>> We reported that news already, so it might not be new to some of you. Stuff writes : "Lord Of The Rings star Miranda Otto has just signed up to play Lindy Chamberlain in a $10 million Aussie TV miniseries called Through My Eyes." | here |

>> Liv Tyler is mentioned in an article about the nudity/no-nudity clause in some actors' contracts : "Liv Tyler agreed to show one breast - but not two - on Stealing Beauty." | here |

>> Sean Astin is mentioned in this article about child stars : "There are some examples of child actors who manage to stay in movies as adults, sometimes even topping their early achievements. Sean Astin, who played Mikey in The Goonies, will now be remembered for his role as Sam in The Lord of the Rings." | here |

>> CGNetworks.com talks about the Visual Effects in Ian Holm's The Day After Tomorrow.

>> A preview on the GameCube version of EA's next video game, The Third Age. | here |

>> Have a look at Art Asylum's Sauron MiniMate. | here |

>> French airdate : Heaven, starring Cate Blanchett, is shown on Canal + on June 10, at 21H00.

>> Billy Boyd's next film, Instant Credit, is set at at Prestwick Airport. | here |

>> Let's talk about SFX. Framestore CFC delivered major sequences for Troy, including the magnificent 1000 strong armada of Greek ships and a landing force of 50,000 troops. | here | The Moving Picture Company worked as lead facility creating 425 VFX shots for the release Troy, featuring Orlando Bloom and Sean. | here |

>> An article about Viggo Mortensen not attending Denmark's Rebild Festival. | here |

>> The Mill has used Massive (that is the crowd simulation software used in The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy), to animate 146,000 characters in this commercial for SONY. | here |

>> Other reviews on The Return Of The King theatrical DVD. | here and here |

>> Herc, the dog that starred in The Fellowship Of The Ring (remember the dog barking at the Ringwraith) has died. He was 12 years old. | here and here |

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Christopher Lee, who is 82 today !

>> CGNetworks.com talks about the Concept Art for Hugo Weaving's The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions. | here |

>> French mag alert : The Return Of The King is on the cover of DVD Mania. | here |

>> We've added a couple of pics to the Who's Who page. | here |

>> We sent to A&F Elijah Wood the scan of a short article about Elijah Wood, from the new issue of the German Bravo magazine. | here |

>> Hallmark will create Lord Of The Rings Christmas ornaments. | here |

>> Orlando Bloom is in this week's issue of the German Bravo Magazine. We've got the scans. | here |

>> Have a look at NECA's new Pewter Statue line. | here |

>> Some days ago, we passed along the information posted on Yahoo.com telling that Viggo Mortensen would be the main speaker at this year's Rebild Festival, in Denmark. Viggo-online.net investigated and sadly got confirmed that Viggo will not be attending.

>> TeenHollywood.com has reviewed the ROTK theatrical DVD. | here |

>> The Return Of The King theatrical DVD is released today ! But, due to the mandatory period of 6 months between the release on big screen and its release on DVD in some countries (like France), some of us will need a bit more patience and wait until June 17 ! More about the ROTK release. | seattlepi.com | Empire Online | Digital Spy | Yahoo! | wesh.com |

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Ian McKellen, who turns 65 today !

>> Ian McKellen has revealed that his Gandalf costume was specially altered so that he could keep a copy of The Lord Of The Rings close to his chest at all times : "I had a pocket inserted into Gandalf The Grey's robes to hold the weighty tome of the trilogy as a reference during filming." | here |

>> Ian Holm attended the NY premiere of The Day After Tomorrow. | Wire Image | Globe Photos | Yahoo! |

>> Another review on The Return Of The King theatrical DVD. | here |

>> Viggo Mortensen is the main speaker at Denmark's Annual 4th of July celebrations this year. | here |

>> TOR.n has posted scans from the ROTK Theatrical DVD. | here |

> The New Zealand Herald reports : "The Wellington City Council is to spend $300,000 on a tribute to New Zealand's film industry. Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning Weta Workshop team has been asked to come up with the goods." | here |

>> Patty informed us that WaroftheRing.net has updated its review on the Return Of The King DVD. | here |

>> Sideshow/WETA Collectibles has released a video of their Golden Hall Environment. Quicktime required.

>> Cinema.de has got a special section about Troy. | here |

>> CGNetworks.com talks about ILM creating Dracula's brides' shots in Van Helsing, that stars David Wenham. | here |

>> French airdates : MTV Europe's Making The Movie talks about Van Helsing, on Saturday, May 22, at 11H00, and then on Sunday, May 23, at 19H00. The same show is about Orlando Bloom's Troy on Wednesday, May 26, at 23H00. Canal + shows The Day After Tomorrow : The Making Of (the movie stars Ian Holm) on Thursday, May 27, at 01H20 and Canal + Cinema will air it on Saturday, May 29, at 22H20.

