>> Dominic Monaghan and Karl Urban will attens the World Premiere of Van Helsing, on Monday, May 3, at Universal Amphitheatre, Universal Studios Hollywood. | here |

>> Ouch... Terrible review on Orlando Bloom's The Calcium Kid : "Bloom, fresh from his stint in Lord of the Rings, somehow turns up in what must be one of the worst films ever made. Indeed, it IS !" | here |

>> Herald Sun reports : "Miranda Otto has been signed to play Lindy Chamberlain in the $8 million local mini-series Through My Eyes, which will screen on Channel 7 this year." | here |

>> The European Premiere for Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean's Troy, in Berlin on May 9, will feature the Trojan horse. | here |

>> The June issue of Empire magazine has got 2 special collector covers with Troy, one featuring Achilles, played by Brad Pitt, and one featuring Orlando Bloom as Paris.

>> Elijah Wood admits "he's happy with having all his memories intact - even the bad ones." | read |

>> TeenHollywood.com reports that "Orlando Bloom was evacuated from his latest film set after an explosion caused a terrorism alert." | here | Updated : | here |

>> Empire Online has posted a quizz "How well do you know your Orlando ?" | here |

>> Andy Serkis will next star in a supernatural suspense thriller called Blessed. "'It's a modern-day retelling of the Rosemary's Baby story,' Serkis said in an interview." | here |

>> Patty informed us that the New Zealand Post will soon release a special Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Collection of stamps. | here |

>> New pictures from The day After Tomorrow, with Ian Holm. | here |

>> HollywoodReporter.com reports : "Hasbro, which has already issued "Rings" versions of Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly and Risk, will introduce "Stratego : The Lord of the Rings" next month. Several lines of action figures will be coming from NECA/Reel Toys, Play Along and Toy Biz." The same article is posted here ! Speaking of collectibles, NECA will release a snowglobe featuring the Hobbits this summer. | here |

>> Ray Harryhausen, visual effects creator for 1933's King Kong, says he "is supportive of the upcoming remake by Oscar-winning "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson. The special effects wizard explains, 'Peter Jackson has taste [and] has gone back to the storyline. He'll do a good job.'" | here |

>> According to sci-fi.com and Hugh Jackman, there could be soon a third X-Men movie. Could Ian McKellen be back as Magneto ? | here |

>> The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly mag includes an interview with Peter Jackson talking about his upcoming adaptation of King Kong. | here |

>> This year's 3D Festival will feature film visual effects presentations on The Return of the King, The Matrix Revolutions and Pirates of the Caribbean. The CG event is from May 3 to 6, in Copenhagen. | here |

>> Some articles about EA's new RP video game : The Lord Of The Rings, The Third Age, that is released this fall. | GameSpot.com | dehavilland.co.uk |

>> Very negative reviews on David Wenham's Van Helsing. | here and here |

>> CONGRATS to Cate Blanchett, who gave birth friday to her second son ! | here |

>> LatinoReview.com has posted new pictures from Van Helsing, with David Wenham.

>> We've cleaned the www section. Half of the LOTR related sites have closed over the past months and there was a lot of broken links that needed to be removed.

>> Patty writes : "Empire Online has reviewed the upcoming Return Of The King DVD and the ROTK EE DVD, rating the film with 5 stars." | here |

>> CollectorMania5, that opens in 5 days, welcomes another guest from The Lord Of The Rings, Sala Baker. | here |

>> An article about Troy, which stars Orlando Bloom. | here |

>> Download a TV sport for The Day After Tomorrow, with Ian Holm. | here |

>> Patty reports that SideShow/Weta has announced a new LOTR exclusive statue : The Newborn Uruk-Hai, which you can pre-order. | here | Also from SideShow/Weta, Heath Hammond, Supervisor of Product Development and Senior Designer, will be chatting live on Tuesday, April 27, at 1 pm (PST). More details coming on Monday. | here |

>> Teen Hollywood reports that Elijah Wood arrived late on the set of The Yank, because he wanted to experience the London Underground. | here |

>> Troy's official site features new posters, including one with Orlando Bloom. | here |

>> French airdate : Intuitions with Cate Blanchett is aired on Ciné-Cinéma Frisson on May 7, at 21H00. The movie is entitled The Gift in English.

