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PJ nervous about RotK premiere
Peter Jackson is suffering opening night nerves ahead of the world premiere of RotK tomorrow. Read more at NineMSN.
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Wellington set for Rings premiere
CBBC Newsround has an article about Wellington preparing for the world premiere of RotK tomorrow, including an interview with Miett Fear, one of the premiere’s organisers.
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Rings stars arrive in Wellington
The stars of the Lord of the Rings are starting to arrive at Wellington for the world premiere of RotK. Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd and Ian McKellen, among others, are in New Zealand’s capital, ready for December 1st. Read more at Stuff.
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TTT Extended Edition clips! *Some spoilers*
The official site seems to have gone on an update spree over the last few days – this third update in three days allows you to watch a clip from the TTT EE, and they say that there will be a new clip each day! Two new clips–one is called “Humanity at Helm’s Deep”, the…
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New Theatrical Poster for RotK!
The official site has unveiled the new theatrical poster for the Return of the King. View the poster, and previous RotK posters at the site’s RotK Poster Series page. Minor spoilers!
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Lord of the Rings coins launched by Sir Ian McKellen
The Royal Mint’s range of commemorative “Lord of the Rings” coins was officially launched today by Sir Ian McKellen; the coins will be legal tender in New Zealand from today. Empire Online has the full story.
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Official site update: Inside Minas Tirith! *SPOILERS!*
The official site has just updated with a great new feature about Minas Tirith. There, you can find an interview with John Noble (who plays Denethor), information about the history of Gondor, and a brand new video about the White City! The feature contains SPOILERS!
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A conversation with Grant Major
There’s an interesting little interview with LotR production designer Grant Major at IGN. In it, he talks about the work of the art department, the design and building of sets for the films and working with acclaimed Tolkien artists Alan Lee and John Howe.
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More TTT Extended Edition reviews! *SPOILERS*
Reviews of the TTT EE are flooding in thick and fast right now! Both Empire Online and BBC Films have reviews of the extended film and the extras of the upcoming 4-disc set, to be released on November 18th. Both reviews give the DVD five stars out of five! However, be warned if you’re avoiding…
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Populate your computer with the Creatures of Middle-earth!
The official site has recently updated with some new desktops and e-cards in their Creatures of Middle-earth series, giving us some tantalising glimpses of Shelob, the Witch-king and the Mûmakil in RotK. Warning: The link contains spoilers!
