not many “decent” pics of Figwit. The hair looks right, and the eyebrows are okay. But the nose is not chiselled enough and the cheekbones are too high. Additionally the ears are too big and they sit too low near the jawline.
I don’t think it’s possible to say conclusively that it is either of them, but I’m not totally convinced it is not.
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We are a little late to get you this Sideshow/Weta Collectibles news: Using a coupon code of SARUMAN you can get $50 off the Saruman Statue and get a free medallion. With coupon code ORC, you can get 20% off Orc Busts and a free helm. These offers end tomorrow. Also, many fans, who do not have adventure cards from the LOTR DVD have asked for the secret Sideshow/Weta code. It would be silly of us to give you an unfair ‘ADV’dantage over the people who bought the ‘CARD’. [More]
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AICN used their “chinese water torture” skills to weasel the ROTK running time out of their sources. Read on for the details. Hint: You won’t need to bring survival supplies, but you might want to take care of business before the film starts. [More]
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