>> DigitalSpy.co.uk reports : "Orlando Bloom has revealed that it was Baywatch actor David Hasselhoff that inspired him to follow an acting career." | here |

>> The Kingdom Of Heaven official website is up. The movie stars Orlando Bloom.

>> An article about Ian McKellen in Aladdin. | here |

>> HelloMagazine.com has got the first pictures of Liv Tyler's baby. | here |

>> Movieweb.com reports : "According to Variety, apparently every extra in Hollywood wants to be a pirate. A recent open call [for Pirates Of The Caribbean, starring Orlando Bloom] drew 7,000 hopefuls." | here |

>> OBM has got the Kingdom Of Heaven teaser poster, with Orlando Bloom. | here |

>> About Cate Blanchett's The Aviator : | Canada.com | Smh.com.au | Yahoo! |

>> Stuff.co.nz talks about Peter Jackson's rumoured post King Kong movie. | here |

>> OBM reports that the trailer for Orlando Bloom's Kingdom Of Heaven is available for download at Yahoo Movies ! | here |

>> The Return Of The King has been voted best film of the year in BBC's Film 2004 Show hosted by Jonathan Ross. | Yahoo! | New Telegraph | Sky.com |

>> Daily Record reports : "Angelina Jolie and Orlando Bloom top the Christmas kiss wish list. A Sky TV poll named the Tomb Raider star and the Lord Of The Rings hero as the people Brits would most like to get under the mistletoe." | here |

>> About The Lord Of The Rings Motion Picture Trilogy Exhibition in Sydney. | here |

>> ComingSoon.net reports : "Producer Jerry Bruckheimer tells MTV he is negotiating with Geoffrey Rush to star in a third Pirates Of The Caribbean movie [starring Orlando Bloom]."

>> The Lord Of The Rings Motion Picture Trilogy Exhibition will open at the Powerhouse Museum, in Australia, on December 26. | here |

>> Contactmusic.com reports : "Ian McKellen stepped in to rescue Kevin Spacey's troubled London theatre by playing a show-stealing pantomime dame." | here |

>> More about Ian McKellen's Aladdin : | here |

>> Several sources report : "Sean Astin has been named Bacchus XXXVII. Astin will lead the 38-float procession along the traditional route on Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. A special new feature of this year's parade will be the return of actor Elijah Wood, who served as Bacchus XXXVI last year. Wood will ride a Returning King's float." | here and here |

>> Orlando Bloom's calendar is the 8th best selling in the United Kingdom. | Ananova | News.com.au |

>> Orlando Bloom is IMDb.com's 3rd most popular celebrity as determined by the site's STARmeter(TM). | here |

>> POCT Fandom attended the open casting call in Los Angeles for the Pirates Of The Caribbean sequels, starring Orlando Bloom. | here |

>> LOTRGuide.com has talked to Sean Astin. | here |

>> Lulop.com has got two clips of the European premiere of The Aviator which stars Cate Blanchett. | 1 + 2 |

>> OutNow.ch has got new high-res pictures from The Calcium Kid with Orlando Bloom.

>> We've scanned 3 new pictures from the Trilogy. | Gollum | Pippin | Sam & Rosie |

>> Ian McKellen's official website has updated with words from Ian about Aladdin, which he is currently performing on stage. | here |

>> ETOnline.com talks about Kingdom Of Heaven, starring Orlando Bloom. | here |

>> Stuff.co.nz reports that seven Lord Of The Rings replica swords have been stolen from a store in Otaki. | here |

>> KIK.net has posted a new production diary clip.

>> TOR.n has got some tidbits on Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong. | here |

>> SundayMail.co.uk reports : "Billy Boyd has revealed film chiefs tricked him into thinking he had to appear naked in the third Lord of the Rings blockbuster. Producers got their own back on practical joker Boyd, 36, who plays Hobbit Pippin in the trilogy, by setting up a fake nude scene. Boyd said : 'It never appeared on screen. It was a joke - all made up.'" | here |

>> Contactmusic.com reports : "Star Sean Astin fears he will never live down his humiliating performance on TV gambling show Celebrity Poker. The actor is still mocked by strangers for his shambolic card skills on Bravo channel's star-studded series." | here |

>> Cate Blanchett attended the UK Premiere of The Aviator. | WireImage | Film Magic | LFI |

>> Sci-Fi reports : "Marton Csokas [Celeborn in The Fellowship Of The Ring], who co-stars in the upcoming SF movie Aeon Flux, told SCI FI Wire that his character, Trevor Goodchild, differs considerably from the one in the MTV animated series on which the film is based." | here |

>> Stuff.co.nz reports : "When Welsh actor John Rhys-Davies starred as Gimli the dwarf in The Lord of the Rings he defeated evil, but did not get the girl. In real life, the 60-year-old has won the affections of 40-year-old Good Morning presenter Lisa Manning." | here |

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Bernard Hill, who is 60 today !

