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Time to pre-order the Witch King
Sideshow Toy is in pre-order mode for the figure of the Witch King of Angmar, sculpted by the WETA Workshop. Shipping is targeted for September/October, and is limited 3 to a customer!
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Benvenuto to New Zealand!
At Ain’t It Cool News, there is information on an upcoming tour of New Zealand and Brussels that is being formed by the Italian Tolkien Society. To read about this push to promote Tolkien and New Zealand, just click here!
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History in the making
Another great article at Stuff, a follow-up to the casting call article for tall blondes to be extras for The Return of the King.
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More on the Embassy Theatre in Wellington
At Stuff, we are reminded that sometimes there are no easy decisions where a budget is concerned.
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New Zealand paradise
Here is a nice Sunday read, *sigh*. We all know how very beautiful New Zealand is via the films, but this article goes into more detail. Let the travel section of the Orange County Register lure you away!
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A good day for a festival!
On May 13, Bay Raitt, the man responsible for modelling and supporting Gollum’s CG facial system for The Two Towers, will be at the Australian Effects and Animation Festival. The festival is being held at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melborne. Digital Media World has more details.
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And now a word from the Brothers Hildebrandt
Not everyones favorite Tolkien artists, I know, but still–they are talking about Tolkien and LOTR! To read the interview, go to SciFi.
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If you refurbish it, they will come…
and they will bring all their hobbit relations, too! Here are links for the continuing saga of the premiere of The Return of the King in Wellington… will they or won’t they…let it premiere there? At Stuff, read about how there are no guarantees, but there are good intentions.
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Not a question of how much money
…but a question of how much work. To update the story below, it looks like Wellington will enjoy the ROTK premiere, according to Stuff.
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Where will The Return of the King premiere?
The continuing story on Wellington’s Embassy theatre woes. Stuff tell us that an emergency meeting of the Embassy Theatre Trust has worked out a proposal to submit to the city council.
