A Hobbit's Tale

:: The News January 2004 ::

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January 31, 2004

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>> A word about the box-office of The Return Of The King. Its worldwide gross is now of $888 million. | here |

>> Read an article about Dominic Monaghan. | here |

>> Caroline reports that The Fellowship Of The Ring came first at Empire Magazine's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time poll. The Two Towers came, third while The Return Of The King was voted eight (the movie was released for a couple of weeks only when the votes were counted). Orlando Bloom's Pirates Of The Caribbean came 19th. | here |

>> It was told in the Extended Edition of The Two Towers, Weta Digital and Peter Jackson set up a review and approval system for remote digital dailies that used Apple's iPods for mobile storage spanning the globe from New Zealand to London. | here |

>> French airdates : CinéFamily will show The Goonies, with Sean astin, on February 08, at 20H45. Charlotte Gray, with Cate Blanchett, is going to be on TPS Star on February 09, at 20H45, and then on CinéStar on February 13, at 21H00.

January 30, 2004

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>> The illustrated script of The Return Of The King is up ! Five pages are waiting for you. A special thank to Natty for being our patient beta-reader. | here |

>> ComingSoon.net posted trilogy co-writer Phillipa Boyens' brief commentaries about the remake of King Kong. | here |

>> According to Digital Spy, Peter Jackson has confirmed the release date of Extended Edition of The Return Of The King, which shall be in November ! "The extended version will be preceded by the DVD release of the theatrical version in May or June." | here |

January 29, 2004

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>> Again, more articles about the Oscars nominations. | Hollywood Reporter | Boston Herald | The Sun | According to BBC.co.uk, Peter Jackson is unhappy with missing acting nominations. The director said : "I think the performances are strong - you've got people going to 'Return of the King' and crying, being moved by the film, and that's nothing to do with me or the special effects or anything else, that's the actors. Maybe it's something to do with the fact that they're playing hobits or wizzards, that that sort of work can't be taken seriously." | BBC |

>> The Return Of The King leads this year's Sony Ericsson Empire Awards nominations. It received nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best British Actor (Andy Serkis or Ian McKellen or Orlando Bloom), and Best Actor (Viggo Mortensen or Sean Astin). | Empire | Updated : | Ananova | BBC |

>> New Line's official website has posted new high-resolution pictures from The Return Of The King. | here |

January 28, 2004

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>> The Return Of The King is the 6th biggest worldwide gross of all-time, with more than $877 million, which is $8 million higher than The Fellowship Of The Ring (7th). The Two Towers is still number 4, with a gross of $924 million. | here |

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Elijah Wood, who turns 23 today !

>> While Naomi Watts confirms she is going to start filming King Kong in August, Peter Jackson reveals that the Extended Edition of The Return Of The King will be 4 hours and 10 minutes long ! | here and here |

>> NewLineAwards.com has posted some new shots from The Return Of The King. | here |

>> Anna reports that you can vote for Elijah Wood as this week's most attractive man, and vote for either Liv Tyler or Cate Blanchett as this week's most elegant woman.

January 27, 2004

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>> More Golden Globe Awards articles. | Digital Spy | Houston Chronicles |

>> Same story as reported in an article we posted some days ago, Orlando Bloom and Billy Boyd were scared by a fin while surfing together. | here |

January 26, 2004

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>> Under the downpour of award nominations, AICN talks about ROTK. | here |

>> Some days ago, we reported about the release of Lord Of The Rings minimates. More pictures are now available. | here |

>> Pictures of the 'Golden Globe Awards' that Cate Blanchett, Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, John Rhys-Davies, Peter Jackson, Howard Shore and Barrie M.Osborne attended. | Globe Photos : 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 (click on "next page" for more) + 5 (click on "next page" for more) | LFI : 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 | Yahoo! | Wire Image : 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 | Film Magic |

January 25, 2004

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>> An article about Andy Serkis and his role as Gollum/Sméagol. | here | Read a more technical article about the making of Gollum. | here |

>> The NY Post website writes that The Return Of The King will pick up Best Picture award at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards ceremony. | here |

>> Sean Astin was at the AFI Awards 2003 Luncheon. | LFI | Wire Image : 1 + 2 |

>> Liv Tyler, who is the face of Givenchy, features on a new campaign called 'Givenchy le makeup' that's just been launched in Japan. | here |

>> CG Channel reports that "Alias announced today that it is continuing to foster a strategic business relationship with Weta Digital." | here |

January 24, 2004

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>> Try your chance and win Lord Of The Rings Collectible Character Coins ! | here |

>> Anna reports that you can vote for Liv Tyler as this week's most attractive woman on Hello Magazine website, and vote for Orlando Bloom too, as this week's most attractive man.