>> Some reviews on the theatrical DVD of The Return Of The King. | insidedenver.com | NBC | adweek.com |

>> Telegraph.co.uk reports that, now on sale, "a comfortable family home in north Oxford was the inspiration for the best-selling works of JRR Tolkien." | more |

>> Dominic Monaghan was recently at Felissimo Design House V.I.P. Lounge. | here | Besides attending ABC's Primetime Upfront, | here and here | he also was at The Lucky Cargo Club, An Unfront Week Hospitality. | here and here |

>> French mags alert : Orlando Bloom graces the cover of Magic Academy. | here | DVD Magazine | here | and DVD Live | here | reviewed the ROTK DVD.

>> The online portfolio of photographer James Patrick Cooper features photos of Peter Jackson and Elijah Wood. | here and here | There is a caricature of Gandalf | here | and of Peter Jackson | here | at OdStudios.net.

>> Pictures of Cards Inc.'s limited edition statues of Gollum, Aragorn and Legolas.

>> LOTR producer Barrie M. Osborne and Indian director Shekhar Kapur announced that they'll make two films together in India. | here and here | Pics : | 1 + 2 |

>> A sequel for The Goonies (with Sean Astin) is not yet to happen. | here |

>> We've sent the scans from this week's issue of Voici magazine to viggo-online.net.

>> The DVD of Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean's Troy is already available for preorder on the German Amazon website ! It is said to be released on November 14. | here |

>> HollywoodReporter.com talked about The Calcium Kid, that stars Orlando Bloom. "The danger in describing a comedy as puerile and stupid is that some may think those words guarantee some kind of dumb-and-dumber good time. "The Calcium Kid" is not puerile and stupid in that way. This is the film that Orlando Bloom will choose not to mention in future interviews and no doubt wishes would disappear now." | here |

>> ABC's Lost new series, with Dominic Monaghan, is scheduled to start this fall 2004-2005. "Survivor with a script. A plane crashes on a deserted island and those who make it out of the wreck have to create a new society. Matthew Fox of Party of Five and Dominic Monaghan of The Lord of the Rings are the most recognizable names." | here and here |

>> The NZ Herald reports : "The last of the original film footage of The Lord of The Rings has left New Zealand for storage in the United States." | here | 

>> HollywoodReporter.com reports : "Warner Home Video, the DVD distributor of 'The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King,' has suspended all home video shipments to international retailer Electronics Boutique for allegedly selling the Oscar-winning title 10 days before its agreed-upon May 25 release date." | here |

>> John Howe will be in Zürich on Saturday, May 29, 2004, from 13H to 15H. | here |

>> ComingSoon.net reports a "cool scoop" about Peter Jackson's King Kong. "Just wanted to let you know that filming for King Kong has started on the Universal backlot, as of yesterday. While I was roaming around, I was able to see all the trailers for the cast. I wasn't aware that they had got back from New Zealand to film, so it may also be that they are filming some exteriors." | more |

>> A man who pleaded guilty to murdering a couple in 2001 prounounced a quote from The Lord Of The Rings while telling his arguement to the court. | here |

>> Listen to Gabriel Yared's original score for Troy (that stars Orlando Bloom and Sean, as you probably know by now) which was rejected and replaced by James Horner's work. | here |

>> New pictures from The Chronicles Of Riddick, with Karl Urban. | here |

>> Paul Campion has updated his website with pictures of his work on The Return Of The King, including shots of Shelob's face concept (click on "Art Direction Concept Art"), and texture paintings (click on "Texture Painting" and don't miss the "next" links). | here |

>> Natty informed us that MTV Europe's Making The Movie will be about Troy, that stars Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean, on saturday, May 29 at 11H00 and on Sunday, May 30 at 19H00.

>> The French gossip Voici magazine features three pages about Viggo Mortensen.

>> OutNow.ch has got pictures of the premiere of Troy, in Berlin. | here |

>> NZHerald.co.nz reports that a pre-World War II plane being built for Peter Jackson's King Kong adaptation will be housed at a new $3 million aviation museum in Blenheim, when filming finishes next March. | here | Updated : Same story. | here |

>> We're late. Billy Boyd was at the Laureus Spirit Of Sport Dinner. | Globe Photos + 2 | Film Magic + 2 | Dominic Monaghan was at the KIIs-FM's Wango Tango On-Air concert, on May 15. | Globe Photos |