>> Viggo Mortensen is on the cover of the April issue of L'Uomo Vogue magazine. We've got the cover | here | and Viggo-online.net has got the rest of the scans. Scroll down to view them. | here |

>> Anna reports that Billy Boyd is currently in Malmö, at the Propworld convention. Here is a picture she took of her meeting with him.

>> Akaiko informed us that "KBVM Catholic Radio Station is airing J.R.R. Tolkien : 'The Lord Of The Rings' USA full-cast radio drama, adapted by Bernard Maze (Mind Eye production). Unfortunately, you need to be in Oregon or Washington. It airs every Saturday from 10:00am to 10:30am, on 88.3FM and 99.1FM." | here | 

>> Akaiko reports that Sean Astin appeared in a commercial for 'The Genesis Awards 2004', that are aired on April 25, 2004 at 03:00pm, on Animal Planet. | here |

>> ComingSoon.net reports, "The Lord of the Rings Director Peter Jackson and partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are in talks to adapt Alice Sebold's best-selling novel The Lovely Bones after completing King Kong." Same news on : | Empire Online | rte.ie | Stuff |

>> LatinoReview.com has posted 5 clips from Andy Serkis' 13 Going On 30. | here | They have reviewed the movie. | here |

>> Cate Blanchett's The Aviator will be distributed by Miramax. | here |

>> A Sméagol talking plush is soon to be released. | here |

>> We don't forget him, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Mark Ordesky (LOTR producer), who turns 41 today !

>> A new picture from Troy, but not showing Orlando Bloom. | here |

>> An article about Andy Serkis. | here |

>> Ian McKellen will play panto dame Widow Twankey in a new version of Aladdin, will go on stage over the Christmas period. | Ananova.com | Yahoo! |

>> BBC News reports that "Composer Howard Shore is to be honoured by a US composers' institution on Wednesday. Canadian Shore is receiving a lifetime achievement award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (Ascap) in Los Angeles." | here |

>> The nominations for the 2004 MTV Movie Awards have been announced. The Return Of The King and Pirates Of The Caribbean are both nominated in the Best Movie category. The Battle at Gondor (ROTK) is nominated for Best Action Sequence. Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp are nominated for Best On-Screen Team (POTC). Also, Hugo Weaving and Keanu Reeves are nominated in the category Best Fight for Matrix Reloaded. | Coming Soon | Dark Horizons | MTV | Yahoo! | CNN | EW.com |

>> Take a look at SyFlex, the cloth simulation plugin used in The Return Of The King. "As most of Weta Digital's work centered on creatures and characters, cloth became an important part in the studio's special effects creation. Weta Digital discovered Syflex's cloth simulation technology while the production of the epic trilogy was already on its way, and ended up using it in more than 600 shots in the last movie..." | here |

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Andy Serkis, who turns 40 today !

>> ComingSoon.net has posted new pictures from Troy, with Orlando Bloom. | here | So did DarkHorizons.com | here | Empire Online | here | and LatinoReview.com. | here |

>> Andy Serkis is not yet tired to be asked to do the voice of Gollum. | here |

>> An article about Viggo Mortensen. Nothing new though. | here |

>> Viggo Mortensen was in Mexico City to promote Hidalgo. | Yahoo! + 2 |

>> Mirror.co.uk posted an interview with Viggo Mortensen. | here |

>> Peter Jackson made Time magazine's list of the world's top 100 influential people as "Artists and Entertainers". Time describes the director as "Lord of the cinema". | Stuff | CNN | NZoom.com |