>> More articles about The Return Of The King being one of the nominees for the Best Adapted Screenplay for the Writers Guild Of America awards. | here and here |

>> More prizes everyday. The Chicago Film Critics Association has named The Return Of The King Best Picture of 2003. Howard Shore's music for ROTK was awarded Best Original Score. | here and here |

>> Billy Boyd and Orlando Bloom were scared by a seal fin. | here |

>> The Return Of The King is likely to top Oscar nominations on Tuesday 27. | here |

>> Yahoo! reports : "Viggo Mortensen attracted a swarm of female admirers Thursday night as he tried to look at images displayed at Photo L.A. The "Lord of the Rings" king --- and photographer --- hosted the opening-night reception for the show, the West's largest, at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium." | here |

January 23, 2004

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>> The article isn't new, but the page might be worth you check it. The Enquirer website has published three commemorative poster pages for The Lord Of The Rings. Download them in PDF format. | here |

>> We already knew that a single shot of Aragorn could do wonders on the Lord Of The Rings fans' mood, mostly on the female gender actually, but the technology developed for the movies can now help with cancer treatments as well. | here |

>> About the Japanese premiere of ROTK and the press conference. | here |

>> Mark Ordesky, executive producer of the LOTR trilogy, received the Visionary Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Sean Astin was there too. | Globe Photos | Wire Image |

>> Pictures of the cast at the Japanese premiere of ROTK. | Wire Image : 1 + 2 |

>> ComingSoon.net reports that the nominations for the 76th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 27. | here |

January 22, 2004

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>> The Return Of The King is the 9th biggest worldwide gross of all-time with over $ 825 million ! It is only $ 44.1 million lower than The Fellowship Of The Ring, and $ 99.1 million from The Two Towers. | here | Still about the box-office. | here |

>> The inaugural Creative Excellence Awards named The Two Towers the best theatrical DVD title of 2003. | here | The Return Of The King is one of the nominees for the Best Adapted Screenplay for the Writers Guild Of America awards. | here |

>> An article about Andy Serkis. | here |

January 21, 2004

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>> Danish airdate : Anna reports that Forever Young, with Elijah Wood, is aired today on TV3, at 21H00.

>> TheStar.com reports : "The trilogy's third instalment, The Return Of The King, has set a box office record by hitting the $50 million mark in 33 days, faster than any other movie in Canadian history." | here |

>> The toy firm Play Along has teamed up with Gandalfstower.com to create an Armies of Middle-Earth Fan Club. | here |

>> A tolkien expert said that LOTR was a "magnificent achievement." | here |

>> Andy Serkis confessed that he isolated himself from the cast while shooting the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. | here |

>> The official LOTR website has been updated with an interview with Howard Shore.

January 20, 2004

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>> The 1st Annual Premiere Awards honoured The Return Of The King with three awards for Best Picture, Best Director. | here |

>> Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd and Barrie M.Osborne attended the 15th Annual Producers Guild Of America Awards. | Globe Photos : 1 + 2 | LFI | Daily Celeb : Elijah + Billy + B. M.Osborne | Wire Image : arrivals + red carpet + press room |

>> Japan has released a Lord Of The Rings credit card. | here |

>> AICN has posted a negative review on Viggo Mortensen's Hidalgo. "The one redeeming thing about this movie was Viggo. He was completely likable and seemed to nail a lot of scenes that would have been laughable with other actors (particularly an Indian Bone song scene... yes, he was singing... again.) Yet at the end, I found myself disappointed that he might follow-up a great trilogy, in which he proved he could carry a movie, with this." | here |

>> The fifth annual Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards honoured The Return Of The King with Best Character Makeup and Best Special Effects Makeup awards ! | here | More articles about the prizes and award nominations that ROTK has recently received. | People | NBC | NZ Herald |

