{"id":29043,"date":"2008-06-17T16:51:48","date_gmt":"2008-06-17T21:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=29043"},"modified":"2008-06-17T17:12:27","modified_gmt":"2008-06-17T22:12:27","slug":"torn-flashback-june-9-14-keanu-reeves-danny-divito-as-gandalf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2008\/06\/17\/29043-torn-flashback-june-9-14-keanu-reeves-danny-divito-as-gandalf\/","title":{"rendered":"TORn Flashback June 9-14: Keanu Reeves or Danny DiVito as Gandalf?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Danny<\/a>Can’t quite<\/em> visualize that? Believe it or not, that’s one of the many casting rumors that was sent to TORn in June of 1999, reported in the Sunday Star Times no less. Now that the casting rumor mill has started anew for The Hobbit <\/em>and ‘F2,’ message board member diedye thought it would be fun to re-visit some of the old news reported on TORn in times past. Do you remember the first photos of Sam and Frodo on Mt. Doom from June of 2000? Did you know Bruce Willis was rumored to have petitioned PJ for a part in LOTR? With a few items sprinkled in from Tolkien’s letters and other sources, this makes for a fun trip down memory lane. Stay tuned for regular installments!
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June 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

1961<\/strong> – Letter to Rhona Beare (#230) \u2013 answers various questions about LOTR, such as the reasoning behind Aragorn\u2019s declaration that he is \u201cof the race of the West unmingled\u2019, the meaning of various elvish phrases: \u201cMae govannen means \u2018well met.\u2019 Treebeard\u2019s greeting to Galadriel and Celeborn (\u2018vanimar, vanim\u00e1lion nostari!\u2019) means \u2018O beautiful ones, parents of beautiful children.\u2019\u201d, and the song of praise in the field of Cormallen.
\n2001 \u2013 The official LOTR website posts Cannes footage with intro by Peter Jackson <\/p>\n

June 9<\/strong> <\/p>\n

1941<\/strong> – Letter to Michael Tolkien who was at the time an Officer Cadet at the Royal Military College in Sandhurst (#45) \u2013 relays his love and fears for his son in the time of war and empathizes with the German people whose virtues are \u201cof obedience and patriotism are greater than ours in the mass. Whose brave men are just about as brave as ours. Whose industry is about 10 times greater. And who are \u2013 under the curse of God \u2013 now led by a man inspired by a mad, whirlwind, devil: a typhoon, a passion: that makes the poor old Kaiser look like an old woman knitting.\u201d
\n2000<\/strong> \u2013 original Woman\u2019s Day photos of Sam & Frodo in Mordor<\/a> are posted on TORn; Marvel (Toy Biz) is awarded toy license for Lord Of The Rings.
\n2002<\/strong> \u2013 The official LOTR website posts pic of Peter Jackson, Barrie Osborne and the hobbits<\/a> making their acceptance speech at the MTV Movie Awards
\n2003<\/strong> \u2013 AICN reports scene shot of Elrond revealing himself to Aragorn in Theoden’s tent<\/a> at Dunharrow (w\/Hugo Waving\u2019s Matrix gag) <\/p>\n

June 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

1999<\/strong> – Official site sneak preview<\/a> ; Sir Ian McKellen wins Best Supporting Actor, FOTR wins Best Fantasy Film, and Peter Jackson wins Best Director at the 28th Annual Saturn Awards<\/a>. <\/p>\n

June 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

2000<\/strong> – Robyn Malcolm revealed to have small role<\/a> in LOTR (Morwen); The Crack of Doom<\/a> cracks TORn up!
\n2006<\/strong> \u2013 Fantasy\/LOTR artist Tim Hildebrandt<\/a> dies at age 67 from complications due to diabetes <\/p>\n

June 12<\/strong> <\/p>\n

2000<\/strong> \u2013 a spy report<\/a> on the filming at Lyall Bay (Dunharrow); first (crummy but still tantalizing) images of Bilbo and Hobbiton<\/a>; Sir Ian McKellen posts 5 audio clips<\/a> on his site, one of which is Gandalf saying, \u201cOne Ring to rule them all\u2026\u201d
\n2003<\/strong> \u2013 The Science Museum in London announces its next exhibiton<\/a> – The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy – The Exhibition <\/p>\n

June 13<\/strong><\/p>\n

1999<\/strong> \u2013 Casting rumors: Bruce Willis petitions PJ for role the trilogy, and possible crew names (Nick Weir as props master, Jill Westwalker as assistant props master, Nick Riera as props buyer)
\n2004<\/strong> \u2013 Winners of canadanthony\u2019s TORNsib Awards<\/a> announced (message board voting on LOTR favs)
\n2006<\/strong> – Germany’s \u201cCinema\u201d magazine readers pick \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d trilogy as their #1 choice for Best Films of All Times. <\/p>\n

June 14<\/strong><\/p>\n

1999<\/strong> \u2013 The Sunday Star Times bandies names about<\/a>: Keanu Reeves, Danny DeVito, and Anthony Hopkins for the role of Gandalf ; TORn scrapbook posts Woman\u2019s Day pic of Peter Jackson inside Bag End<\/a>
\n2004<\/strong> – the latest ‘Fraud of the Rings’<\/a> by cartoonist John Cook<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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