>> OutNow.ch has got a lot of pictures and informations about the LOTR parody from Switzerland, The Ring Thing. Pictures are under "Die Bilder". | here |

>> Cate Blanchett is coming back to Australia. | here |

>> Reuters via Yahoo.com reports : "Gollum, the creepy character in Lord Of The Rings with the dual personality and eerie voice, suffered from a schizoid personality disorder, according to a group of medical students." | here |

>> ComingSoon.net has posted 2 stills from Kingdom Of Heaven starring Orlando Bloom.

>> Liv Tyler has named her son Milo William Langdon. | here and here |

>> Leonardo DiCaprio talked about Cate Blanchett, his co-star in The Aviator : "Well, for the Katharine Hepburn character there was really only one person that could play that role in the world. There is the, what can I say, the female version of Daniel Day-Lewis, and that is Cate Blanchett. To be able to take on the persona and one of the most iconic female voices of the 20th Century, in Katharine Hepburn, one of the most immediately recognizable voices, and being from Australia as well. Taking on that, you have to be a true chameleon and genius." The full interview is : | here |

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Miranda Otto, who turns 37 today !

>> French airdate : The Indian Runner with Viggo Mortensen is on RTL9 tonight at 20H45.

>> Yahoo.com reports : "Hong Kong action hero Chow Yun-fat is set to star in the upcoming sequels of box office smash Pirates of the Caribbean [starring Orlando Bloom]." | here |

>> Contactmusic.com reports that Orlando Bloom would be dating another girl...

>> TVGuide.com has posted an interview with Billy Boyd. | here |

>> AICN has got a first review on Kingdom Of Heaven, which stars Orlando Bloom.

>> Sean Bean has joined the cast of The Island, directed by Michael Bay. He will take on the part of Merick, the chief antagonist in the film. | here and here |

>> Liv Tyler has given birth to her first child, it's a boy ! | Yahoo.com | Hello Magazine | E!Online | The Age | Congratulations to the happy parents !

>> Yahoo.com has got two pictures of the LOTR Exhibit at the Powerhouse Museum, in Sydney. | here and here |

>> HoustonChronicle.com has got a review on The Return Of The King Extended Edition. They also have audio-interviews with Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan. | here | Another review. | here |

>> LatinoReview.com has posted a few stills of Viggo Mortensen's new film A History Of Violence. | here |

>> Cate Blanchett and Ian Holm attended the premiere of The Aviator in New York. | LFI | Globe Photos : 1 + 2 + 3 | WireImage : 1 + 2 + 3  + 4 | Film Magic : 1 + 2 + 3  + 4 |

>> TOR.n reports that Dominic Monaghan is the narrator of Ringers : Lord Of The Fans, a documentary which will world-premiere at The Slamdance Film Festival, on its opening Friday night (January 21, 2005). | read |

>> Another review on The Return Of The King Extended Edition. | here | SPOILERS !

>> Most of you have probably found the Easter Eggs which are hidden in the menus of The Return Of The King EE by yourself. But some may have not. So here is where to find them. Insert disc 1 : Select the chapter 36 and click down. A Ring will appear if you did it correctly. Click, and the Easter Egg is... an interview with Dominic Monaghan and Elijah Wood, Dominic pretending to be a German interviewer, Hans Jensen. Now insert disc 2 : Select the chapter 78 and click down. A Ring will appear if you did it correctly. Click, and the Easter Egg is... MTV's special interview with Peter Jackson (aired during the 2004 MTV Movie Awards).

>> Cate Blanchett got a Golden Globe nomination as Supporting Actress for the her role in The Aviator. | here and here |

>> LOTRGuide.com has reviewed the ROTK EE. | here | Another article about The Return Of The King Extended Edition. | here | SPOILERS !

