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A new Gollum ring
Badali Jewelry has just received licensing from Tolkien Enterprises to release a new ring featuring Gollum.
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LotR lottery in France
As part of the advance promotion for RotK, La Francaise des Jeux has produced a scratch card lottery game based on LotR. For 2 €, you can buy a ticket which has a picture from the movie and a scratch area shaped like the One Ring. You win the sum according to the number of…
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RotK stamps
The New Zealand Post will issue a new set of stamps celebrating RotK. The stamps can be pre-ordered from now, and will be on general sale from 5th November 2003. For more details see Scoop.
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The Two Towers – 4th highest earning film ever!
The Two Towers has been placed fourth in a list of all-time moneymakers.
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Ian McKellen describes his last day of filming
Ian McKellen has described his last day of filming in the latest update to his website.
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No “Treason of Isengard” game
Vivendi Universal Games confirmed it was ceasing development of Lord of the Rings: The Treason of Isengard for Xbox and PlayStation 2. The release was scheduled for late 2003–the game was not developing as well as expected. Read more, including an interview with Vivendi’s senior brand manager here.
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LotR exhibition breaking box office records
The Lord of the Rings exhibition at the Science Museum, London, is breaking records even before being launched. It has sold more advance tickets than any other show in the museum’s history. Read the entire story at Reuters.
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Orlando Bloom given Hollywood Breakthrough Award
Orlando Bloom has been awarded the men’s Hollywood Breakthrough Award. The award will be presented at the 2003 Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony on October 20th . The blurb is about 3/4 the way down at the Hollywood Film Festival web site.
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Empire Magazine – RotK set visit!
October’s issue of the UK’s Empire Film Magazine not only has Viggo Mortensen on the front cover, but a three page report on a visit to the set of Return of the King. There are also some quotes from Peter Jackson about RotK, especially about the number of orcs involved in the battles, as well…
