TORONTO – Alexander Frith is the circus consultant and stilts adviser for the stage production of The Lord Of The Rings, which heads our way next year. Casting is getting underway, and yesterday stiltwalker auditions were held at the Toronto Circus School Of The Arts. [More]
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Wellington’s Weta Workshop has started “importing” animators from overseas to work on a new television series. Weta has set up five Singaporean animators in New Zealand to work on a 26-episode, 3D animated series it is producing with Canadian entertainment company Nelvana, the Channelnewsasia website reports. The animation series, Jane and the Dragon, stars 12-year old Jane, a headstrong knight in the King’s Guard, and a 300-year old dragon for company. It will be broadcast in Australasia, North America and Europe early next year. [More]
Best Friends Animal Society is conducting a silent auction to benefit their Los Angeles Programs that provide adoption, spay/neuter and educational programs. You can bid on tickets to the World Premiere of “Elizabethtown”, a romantic comedy directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst in October 2005, including the premiere party. Best Friends Animal Society is working with animal lovers, shelters and rescue groups nationwide to bring about a time when there will be no more homeless pets. Best Friends operates the nations largest sanctuary for homeless animals; provides adoption, spay/neuter, and educational programs; and publishes Best Friends, the nations largest general-interest animal magazine. Kindness to animals builds a better world for all of us. [Bid]
Peter S. Beagle’s novel THE LAST UNICORN is recognized as one of the all-time classics of fantasy, but it has never been available in an unabridged audiobook edition. Even more exciting is the news that Peter has finally — after 37 years — returned to this rare world of his imagination, penning a 64-page story called TWO HEARTS that is both sequel and coda to THE LAST UNICORN. [More]
Two films out on DVD today include Sean Bean’s fun ‘National Treasure’ and John Rhys-Davies laughable ‘Chupacabra Terror’. Take a look! [More]
Orlandomination continues this week leading up to the release of his first film as a leading-man, ‘Kingdom of Heaven’. Take a look at the cover of USA Weekend featuring Bloom. [More]
Be sure to check Bloom out on TV shows coast to coast this week:
May 4th: ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ (CBS) 11:35PM EST
May 4th: ‘MTV’s Total Request Live’ (MTV) (check local listings)
May 5th: ‘Regis and Kelly’ (check local listings)
May 5th: ‘The Late Late Show with Conan O’Brien’ (NBC) 12:35AM EST