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Get ’em while they last!
The Series 2 Weapons Collection has just been released by Sideshow/WETA. Choose from the Arms of Moria Orcs, the Arms of Gimli, and the Arms of Legolas. Better hurry: each set is limited to only 2,500 pieces.
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Great night for McKellen
At the GQ Men of the Year awards held on October 16, 2002, Ian McKellen was presented with the award for Supporting Film Actor of the Year.
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Extended DVD scenes – video!
The official site has updated, giving fans a chance to preview scenes in action from the extended DVD. It’s mostly taken from the Two Towers preview on the August DVD, but it’s still wonderful.
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The Fellowship conquers classrooms
“One of the biggest films of all time is coming to a school near you. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring has been included in the new list of prescribed texts for English in the Higher School Certificate.” Read on.
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The Warrior Repentant
In a recent interview with Starlog, Sean Bean talks in depth about his role as Boromir and also gives a glimpse into his rumored appearance in The Two Towers. If this doesn’t sell you, perhaps the close-ups will.
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Take it from someone who’s seen it
After attending a twelve-hour screening of the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring extended DVD, The Digital Bits has updated their site to explain what we can definitely expect to see.
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Making their way down the red carpet
Decipher has released four new cards: Theoden, Eowyn, Rider’s Spear (possession), and Erethon, Naith Lieutenant. Also released: an explanation of the Secrets of the Naith, for those who may be curious.
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Second chance for McKellen fans
In case you didn’t catch Sir Ian McKellen’s CBC radio interview on October 9th (or didn’t have access to a Canadian station), it is available for your listening pleasure here. (Real Player required)
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Lord of the Rings trailer music
Has the recent use of the Requiem for a Dream remix in the newest Two Towers trailer made you wonder where the rest of the trailer music comes from? Audible Beauty has the answer.
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The man behind Lord of the Rings
On November 2, Arizona State University will hold their 2002 Fall Symposium based on JRR Tolkien: The Man Behind The Lord of the Rings. This event features presentations by Tom Shippey, Randel Helms and Ron Newcomer, who will discuss Tolkien’s poetry, and “the challenges of turning Tolkien’s prose into the visual language of film.”
