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Many lands and kingdoms
At The Age you can read about David Wenham’s (Faramir in The Two Towers and Return of the King) career, including his latest play, True West.
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Wizard-spotting in Canada?
The wizards behind the scenes of The Fellowship of the Ring will be in Banff, Alberta, Canada on June 11 at the Banff International Television Festival. Go to Canada.com Network to read more.
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A new Billy Boyd interview
A new interview with Billy Boyd, including discussion about awards ceremonies and why he wasn’t at the oscars, can be found at his official site.
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The Gap Of Rohan
Today’s Guardian Unlimited reports that Orlando Bloom is slated to appear in the new Gap ads in Britain starting May first of this year. You can download the two versions of the trailer here and here, from gap.com.
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We all like it
Tolkien fans debate Peter Jackson’s Fellowship of the Ring. Consensus: It is a spoof; Mr. Jackson not guilty of desecration of Tolkien’s work. This is a thought provoking article, read all about it at: Ave Maria College News
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And that’s just to start…
Here is a J.R.R. Tolkien letter at Christie’s that is being actioned off. Bid on it if you can–it’s estimated worth is 10-15 THOUSAND US dollars!
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One Global Rule One to rule them all…
I cannot think of a better place on earth than New Zealand for filming Tolkien’s trilogy, can you? The Screen Actors Guild is flexing its muscle. Read about it at The New Zealand Herald
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More than just Faramir…
David Wenham (Faramir) is in Sam Shepard’s play, True West–here is a review, at The Age
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Is this a man of Gondor I see before me?
Sean Bean is set to play Shakespeare’s Macbeth at the Milton Keynes Theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Lord of the Rings good for New Zealand’s economy
The New Zealand Herald tells us how the international film industry’s perception New Zealand has gone from a risky place to film to among the best places in the world to film, all thanks to Peter Jackson.