>> Orlando Bloom claims he's no exhibitionist and will never show more than his naked chest. | here and here |

>> The Return Of The King was named Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie at the second Annual Spacey Award on Sunday night ! Peter Jackson's movie also won for Best Visual Special Effects. | Yahoo! | Globe & Mail |

>> TeenPeople.com lists Orlando Bloom's Troy and David Wenham's Van Helsing as their hot summer movies. OutNow.ch has got new pictures of Troy. | here |

>> Patty informed us that Sideshow/WETA website posted a new video, in Quicktime format, about the Mines of Moria environment. | here | You can download a 64 page catalog in PDF format, where you can see all the Lord of the Rings items, as well as the others movies. | here |

>> LatinoReview.com has got new stills of Van Helsing, with David Wenham. | here |

>> Decipher revealed a new card from its Reflections expansion, the Witch-King and the Palantír. | here |

>> Billy Boyd talks about Master And Commander for the movie's special DVD edition.

>> French airdate : A Life Less Ordinary - Une Vie Moins Ordinaire, with Ian Holm, is on TF1 tonight, at 23H35.

>> An article about Viggo Mortensen : "THANKS to the role of Aragorn, the noble warrior king in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Viggo Mortensen is this season's ultimate big-screen hero. He's been described as a Gary Cooper or Montgomery Clift for the 21st century - a matinee idol par excellence, an undeniable sex symbol with a touchy-feely sensibility." | more |

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Sean Bean, who turns 45 today !

>> French Ringers, we already reported about Aviko, that offers special Lord Of The Rings items (mug, bag, t-shirt, EA's Return Of The King video game) if you collect some points on the packages of their products, but we now have an addy to show you. | here |

>> An article about the yet announced video game based on Peter Jackson's upcoming remake of King Kong. | here |

>> Sean Astin was at the 28th Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race qualifying day. | Yahoo! | Wire Image | LFI |

>> RingCon 2004 (from Oct. 29 to 31 in Bonn, Germany) announced its first confirmed guests : John Noble, Craig Parker, Mark Ferguson and Sandro Kopp (Gildor Inglorion).

>> HollywoodReporter.com reports that "New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings has been nominated as best entertainment brand license of the year by the International Licensing Merchandisers' Assn. (LIMA), the world trade organization for the licensing industry." | here |

>> The Lord Of The Rings soundtrack has been performed live in Sofia, Bulgaria. | here |

>> Patty informed us that The HobbitFilm.com received an official letter from New Line Cinema, thanking the fans for their enthusiasm and making sure they would think of Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh to film The Hobbit. However, both will be busy working on King Kong for two years. | here |

>> Pictures of The Chronicles Of Riddick, with Karl Urban. | here |

>> LordOfTheRingsGuide.com has got some informations about the Return Of The King DVD promotions. | here |

>> Download the French trailer for Van Helsing, which stars David Wenham. | here | Click on "Bande Annonce".

>> Dertrojanischekrieg.de has linked to a page that features behind-the-scene pictures of Troy, with Orlando Bloom. | here and here |

>> We came across the online portfolio of Christian Lorenz Scheurer, a conceptual artist and art director, who worked on EA's The Return Of The King video game. | here | Click on "concept art" and "front end" for pictures and details.

>> Mariana found another picture of Andy Serkis in 13 Going On 30. | here |

>> Andy Serkis attended the Premiere of 13 Going On 30. | Wire Image | Globe Photos | LFI | Daily Celeb | Yahoo! | Getty Images | Film Magic |

>> Decipher will soon expand the set of "book" cards depicting characters and items not featured in The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy "through a special promotion offering five new cards created by Weta Workshop." | here |

>> Patty reports : "Barnes & Noble is offering again a free online course about The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings, which consists on Tolkien's life, his works (mainly The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings), his influences and the construction of his fantasy world. It is a free course, but you have to register, which is free too. The course starts on May 3rd." | here |