>> Ananova.com reports that Sean Astin is about to direct Marvel Comic's adaptation, Fantastic Four. | here |

January 19, 2004

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>> The 1st Annual Premiere Awards honoured The Return Of The King with three awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects. | here | The movie also got 12 BAFTA nominations ! | here and here |

>> Gollum role is precious to Andy Serkis. | here |

>> It is reported that "the romantic comedy Along Came Polly has replaced The Lord of the Rings from its four-week perch on top of the US cinema box office list." | Ananova | BBC |

>> Sean Astin confessed he's ready to move on since principal photography for LOTR is finished. | here |

January 18, 2004

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>> A new picture from Liv Tyler's new movie, Jersey Girl. | here |

>> In an article about Sean Astin, NY NewsDay website writes "It's more than possible that when Academy Award nominations are announced Jan. 27, Astin will be among those named as a contender for best supporting actor." | here |

>> TeenHollywood.com reports that Orlando Bloom is dyslexic. | here |

>> Ananova.com reports that Orlando Bloom has changed the football team he used to support to follow David Beckham's move to Real Madrid. | here |

January 17, 2004

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>> The Return Of The King has got a worldwide gross of $783 million, which shall make it the 13rd biggest box-office of all-time. | here |

>> Andy Serkis was recently in Washington to promote his book Gollum : How We Made Movie Magic. He "read from his book, answered questions, signed autographs and told tales from his experience filming the role." | here |

>> FoxNews.com has posted an interview with Sean Astin. | here |

January 16, 2004

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>> Cate Blanchett graces the cover of the February issue of the British Vogue magazine. | here |

>> The Return Of The King gets a nomination for Best Ensemble at the Screen Actor Guild Awards (SAG). | Yahoo! | SciFi.com | Get the list of most of the nominations and awards that ROTK has received.

>> CNN.com features an interview with Howard Shore. | here |

>> Have a look at the soon-to-be-released Lord Of The Rings MiniMates. | here |

>> Download the 2nd Quicktime trailer for Viggo Mortensen's Hidalgo, which hits theaters on March 5. | high-res | med-res | low-res |

>> According to TeenHollywood.com, Viggo Mortensen loves talking. | here |

>> Italian fashion designer Kean Etro got inspired by The Lord Of The Rings. | here | If you wish to be living in a Hobbit hole, England might become your new home. | here |

>> Liv Tyler is on the cover of InStyle magazine. | here |

January 15, 2004

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>> TeenPeople.com has posted a section about Orlando Bloom. | here |

>> The Sun website has posted a picture of Andy Serkis ogling the Ring. | here |

>> NZHerald.co.nz reports that, two weeks before the Oscar nominations are out, "online bookies already have The Return of the King as hot favourite to win the Oscar for best picture." | here |

>> The Visual Effects Society has announced eight award nominations for The Return Of The King. | here |

January 14, 2004

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>> Robert Shaye, New Line's co-chairman, talks about the incredible success of the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy. | here |

>> Variety.com reports : "German director Tom Tykwer (Heaven) will direct the 18th-century thriller Perfume : The Story of a Murderer for Constantin Film. Variety reports that Orlando Bloom is said to be high on the company's wish list to play the role of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, an odorless Frenchman driven to murder by an olfactory obsession." | here |

>> More pictures again of the People's Choice Awards. | here |

>> The Return Of The King has set a new record with the longest credits ever ! They are 9 minutes and 33 seconds long. | here |

>> Yahoo.com reports : "The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien won a cybersquatting case on Tuesday. [...] Alberta Hot Rods, a Canadian-based operator which registered jrrtolkien.com and linked it to its commercial celebrity Web site, was found to have no legitimate rights, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said in a ruling." | read |

>> USA Today website has posted interviews with the cast. | here |

January 13, 2004

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>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Orlando Bloom, who turns 27 today !

