A roundup of LOTR-at-Cannes news from Ringer Spy Jon, who must be a gun typist to get even this much down! ; )<\/p>\n
“Hey guys,<\/p>\n
Liquid News, a slot on cable news channel BBC News 24 in the UK hosted by Christopher Price featured a [brief] segment on Lord of the Rings at Cannes.<\/p>\n
Price referred to the piece as “Gandalf goes Gaelic” though he sounded more like “Gandalf goes Garlic” which was no doubt his intention.<\/p>\n
Price said “Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and their smoking friends were out in force in Cannes this
week,” and so beginneth the tale of “how LOTR stole the show”.<\/p>\n
The reporter (sorry can’t remember her name, too overcome with catching images of that amazing set they had built) said the preview was “the talking point of the festival”.<\/p>\n
Christopher Lee went on to say “I had this dream that one day it would be made, and of course I had a dream that I would be a part of it in some way… I am not a young man you know.”<\/p>\n
(apologises for any paraphrasing that might go on, it wasn’t taped, and I had to type pretty quick).<\/p>\n
Everyone appeared in the clip, as well as Lee, there was Sir Ian McKellen who paid particular
tribute to the fans. He cited them as the reason there was so much global hype in the movies.
That in itself just goes to show how studios should relax their views on unofficial web sites
and recognise how great a “free” marketing tool they can be.<\/p>\n