>> New pictures of Troy, with Orlando Bloom. | here and here |

>> Empire Online reports US magazine In Touch Weekly's new poll of Tinseltown's Most Eligible Men : "The lovely Aragorn –sorry, Viggo Mortensen– rounds off the bottom of the list, thanks to one of the most iconic roles in recent history." | here |

>> CGNetworks.com talks about the visual effects in the The Matrix Revolutions, including about the super-punch that Neo lands on Agent Smith, alias Hugo Weaving. | here |

>> Orlando Bloom's Kingdom Of Heaven is set to be released on May 06, 2005. | here |

>> A picture of Andy Serkis in 13 Going On 30, at last ! | here |

>> Stuuf.co.nz reports : "The beasts and evil Nazgul from The Lord of the Rings movies being stored near Wellington's main rubbish dump have become an unofficial tourist attraction while their fate is decided." | here |

>> Cinemovies.fr has posted pictures of David Wenham's Van Helsing. | here |

>> Another article about the Lord Of The Rings and King Kong video games. | here |

>> Stuff.co.nz reports that the Fell Beast, which perched atop the Embassy Theatre in Wellington for The Return Of The King premiere, now lies in a field next to Wellington tip. | here |

>> An article about the video games based on movies, including The Lord Of The Rings.

>> We found another article about Sean Astin being a Grand Marshal for Virginia's 77th annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. | here |

>> The Day After Tomorrow (Ian Holm), | here | 13 Going on 30 (Andy Serkis), | here | Van Helsing (David Wenham) | here | and Troy (Orlando Bloom) | here | are in EW.com's list of the 10 movies they can't wait to see. And LatinoReview.com has posted a new banner for Van Helsing. | here |

>> Happy Easter to you all and happy choco-hunt !

>> Akaiko informed us that the first snow-white tiger, that was born in Dassow's zoo, in eastern Germany, was named Aragorn. | here |

>> MovieMistakes.com has found 12 mistakes in Viggo Mortensen's Hidalgo. | here |

>> Patty reports that Sean Bean could play a character called Jacob Crane in the movie adaptation of Shadowmancer (a book by Graham Taylor). | here |

>> On top of hellomagazine.com's poll, with 44.5% of the votes, Orlando Bloom is the readers' favourite choice to replace current James Bond, Pierce Brosnan. | here |

>> Viggo Mortensen talks about working on Hidalgo, as well as on The Return Of The King. He also exlains his relationship with horses. | here |

>> AICN has posted reviews on Van Helsing, with David Wenham. | here and here |

>> German airdate : Pro 7 will show The Patriot Games with Sean Bean on Friday, 16 April.

>> Sean Astin is one of the 77th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival's Grand Marshals. He is "scheduled to appear in various events during the weekend, including the Grand Feature Parade. The 77th annual festival runs from April 27 to May 2." | here and here |

>> Norwegian Ringers, you might like to read this article on Viggo Mortensen. But since we don't speak the language, we guess it is about Hidalgo. *g* | here |

>> 2 reviews on Andy Serkis' 13 Going on 30. | Yahoo! | Hollywood Reporter | The movie premieres on Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Westwood. | here |

>> The Return Of The King has reached $1,100 billion worldwide !!! | here |

>> According to TeenHollywood.com, Elijah Wood "is frequently being snubbed by movies he's desperate to star in - because he looks too young." | here |

>> After A Behind the Scenes Guide of the Making of Gollum, written by Andy Serkis, now comes Sean Astin's book, There And Back Again - An Actor's Tale. The book, that will be published this fall, "is the personal memoir of Sean Astin, from his early days in Hollywood to the movie role that changed his life. Though much has been written about the making of the films, Sean's first hand story of what took place on the set has never before been told. [...] More than a companion guide to the Rings films, 'There and Back Again' is filled with stories from the set about the actors and filmmakers who joined together to bring Tolkien's vision to life." | here | Available for pre-order : | amazon.co.uk | amazon.de | amazon.fr |