>> Some more articles about Orlando Bloom being in talk to replace Ashton Kutcher in Elizabethtown. | Zap2It | Hollywood Reporter | Yahoo! |

>> Almost a month after its release, and after being a tremendous hit everywhere it premiered (try the WHOLE WORLD), some complain that The Return Of The King might be losing its crown... because most people on the world have already seen the movie and the box-office now starts to lose some of the initial strenght and fat numbers. | here and here | Speaking of fat numbers... | here | Updated : And finally, the King keeps its throne. | Zap2It | Coming Soon |BBC : 1 + 2 | Ananova |

>> Anna reports : The Danish VI Unge magazine has got two interviews with Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom and there's also a poster of The Lord Of The Rings. Danish airdates : Try 17, with Elijah Wood, is on TV1000 on Friday, the 16th of January, at at 18H00, and then again on Cinema on saturday, the 17th, at at 17H00. One night at McCool's, with Liv Tyler, is aired on TV1000 at 11H30 on January 19.

>> Patty reports that IGN has posted '101 Observations from ROTK'. | here |

>> The new issue of Total Star magazine (France) has got two pages on Elijah Wood, two pages on Dominic Monaghan, two pages on Liv Tyler, two pages on Orlando Bloom and two pages about the characters in ROTK. There is also a poster with Liv Tyler and Orlando Bloom.

>> It has just been announced, The Return Of The King is considered for Achievement in Makeup for the 76th Academy Awards. | here |

January 12, 2004

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>> This week issue of the French Paris Match magazine (N°2851) has got four pages on Viggo Mortensen, including two full-page pictures.

>> The awards journey continues... Ananova.com reports : "Pirates of the Caribbean (with Orlando Bloom) was the surprise package at the American People's Choice awards, pipping The Two Towers to favourite film." | here | But The Two Towers won the the award for best dramatic motion picture. | here | And more articles about The Return Of The King winning 4 Critics' Choice Awards. | NZ Herald | Ananova | BBC | News.com.au |

>> Don't miss this article about J.R.R. Tolkien. | here |

>> Have a look at the list of the Toy Biz upcoming LOTR releases. | here |

January 11, 2004

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>> Pictures : Ian McKellen was at the opening night party for his play at the Sydney Festival, Australia. | here | Elijah Wood leaving the Daily Show, in New York. | here |

>> Yahoo! reports that The Return Of The King was "among the best films adapted from books last year, a University of Southern California literary group said." | here |

>> The Academy of Motion Picture Arts has announced the eligibility list for Best Picture of 2003. The Return Of The King is one of the 254 movies chosen. | here |

>> Viggo Mortensen graces the cover of Sci Fi magazine. | here |

>> The January issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine features an interview with Sean Astin as well as two nice pictures of him. | here |

>> The Return Of The King has won four prizes, including Best Score, Best Ensemble, Best Director and Best Picture, at the Critics Choice Awards ! Congratulations ! | here |

>> More articles about the 4 Critics Choice Awards won by ROTK. | here and here |

>> The Matrix revolutions DVD, which stars Hugo Weaving, is out on April 6. | here |

January 10, 2004

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>> The worldwide gross of The Return Of The King is of $712 million ! | here |

>> From ComingSoon.net : "According to Variety, Orlando Bloom has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Ashton Kutcher in director Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown." | here |

>> German airdates : On Friday, January 16, Super RTL will air The War with Elijah Wood, at 22H00. On Friday, January 23, ARD shows Chain Of Fools with Elijah Wood, at 23H15.

>> The Official LOTR website has updated with an interview with Elijah Wood. | here |

>> French airdate : Star wars : Episode II, Attack Of The Clones, starring Christopher Lee, is on Canal + on January 19, at 21H00.

>> Read here about Sideshow/Weta's new LOTR announcements.

January 09, 2004

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>> After Tolkien's grandson gave his blessing to Peter Jackson about making a film of The Hobbit, the chances for our hopes to come true are growing. Ian McKellen, who would most certainly (and thankfully) play Gandalf again, said : "There is currently a situation where two companies own the rights, but when that's sorted out Peter (Jackson) and I will sit and talk it over. We've mentioned it recently and Peter is looking forward to getting it into production." | here |

>> The US release date for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which stars Elijah Wood, has been set March 19, 2004.

