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Happy birthday Hugo Weaving
Today, the 4th of April, is Hugo Weaving’s birthday. Hugo was born in Nigeria in 1960, and is 48 today. You can view pictures of Hugo here and pictures of Hugo in the role of Elrond here.
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Lord of the Rings stage show to close
The London production of the Lord of the Rings is to close on 19th July 2008. However, there are plans to stage the show in Germany in 2009 and for a tour of Australia, New Zealand and the Far East. You can read the full story here.
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LotR movies still draw visitors to New Zealand
Anne Buchmann has made a study of film tourism in New Zealand and her research shows that it’s a thriving industry. 30,000 visitors a year go to see the hobbit village and a number report being “touched” when visiting sites such as Edoras. You can read the full article at stuff.co.nz
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Happy anniversary CoE
Today, Thursday 6th March 2008, is CoE’s sixth anniversary. Happy anniversary CoE!
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Lord of the Rings symphony
On 3rd March 2008 the Knoxville Wind Symphony will perform Johan deMeij’s Lord of the Rings Symphony. There are further details about the event here .
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Win tickets to The Lord of the Rings – stage version
Enter the contest at London Visions for a chance of winning two tickets to the stage version of The Lord of the Rings in London. The closing date is 29th February.
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Happy birthday Sean Astin
Today, February 25th, is Sean Astin’s birthday. He was born in 1971 in Santa Monica, California, and is 37 today. You can read his cast biography here. You can also see some pictures of Sean here and pictures of Sean in the role of Sam here. Happy Birthday Sean!
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Award for Lord of the Rings – stage version
Rob Howell has won a UK Theatregoers’ Choice Award for best set designer for his set for the stage version of Lord of the Rings. You can read a list of all the results here.
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Elijah Wood on Del Toro
At MTV Movies Blog Elijah Wood says that he thinks Del Toro is the “perfect choice” to direct The Hobbit movies.
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Is it a good idea to have two movies of The Hobbit?
In this article at Guardian Unlimited Ben Child discusses his concerns that there will be two Hobbit movies.