>> LatinoReview.com has posted new banners for Troy, including one of Paris, Orlando Bloom's character. | here | And you can purchase some of the posters for the movie on Movie Market websites. | US | UK | FR | De |

>> ComingSoon.net reports that the teaser trailer for Seed Of Chucky (with Brad Dourif and Billy Boyd) will hit theaters as soon as next Friday, April 15. | here |

>> We found a digital picture inspired by The Lord Of The Rings. | here |

>> OBM linked to Joblo.com, that has just posted a new gallery of pictures from Troy. Don't miss Sean Bean as Odysseus. | here |

>> Empire Online has posted an interview with Viggo Mortensen. | here |

>> Patty reports : "It seems that Tom Shippey, a famous proffessor of Oxford, who studies Tolkien's life and who is the author of some books about him, gave a conference some days ago and talked about the LOTR movies. A guy called Baylors, that I think is from TOR.net, has written about the most important aspects of that conference on his livejournal. It's a pity we don't have the textual words of T.S., but it's a very interesting report." | here |

>> Diana Kruger, Orlando Bloom's co-star in Troy (let's recall it's out on May 14), talked about witnessing the actor's sudden fame. | here |

>> Post-Gazette.com reports that the new issue of Starlog magazine contains "a long feature on Hidalgo because its star is a king among sci-fi actors, The Return of the King's Viggo Mortensen. There's also an interview with pretty boy Orlando "Legolas" Bloom from the set of Troy. Mortensen and Bloom's co-star in The Lord of the Rings, John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) is interviewed." And there is a tidbit from Starbust magazine, that says : "Sean Astin, Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings, is helming a Fantastic Four film. His casting wish list includes George Clooney for the square-jawed Reed Richards and Orlando Bloom for Human Torch." | here |

>> The April/May issue of One magazine reports Dominic Monaghan's next project : (translated from French) "Dominic Monaghan will be, in the near future, the star of a Tv series ! It will be produced by J.J. Abrams (creator of Alias) and will tell the adventures of a group of passengers, who must learn how to survive on a desert island, after a plane crash. Dominic will be co-starring Ian Somerhalder (Young Americans). As far as we know, Dominic has signed to play in the pilot episode, which will be aired this fall 2004. But if it proves to be popular enough, a complete season could be ordered by ABC."

>> Natty reports that Good'n Evil, that will open soon in Lisbon, Portugal, will feature all the 'candies' you might imagine concerning the major blockbusters : The Lord Of The Rings, The Matrix, Aliens, and many others will be on the list of movie memorabilia, from DVD's, games, actions figures, replics of props used in the movies, to everything !

>> Viggo Mortensen explained that, even if according to magazines and marketing he is considered one of the 'most beautiful people', he stays single, because of his high standards when it comes to women. Not all can handle his "fussy and passionate nature". | here |

>> In an interview that he gave to TV Guide, Billy Boyd talked about the Return Of The King extended DVD : "Dominic [Monaghan, who played Merry] and I just finished recording our commentary for the extended edition and there's lots of extra stuff. A lot of my footage actually made it into the theatrical version, but there were a couple of scenes I'm glad are included in this cut. There's a scene with Pippin and Faramir that I feel helps explain their relationship. Fans will be very happy with the DVD. Some of the extra scenes they put on there are just fantastic." | here |

>> Decipher.com posted some cards from Reflections, which is another expansion for its LOTR TGC. | here |

>> Sean Astin was at the 28th Annual Toyota/Pro Celebrity Race. | Globe Photos | Daily Celeb | Wire Image | Ian McKellen attended the celebration of Mama Mia, The Musical's 5th Anniversary. | Wire Image | Film Magic | Yahoo! |