>> CGNetworks.com has posted a special coverage on the visual effects of The Return Of The King. | here |

>> Ben Ayers of The Science Museum reports : "All advance tickets for the last weekend of the Lord of the Rings exhibition have sold out completely - despite the Museum opening until midnight today (Friday) and Saturday to meet demand. Some tickets have been kept back for visitors who turn up hoping to buy tickets at the door, though these are likely to go very quickly and visitors are warned to expect queues."

January 08, 2004

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>> Some more pictures of Sean Astin at the '2004 Producers Guild Awards' nomination announcements. | Globe Photos | LFI | Daily Celeb |

>> Darkhorizons.com reports that Viggo Mortensen's upcoming projects are "likely to be in the role of Alatriste Capitain, an adaptation of a very famous Spanish novel saga ("El Capitán Alatriste") written by Arturo Pérez Reverte" and Thunderbirds. | here |

>> The Return Of The King and Orlando Bloom's Pirates Of The Caribbean are nominated for Best Motion Picture at the 30th People's Choice Awards. | here |

>> Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan "will be celebrity monarchs in big Carnival parades before the Feb. 24 Fat Tuesday blowout. Wood will be riding in the Sunday night parade of the Krewe of Bacchus, and Monaghan will be with the Krewe of Orpheus, the Monday night parade founded by singer Harry Connick Jr." | here | Same news is reported on Zap2It and People (for AOL users).

>> Elijah Wood made the New Year's resolution to stop biting his nails. | here |

>> Peter Jackson, who got a nomination for the 2004 Directors Guild of America Awards, is the first filmmaker ever nominated three years in a row. | here |

>> Ben Ayers of The Science Museum reports : "The Science Museum will keep the doors of its blockbuster Lord of the Rings exhibition open until midnight this Friday and Saturday - to cope with the demand for tickets as visitors rush to catch the show before it leaves Europe. The exhibition, which contains over 600 props from the films, has attracted over 200,000 fans young and old since opening last September and closes at 10pm this Sunday. The Exhibition has already sold more advance tickets than any previous exhibition at the Science Museum. The exhibition (not the Museum) will stay open until midnight on Friday 9 January and Saturday 10 January and until 10pm on Sunday 11 January to cope with the massive demand for tickets. Visitors will need to book in advance to guarantee entry." Updated : read more. | here |

January 07, 2004

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>> Viggo Mortensen is in the January issue of the French Maximal magazine. There are two pages, including an interview and a full-page picture.

>> The Return Of The King is already (after three weeks of release only) the 15th biggest worldwide gross of all-time, with over $ 680 million. | here | More about the box-office. | Miami Herald | Hollywood reporter : 1 + 2 |

>> USA Today talks about Sean Astin. | here |

>> Extratv.com uncovers some "secrets of the rings". | here |

>> Tolkien's grandson, who plays a Gondorian soldier in The Return Of The King, gave his blessing to Peter Jackson about filming The Hobbit : "I would love to see Peter Jackson make a film of The Hobbit. That would be the perfect ending." | here |

January 06, 2004

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>> Orlando Bloom hopes he can hang on to his old friends despite his growing fame : "When your friends read about you more than they get to see you, then you have to keep reassuring people you aren't changing." | TeenHollywood | Ananova | MegaStar | SkyNews |

>> Sean Astin was at the '2004 Producers Guild Awards' nomination announcements, in California. | here |

>> The NZ post obviously gave a good idea to the Australian post, which has produced a souvenir stamp sheet for The Return Of The King. | here |

>> Like everyday, a few articles about the box-office of The Return Of The King. | EOnline | Empire Online |

January 05, 2004

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>> According to People.co.uk, Peter Jackson would be planning a five-hour extended version of The Return Of The King on DVD. New Line Cinema would be also thinking of a marathon screening of the three extended editions of the Trilogy. But there is no official confirmation so far. | here |

>> Peter Jackson talks about his remake of King Kong : "I've loved 'King Kong' ever since I was a kid and it inspired me to make films. There's a generation of kids now who don't love old films with jerky special FX [effects] and the heightened acting styles of the '30s. That's why I wanted to do a new 'Kong'." | here |

>> Orlando Bloom is in the Cayman Islands on the set of his new film, Haven. | here |

>> French airdates : G.I Jane (À Armes Égales) with Viggo Mortensen is shown on TF1, on January 11, at 20H50. The same channel airs Deep Impact with Elijah Wood, on the next day, January 12, at 20H55.

