What’s with all the blokey bonding in LOTR? Neva Chonin talks about FOTR and fantasises a little. TORN’s Quickbeam gets quoted, too. [More]
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Thanks to Noel for this: “According to dvdreviewer the Region 2 DVD will be released on July 21st. They have no news on the Region 1 release date…..Obviously a tad too early to discuss features, but expect a 2-disc set at the very least.” But no Bomadil apparently. [More]
News from Fido: “CNN’s Showbiz Today reports that while New Line has NOT set an official release date for “The Lord of the Rings: FOTR” DVD yet, Peter Jackson has just said that the DVD will contain a Director’s Cut running at a little over 4 hours. This is different to the responses he gave last month indicating that there would be about 40 mins of deleted scenes with the disc, but NOT as a part of the film’s final print (ie. there would be no Director’s Cut).” [More]
Dr. Evil adds, “Hey, I used to work for Games Workshop in the U.S. and still know quite a few Managers in various departments. I called one and he explained that although they are producing miniatures of Tom Bombadil and Goldberry, and various others it is because their license is book based and allows them to “fill in the gaps” of characters not covered by Peter Jacksons films.
There sadly was no filmed footage from what he has heard or whether or not the minitures that are produced are based on WETA designs or not.”
Other people have sent me similar explanations of how Games Workshop have acquired the rights to make Tom and Goldberry despite the fact that they don’t appear in the movie. So sorry folks, the “Bombadil’s in the director’s cut DVD” rumour is untrue.
Adrahil has information on the same: “Here’s a quote from GW North American Product Manager Dan Rumley:
“There are rumors that Peter Jackson will revisit the Hobbit in the distant future but these are pure speculation. As to further licensing I can proudly announce that Games Workshop has the Literary license and will be rolling all types of great products and scenarios to allow players even more Middle Earth mayhem. So there is no doubt going to be the characters of The Hobbit showing up some time in the future.”
It can be found here
Lee writes: Ms. Blanchett was interviewed for roughly half an hour, several minutes at the beginning of which were devoted to discussion of LOTR. [More]
From: Lee
1) This is an update to your notice that Cate Blanchett is/was to be on today’s (Jan. 15) episode of “Fresh Air,” a radio interview program hosted by Teri Gross.
Ms. Blanchett was interviewed for roughly half an hour, several minutes at the beginning of which were devoted to discussion of LOTR. She talked about working with Peter Jackson, wearing ’70s disco boots while filming with the hobbits, dealing with special effects, and she revealed the existence of a scene (left on the cutting room floor) in which she and Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) speak entirely in elvish.
The good news is that both current and archived interviews can be heard directly over the internet; it is not necessary that “Fresh Air” be broadcast on a local station. For those wanting to listen on Jan. 15, 2002, go to freshair.npr.org and click on “Listen to the Current Show” ; after Jan. 15, 2002, the show should be accessible by clicking on “archived shows.”
2) As the official LOTR site (news section) notes, the DVD of National Geographic Explorer’s “Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings” (which aired on Dec. 23, 2001) will be available on Feb. 5, 2002. However, National Geographic is taking orders now for the DVD. To order, call 1-800-437-5521.
Lynne writes: I Just listened to the Cate Blanchet interview on Fresh Air, she confirmed was a scene where Aragorn and Galadriel have a scene where they speak all Elvish, which she supposes will be on the DVD.