>> OutNow.ch has got one high-resolution picture of Sean Astin in 50 First Dates, which we might forgot to mention before. | here | We also forgot to tell you about the gallery for Cate Blanchett's The Missing. | here |

>> Peter Jackson's little push, to help special effects legendary Ray Harryhausen (Jason and The Argonauts...) in getting his star on the Hollywood walk of Fame last year, told us that the director was a fan. Now, Philly.com reports a few things about them both. Side information, an evening with Ray Harryhausen is held on April 20, in Hollywood. | here |

>> NZ Herald has posted another "special" article about the LOTR Trilogy. | here |

>> Akaiko wrote us to say that today is Sam Gamgee's birthday, according to the LOTR Appendix (p. 390) : "... There grew up a custom of making holiday and dancing in the Party Field, when weather permitted, on April 6. Some said that it was old Sam Gardner's birthday, some that it was the day on which the Golden Tree first flowered in 1420, and some that it was the Elves' New Year."

>> Patty reports that the April's fool about The Hobbit being filmed isn't totally a joke. TheHobbitFilm.com is planning to send letters and postcards to New Line and MGM/UA to make the fans' hope come true, as they think that online petitions won't work. They have a download section, where you can get the postcards and tips to write the letters.

>> ComingSoon.net has posted 2 storyboards from The Day After Tomorrow, which stars Ian Holm. | here |

>> LatinoReview.com has got a new poster for Troy, with Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean.

>> Yahoo! and Reuters.com report : "John Rhys-Davis has been tapped to co-star in NBC's drama pilot 'Revelations,' which centers on a group's efforts to forestall the apocalypse. Bill Pullman stars as the group's leader. Rhys-Davis plays a wheelchair-bound Harvard professor emeritus, a genius astrophysicist and mentor to Pullman's character. Rhys-Davis will next be seen in 'The Princess Diaries 2.'" | here |

>> For some days, the news was reported that Adrien Brody was in talk to join the cast of Peter Jackson's King Kong. According to BBC, the actor has been cast. | here |

>> A little call for help today. Don't forget that you can contribute to this page and send a news you may get to AHT. We can't publish your scans though, because we don't have enough space. But a good link, an airdate, whatever, is always appreciated. Thanks !

>> OBFiles.com has got the scan of the May issue of Premiere magazine US, that covers with Orlando Bloom as Paris, from Troy. | here |

>> An article about Orlando Bloom's Elizabethtown. | here |

>> BBC reports that LOTR has helped Entertainment Group, a film distribution company, become the most profitable firm in the UK. | here |

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Hugo Weaving, who turns 44 today !

>> According to Empire magazine, King Kong is the greatest movie monster. Shelob is in the top ten as well, it's 6th ! | Irish Examiner | BBC | itv.com |

>> French airdate : Viggo Mortensen is in A Perfect Murder (French title : Meurtre Parfait) tonight, on France 2, at 20H55.

>> CollectorMania5, that is held from April 30 to May 3, welcomes two more guests. The list now includes actors Brad Dourif, Craig Parker, Lawrence Makoare, Harry Sinclair, Jed Brody (Sharku) and Paul Norel (King of the Dead). | here |

>> The Return Of The King has now grossed $1,095 billion worldwide. | here |

>> There is an interview with Orlando Bloom and some LOTR articles, including about the Oscars night and about the jokes that the cast did during the filming of the Trilogy, in the April/May issue of One magazine (France).