>> French Ringers, you can buy a box of 8 Return Of The King beans (Three Kings' Cake) in Auchan for 13 €. Until January 10.

January 04, 2004

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>> It's been quite a big work, but now we're done. The scans from the special Empire UK 'A Cast Dedication' booklet are up, as well as ALL the cast interviews ! | here |

>> To keep you informed, ROTK has got a worldwide gross of $542 million. | here |

>> Stuff reports : "Director Peter Jackson has attacked the government for exaggerating its film-making tax breaks. [He] singled out deputy prime minister Dr Michael Cullen, saying that he'd allowed the overstating of The Lord of the Rings deal to "give tax breaks a bad name"..."

>> Peter Jackson made it easier to confess one is a fan of Tolkien's trilogy. | here |

>> About Sean Astin's projects after The Return Of The King. | here |

>> PalmBeachPost.com advices you to go and watch The Return Of The King. | here |

>> According to TeenHollywood.com, Orlando Bloom is thrilled about filming the sequel to Pirates Of The Caribbean. | here |

January 03, 2004

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>> Today would have been Tolkien's birthday.

>> Hollywoodreporter.com reports the latest box-office numbers of The Return Of The King and writes "King refuses to abdicate throne." | here |

>> Win a Grima action figure autographed by actor Brad Dourif. | here |

>> The Washington Times website reports : "Wise beyond its years, the Washington Area Film Critics Association marked a first anniversary by selecting "The Return of the King," the concluding epic in Peter Jackson's stirring movie versions of the books in J.R.R. Tolkien's mythological trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" as the best movie of 2003. Being consistent, the group also voted Mr. Jackson best director." | here |

>> And EOnline reports that "the Southeast Film Critics Association voted "The Return Of The King" Best Picture of 2003 at their annual awards ceremony." | here |

January 02, 2004

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>> To each his due. Peter Jackson's bank account can't complain about the success of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. | here |

>> TOR.n has posted the scan of a Return Of The King ad themed for New Year's Day, published in The New York Times. | here |

>> TeenPeople.com included a picture of Orlando Bloom showing off his sunny tattoo at Wellington's airport as one of the 2003 hottest celeb photos. | here |

January 01, 2004

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>> We've got a new opening picture. The old ones are in the AHT section.

>> Please vote in our Trilogy Poll for it only takes a few minutes. Don't forget that you are most welcome on the AHT e-group and that you can post a comment about all the news and updates here !

>> We have scanned the pictures and typed the article from the January 2004 issue of Vanity Fair, which covers with Viggo Mortensen. | here |

>> TOR.n has posted the complete collection of 'For Your Consideration Ads' | here | as well as costume pictures from The Lord Of The Rings taken at the Neiman Marcus Display in LA, in December 2003. | here |

>> The nominations for the 76th Academy Awards will soon be revealed. | here | Read two more articles about the 11 noms that The Return Of The King received for the Online Film Critics Society Awards. | E!Online | Zap2It |

>> The Return Of The King still reigns over the box-office. | here | The movie is currently the 31th biggest worldwide gross of all time ! | here |

>> Peter Jackson talks about the changes in his life since The Lord Of The Rings, and the remake of King Kong he is going to film. | here |

>> An article about Christopher Lee's part being cut out of The Return Of The King. Peter Jackson explains himself : "He's obviously disappointed, but the reality with us is that the scene we shot with him, which is about seven minutes long, was actually shot for The Two Towers. He was never in Return of the King and he was never in the original script that we wrote. To have this seven-minute scene felt deeply anticlimactic. In hindsight, I felt we should have put that sequence in the DVD for The Two Towers, where it belonged. But at the time, I thought it might work as the start of Return of the King, so I held it back from the DVD and put it there instead. Having looked at it for many months like that, it never felt right there. But I will add it to the DVD for Return of the King." | more |

>> Stuff website reports that "the best-selling author of The Lord of the Rings guide book, Ian Brodie, said spin-offs from the film trilogy would continue to benefit New Zealand for many years." | here |

>> An interview with the cast, about The Return Of The King. | here |

>> Ian McKellen has updated his official website with some new pictures in his 'A year in Middle-Earth' photo-album. | here |