WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The actor behind the Gollum character in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy isn’t monkeying around as he prepares for his next role as King Kong in a remake of the classic gorilla thriller. [More]
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eekfrenzy writes: I just came back from the Houston Museum of Natural Science, where to my delight I found out that the Lord of the Rings Exhibit will be shown in summer 2005. Apparently Boston isn’t the only US stop! The Houston Museum of Natural Science web pages do not yet have the exhibit listed, but I verified it with several Museum workers.
Abdullyne (and many others) write: I was watching the closing ceremony yesterday on US network, NBC, and thought I heard some strains of the LOTR soundtrack. I heard the beautiful Minas Tirith theme loud and clear. It was during the segment on the Greek athlete, Kyriakides’ career.
According to NZPA, the big three Hollywood stars of Peter Jackson’s $NZ200 million ($A185.47 million) King Kong are already in awe of the project (even) before the cameras roll next month. [More]
Ringer Solo sends in word that Ian McKellen has updated his Lord of the Rings E-post. Among the items under discussion; Preparation, Tatoos, Beards and more! [More]
Mithril writes: The pilot of the new TV series ‘Lost’ is being shown tomorrow at Sunset on the Beach in Waikiki. Dom is expected to attend, as are other cast members. Hawaii Tolkien folk are planning on attending enmasse to support Dom’s post-LOTR work.