Temesia sends us this little article about Ian McKellen (Gandalf) from People Magazine. Who knew Gandalf was so “cheeky”?!?! [More]

Given the chance to visit anywhere on the planet, 14-year-old Eric Gullion of Memphis, Tennessee, chose to come to the place where the Lord of the Rings was brought to life. Eric, who has a rare blood disorder that caused his liver to fail last year, is visiting locations where the Lord of the Rings was filmed, thanks to international children’s charity Make-a-Wish. [More]

Michelle writes: I was listening to the NZ radio station the edge this morning and the DJ had a quick interview with Lawrence Makoare at the NZ Music Awards. Lawrence said he was doing reshoots in two weeks and that he was playing two different characters and just re-doing some old shots and stuff. He also said that 80% of ROTK had been shot or finalised and that the re-shoots were to get the last 20%.

ElanorSam writes: I am going to a science fiction convention in Baltimore in July called Shore Leave, and John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) is a guest. [More]

Meriadoc writes: The May issue of YM Magazine has a quiz on page 40. The very first question is “If you could be any character from The Lord of the Rings, who would you be?”. Also, there will be a “Regional Cooking From Middle-earth” Book Signing in Homestead, Pittsburgh, PA at the Waterfront (1 mile from Sand Castle). It will be held at the Barnes & Noble on May 3rd, 2 – 4PM.

Sydney, Australia (April 28, 2003) Roadshow Entertainment today announced the DVD and VHS release of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. The central film in Peter Jackson’s motion picture trilogy epic adventure of good against evil, The Fellowship that was formed in The Fellowship of the Ring faces unimaginable armies and lethal deception while also witnessing ancient wonders and the untapped strength of the peoples of Middle-earth. [More]