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Peter Jackson’s Oscar hopes
In this short snippet at IMDb, Peter Jackson talks about how he would love to receive an Oscar for RotK, but that “these films were not made for Oscars, they are made for the audience”.
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Farewell to the King
Film Stew has a very interesting feature about the cast’s final days of shooting for RotK, in which various cast members discuss what the last scene that they shot was.
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Prince William a fan of LotR!
It seems that Prince William is a fan of LotR! He was spotted going to see RotK in a public cinema with some of his friends recently. Read the full story at ITV News.
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Interview with Sean Astin
IGN FilmForce has an extensive new interview with Sean Astin.
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“One of the iconic figures of my lifetime”
Sir Ian McKellen talks to CNN about playing the character of Gandalf, geekdom and awards.
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The long goodbye…
The Boston Herald talks about the multiple endings of RotK, that are loved by fans, but that put off some reviewers.
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Some women can’t resist the ‘Rings’
The Detroit News discusses why LotR, a film that many would assume to have predominantly male fans, is loved by many females too: the ratio of male to female viewers is in fact around 50:50!
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‘Rings’ comes full circle
USA Today has a great article about the phenomena that is LotR, discussing the likely success of RotK, the imapct of LotR on fans’ lives, and increased sales of all things LotR!
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RotK rated in the UK
The BBFC have rated RotK in the UK, giving it a 12A certificate, meaning that children under twelve need to be with an adult to see the film. It was passed with no cuts made.
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Why Lord of the Rings fans will never die
NZ Herald has an interesting and amusing article about the nature of LotR fans, including suggestions about what to do after RotK has been released!