>> The 20th Century Fox has announced Magneto, a film-spinoff based on the villainous character played in the first two X-Men films by Ian McKellen. But it is not clear whether Ian McKellen will be in the film at all. | Yahoo.com | Sci-Fi Wire |

>> Ringers who will purchase Sideshow/Weta's Gates Of Minas Morgul environment are offered the Crown of King Elessar for free ! | here |

>> Philstar.com talks about Orlando Bloom's Ned Kelly. | here |

>> A reporter of TheStar.com shares her experience of watching the 3 Extended Editions of the Trilogy in a row. | here |

>> The Return Of The King Extended Edition came out today in Europe ! I bet you're all having a wonderful screening. Like for Fellowship and Two Towers, the script for the EE will be available as soon as possible, but co-editor withdrew some months ago and I'm afraid it's gonna take much longer than I wish. Perhaps will Natty help me out with it ?

>> The New Zealand Herald reports : "The movies of Cameron Duncan, the promising young Auckland film-maker who died of cancer last year, will be seen by millions worldwide thanks to Peter Jackson's final DVD chapter in his Lord of the Rings trilogy." | here |

>> Ananova reports : "The stars of Lord Of The Rings have given director Peter Jackson a promise they'll return for The Hobbit if he is prepared to make it." | here |

>> KIK.net has posted a new production diary clip.

>> MovieWeb.com reports : "Peter Jackson recently talked about his upcoming remake at the CineAsia movie convention[...] As for the romantic angle, Jackson said he will show King Kong as a brutal creature who for the first time in his life feels empathy for another creature (the character played by Naomi Watts)." | here |

>> There is a catalogue of Metropolitan's latest DVD in the ROTK Extended Edition which announces the upcoming release of a new DVD. The interactive-disc will feature John Howe and Alan Lee's artwork for The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, that was exhibited at the Bibliothèque National de France.

>> Stuff.co.nz reports : "Peter Jackson is among "Australian" celebrities including Mel Gibson and Nicole Kidman (both born in the United States) and Russell Crowe (born in Wellington) in Who magazine's Australian show business power list. The magazine does acknowledge Jackson is "a proud Kiwi", but says he deserves a mention because he employed "so many Australians" during the making of The Lord of The Rings." | here |

>> The Movie Market websites have got new exclusive pictures of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy available for purchase. | France | UK | Germany |

>> Seattlepi.com has posted an interview with Sean astin. | here |

>> News.com.au reports : "Cate Blanchett is about to give New Yorkers another taste of how hot Sydney theatre can be. She will make her New York stage debut after the Sydney Theatre Company was invited to restage its production of Hedda Gabler at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in March, 2006." | here |

>> The trailer for War Of The Worlds, starring Miranda Otto, will premiere on December 10, on the film's official website. | SyFy Portal | Miranda on set : | here |

>> Robert Bernocchi of BadTaste.it has reviewed the 9-hour extra discs of The Return Of The King Extended Edition. | here | SPOILERS !

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Dominic Monaghan, who turns 28 today !

>> Liv Tyler being is reportedly sure she's expecting a girl. | Ananova | Sky News |

>> Christopher Lee talks about becoming a video game character. | here |

>> Indie Wire reports : "New York and Florida-based film company, Castle Hill Productions has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to Carl Bessai's Emile, starring Ian McKellen." | here |

>> Coming Soon has posted a Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou featurette. The movie stars Cate Blanchett. | here |

>> Some new items on New Line Cinema Store. | Hobbit scarf | Fellowship cloak |

>> Howard Shore's score for The Return Of The King is one of this year's nominees for the Grammy Awards (category 80 "Film/TV/Visual Media - Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media"). And Into The West, performed by Annie Lennox, is a nominee in the category Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (81 - Film/TV/Visual Media). | here |

>> Orlando Bloom attended the first Dubai International Film Festival. | News.com.au |

>> Sean Bean was at the National Treasure premiere in London, on December 5. | Globe Photos | Wire Image | Film Magic | Getty Images | Yahoo.com : 1 + 2 |

>> The LOTR official website has updated with a new clip from The Return Of The King EE, Pippin's Song. | here |

>> French mag alert : There is an article on Peter Jackson's King Kong in the new issue of magazine Mad Movies.

>> TOR.n has scanned the first pictures of King Kong from Newsweek magazine.

>> LOTRGuide.com has reviewed Sideshow/Weta's King Elessar statue. | here |

>> IESB has posted 3 clips from The Return Of The King Extended Edition. | here | TOR.n has posted an exclusive video from the ROTK EE behind-the-scenes DVD. | here | Scroll down the pages to find the links. SPOILERS !