>> We reported yesterday the news that Peter Jackson would direct a movie about Sir Edmund Hillary's famous climb up Mt Everest. But today, a spokeman for Peter Jackson said the director denies any plan for that movie. | here and here |

>> When a journalist wants to prove he knows nothing to cinema, you've got one of the most stupid articles ever written about The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy. | here |

>> At Hollywood.com's 2004 Sexy Stars poll, Orlando Bloom and Liv Tyler are both third (with 9,9% and 3,7%) | here | and Viggo Mortensen is 4th with 6,6%. | here |

>> Liv Tyler is on the cover of Los Angeles Confidential magazine. | here |

>> OutNow.ch has got tons of great and high-resolution pictures of Viggo Mortensen's Hidalgo | here | and of David Wenham's Van Helsing. | here |

>> We reported it a couple of days ago already, Orlando Bloom was voted the fifth best dressed man of 2004, by GQ magazine. | here |

>> Pictures of Viggo Mortensen at the Hidalgo Premiere in Tokyo, Japan. | here |

>> Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø joins Howard Shore on the LOTR Symphony tour. She is also recording some new material for the extended DVD edition of The Return Of The King. | here |

>> Viggo Mortensen confessed he's thinking of walking away from the movies, because he is tired of his new fame : "I can't blame anyone. I'm the one who's said yes to do these movies, and now I'm having to pay the price for it. I mean, if I had my druthers, I wouldn't do any movies anymore, frankly. That's the way I feel right now." | here |

>> Troy, with Orlando Bloom, will be screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. | here |

>> Stuff reports : "Peter Jackson may direct a movie about Sir Edmund Hillary's famous climb up Mt Everest. Hillary's son Peter said today he has talked to the Oscar winning director, who may consider the project after filming his next movie King Kong." | here |

>> It's springtime, time to celebrate prince Legolas and John Howe's beautiful art. The background is from © The War Of The Ring, by John Howe.

>> Susan Sarandon will play Orlando Bloom's mother in Elizabethtown. | here and here | Mega Star mentions that Orlando "has been named the fifth best dressed man in Britain in a poll of the top 500 style-setters for GQ magazine."

>> Ananova.com reports : "Rare volumes of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, including two copies signed by the author, fetched twice their estimated value at auction." | here | Updated : Same story on BBC News. | here |

>> Mags alert : Van Helsing is on the cover of the latest issue of Ciné Live magazine (France). There is a two-full-page picture showing David Wenham's character. There is a signed and new picture of Orlando Bloom in Kingdom Of Heaven, wishing happy birthday (in French) to the mag, in the Special N°200 issue of STUDIO magazine (France). Van Helsing graces the cover of Empire magazine (UK), that talks about Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and Troy as well.

>> Read the first round of answers to an Official Q & A with Sideshow/WETA. | here |

>> Viggo-Online.net has got the scans of the Swedish Ingmar magazine. Nice pictures of Viggo Mortensen. | here |

>> USAToday.com reports a warning from New Zealand's mountain safety authorities : "The warning comes after a 22-year-old Australian fell to his death on Aoraki-Mt Cook on Tuesday, becoming the 10th person to die in the area in the past four months. New Zealand Mountain Safety Council executive director Ian Nicholson said the marketing of New Zealand as an adventure playground would lure adventure seekers to the country, and more deaths were likely to follow. "We are promoted as a country that has adventure outdoors - The Lord of the Rings paints a picture of this wonderful environment," he said." | here |

>> Yahoo! and USA Today are early to list the Oscars' future candidates. Troy, starring Orlando Bloom, and The Aviator, with Cate Blanchett, are amongst them. | here |

>> Howard Shore and Peter Jackson were at the Society of Composers and Lyricist's annual reception, that honored the Academy Award nominees in the music categories. Here are some news that was revealed. "The anticipated box-set of the soundtracks will be out sometime next year, not this year. Jackson said he was not involved with any "super DVD box set" plans that had been previously rumored, and that for right now, the "Extended Edition" DVDs are the ones to get. [...] Apparently, if you bought the Limited Edition soundtrack to The Return of the King and found an autographed photo of Shore and Jackson, hold on to it! They personally autographed 500 photos, and put them randomly into various LE releases." | here |

>> Download the new full trailer for Troy, and see the brand new poster for the movie. Orlando Bloom's character, Paris, is on it ! | here |