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Back when we wore more clothes, my precioussss…
Take a gander at Smeagol over at Ain’t It Cool News–is this a flash back scene? We don’t know yet…
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Four-legged co-stars
Shooting the films in New Zealand took 18 months, with editing of all footage completed in three distinct segments. Horses play a major role in all three films. Read about the horses and the actors who rode them here.
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Lord of the box office once more!
Last weekend, the new release Just Married knocked The Two Towers into second place in America, ending its three week reign as King of the box office. It’s an entirely different story now. View the box office stats.
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Female characters are scant but strong
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has a very interesting article about the female characters in Tolkien’s trilogy, with commentary by Miranda Otto, Liv Tyler, co-writer Philippa Boyens, and producer Barrie Osborne.
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TV rights for LotR bought by WB
In a major coup, the WB Network has acquired the TV rights to Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and its as-yet-unfinished sequels for at least $75 million. Read more.
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Win a Return of the King calendar!
Also from New Line: “Enter for your chance to win one of 25 New Line Cinema 2003 Calendars for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King! This is an exclusive 12 month promotional calendar that is not available in stores…”
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Gollum at his best, my precioussss…
The folks over at the official site have a five-part, informative interview of Andy Serkis to read, plus Gollum screensavers to download!
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Missing scenes from TTT
Caltanet is currently hosting a set of images from TTT that didn’t make the director’s cut. No one knows for sure if these will be on the extended Two Towers DVD, but it’s fun to speculate (and some of these shots look like they’d be fun to watch!).
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Jackson sued over TTT’s ending
T-shirt and collectibles manufacturer, Ted Stroop, filed suit against Peter Jackson because the director’s cut of The Two Towers did not end with the novel’s cliffhanger… read more. Note: Like Jar-Jaromir, this is intended as a joke and is not meant to be taken seriously. Also, this article has RotK spoilers – don’t read if…
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PJ rights a wrong
In light of last year’s translation blunders in Japan for The Fellowship of the Ring (one of the many alleged blunders: Boromir’s line to Frodo – “Why do you recoil? I am no thief” – was translated as: “Liar!”). This year, Peter Jackson himself has stepped in to correct the subtitle situation. Read more.