>> Mirror reports :"Orlando Bloom has taken his first steps towards becoming a Buddhist."

>> Cate Blanchett answers to questions of Newsweek's journalist. | here |

>> HelloMagazine.com reports that "Liv Tyler and her rocker husband Royston Langdon have been enjoying strolls through the streets of pre-Christmas New York as they await the arrival of their first child." | here |

>> Yahoo! reports : "JRR Tolkien's epic tale of Middle Earth and its inhabitants was voted number one after the ABC launched the hunt for Australia's favourite book." | here |

>> KIK.net has posted a new production diary clip.

>> Geoffrey Rush might not be in POTC 2 & 3, starring Orlando Bloom. AICN reports : "Geoffrey Rush is claiming he hasn't signed on to the Pirates Of The Caribbean sequels. Rush says he's read about it a lot on the net, but hasn't been formally approached. Given the rumour that Rush pulled out of Eucalyptus to do the Bruckheimer money printing projects, and appears to have nothing on his plate beyond the currently-filming Aussie project Candy, you have to wonder... what's he up to ?" | here |

>> Robert Bernocchi of BadTaste.it wrote that he received a few mails concerning his ROTK EE article (news December 1). He decided to gather these questions in one article and to answer the readers. | here | SPOILERS !

>> TOR.n has posted links to an exclusive ROTK EE clip featuring sound designers Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van Der Ryn and others. Scroll down their news page.

>> Try your chance to win a copy of The Return Of The King EE. | here |

>> AMEinfo.com reports : "Orlando Bloom is coming to Dubai for the gala opening of the Dubai International Film Festival, Festival organizers confirmed yesterday." | here |

>> Here is an article about the ROTK Extended Edition and a clip to download.

>> Arwen's song is to download on hdr-see.de ! Scroll down to find the link.

>> John Howe's official website has updated with the preface from the illustrator's new book, John Howe Artbook, by Viggo Mortensen. Side note, the book is in French... la plus belle language du monde ! | here |

>> KIK.net has posted a new production diary clip.

>> The December 2004/January 2005 issue of magazine One (French edition) features an article on Orlando Bloom and an article about the mistakes in The Return Of The King.

>> An article about Dominic Monaghan and the series he plays in, Lost. | here |

>> Stuff reports : "Two of New Zealand's grandest theatres will be used before Christmas to film scenes for Peter Jackson's $200 million movie King Kong." | here |

>> The official website for War Of The Worlds, starring Miranda Otto, has been launched. There's nothing yet to see though. | here |

>> The Lord Of The Rings trilogy was voted number 1 at the German TV show "Die besten Filme aller Zeiten" ("the best movies of all-times"). Billy Boyd was there and accepted the award. | here |

>> DVDtalk.com has reviewed the Ultimate Matrix Collection : Limited Edition. The Matrix trilogy stars Hugo Weaving. | here |

>> Contact Music reports : "Cate Blanchett's two-year old son Dashiell has musical tastes beyond his years - The Clash and Iggy Pop. The 'Elizabeth' beauty is pleased she is not forced to watch cartoons all day, but she is bemused by her toddler's obsession with classic rock."

>> We've got a new opening picture. See the old ones here !

>> Billy Boyd was at the Bafta Children's Film And Television Awards in London. | Globe Photos | Wire Image : 1 + 2 | Film Magic | Getty Images |

>> Robert Bernocchi of BadTaste.it has seen The Return Of The King Extended Edition as he received a copy from the italian distributor. What about us ?! You can read Robert's full and not-so-enthusiastic review on the EE. | here | SPOILERS !

>> News.com.au reports : "Hollywood this week is buzzing about [Cate] Blanchett's portrayal of Hepburn in the Martin Scorsese-directed The Aviator, a film about eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes. It's the type of industry talk that can push the chameleon Australian actress all the way to the podium and a best supporting Oscar at February's 77th Academy Awards ceremony."

>> The New Zealand Herald reports : "All three movies in Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy have made it into the top 30 in the Ultimate Film Chart, compiled by the British Film Institute (BFI), which lists the top 100 films based on estimated cinema admissions in Britain. The Fellowship of the Ring appears on the list at number 16, ahead of The Return of The King at 19 and The Two Towers at 22." | here |

>> Stuff talks about The Return Of The King Extended Edition. | here | Spoilers !

>> Read a short review on the three-disc edition of Pirates Of The Caribbean, which stars Orlando Bloom. | here |