>> TeenHollywood.com writes : "Orlando Bloom is reportedly paranoid about his skinny body after shooting the epic TROY with beefy hunks Brad Pitt and Eric Bana. A source on the Troy set says, 'Orlando got jealous when he saw their bodies. He was shocked on the first day of shooting when Eric put his arm around him before the big fight. He immediately got a personal trainer and put some muscle on !'" | here |

>> Another article about Orlando Bloom and his love scenes in Troy. | here |

>> Jack Black talked about Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong. | here and here |

>> Orlando Bloom and Brad Pitt found two dogs on the set of Troy. | here and here | 

>> An article about Orlando Bloom and stardom. | here |

>> We came across some LOTR animated gifs. | here |

>> DarkHorizons.com reports a cool news about the Pirates Of The Caribbean sequel, that stars Orlando Bloom, from the NATO (North American Theatre Owners) annual meeting : "The rep from Buena Vista [...] went on to talk about the sequel(s) to Pirates and said the entire cast and production team would be back. He said production would begin shortly on Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3 and they would be released six months apart in 2006." | more |

>> Hugo Weaving could join Cate Blanchett to star in Little Fish. | here |

>> A coverage of the premiere of Troy at the Cannes Film Festival. | here | And if you're in search of some eye candies, see pics of "the boys of Troy". | here |

>> ET Online posted two clips from the Cannes Film Festival with Orlando Bloom. | here and here | The official webstite of the festival also features some clips. | here |

>> More pictures of Orlando Bloom and Sean at the Cannes Festival. | Yahoo! |

>> Yahoo! reports that Sean Bean will play in the indie thriller The Dark, which is based on the novel Sheep, by Simon Maginn. The shooting begins in June. | here |

>> Other reviews on Troy. | here and here |

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Cate Blanchett, who turns 35 today !

>> Patty informed us about that link, where you can pre-order a 2 CD Set of new digital recordings of suites for symphony orchestra, choir and soloists from the LOTR Trilogy : The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Two Towers and The Return Of The King. | here |

>> EW.com has posted a review on Coffee And Cigarettes, that stars Cate Blanchett.

>> Because it depicts "moderate violence", Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean's Troy gets M rating in Australia, meaning the film can be viewed only by people aged 15 and over.

>> Another review on Troy. | here | Download video-interviews with the actors, but not Orlando Bloom nor Sean Bean. | here |

>> Hauppauge Digital is giving away thousands of copies of The Return Of The King, on DVD, in an exclusive UK promotion. | here |

>> Empire Online posted a photo gallery of Orlando Bloom. | here |

>> Orlando Bloom will be walking up the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival today. And Sean Bean is in France too ! | here and here | Pictures : | LFI | Globe Photos | Wire Image + 2 + 3 | Film Magic | Getty Images | Updated : | LFI |

>> AICN has posted a positive review on Troy. | here | So did Empire Online. | here |

>> We have posted the second part of the Chronology of Arda.

>> IGN has reviewed the Return Of The King theatrical DVD. | here |

>> Cinemovies.fr has posted 14 new clips for Troy, with Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean.

>> Brad Pitt is 20H10 Pétantes' guest tomorrow, on Canal+, to talk about Troy. The show is set in Cannes during the Film Festival.

>> We have added the first part of the Chronology of Arda to the Tolkien section.

>> The LOTR official website has got an exclusive photo gallery of Aragorn. | here |

>> You can purchase tons of collectible photos from Van Helsing, with David Wenham, on the Movie Market websites. | FR | UK | GER | No offer on the US site though.

>> DVDFile.com has reviewed the Return Of The King theatrical DVD. | here |

>> 'Rock DJ' Elijah Wood will host pop station BBC Radio 1. | here and here | 

>> Rumour, or not ? According to TeenHollywood.com, Orlando Bloom "wants to star in a movie with girlfriend Kate Bosworth. The heartthrob actor is reportedly looking for the perfect script for him and Kate, as they realize the only way to spend time together is to star in a film together." | here |

>> Sean Bean attended the premiere of Troy, in New York City. | LFI | Globe Photos + 2 | Wire Image + 2 + 3 | Film Magic + 2 | Getty Images |

>> TheZReview.co.uk reports : "News reaches us that Keith Richards has confirmed that he will play Johnny Depp's characters Dad in Pirates of the Caribbean 2 [with Orlando Bloom]. His role will involve four days of filming so it sounds like it will be little more than a cameo appearance."

>> Stuff.co.nz talks about LOTR IT manager Duncan Nimmo, who saved the film he was carrying on his iPod pocket computer from two muggers in Soho. | here |

>> TOR.n has posted a short Quicktime video of the ROTK theatrical DVD menu.

>> An article about Howard Shore and his love for movie soundtracks. | here |

>> Andy Serkis is set to play the giant ape in Peter Jackson's King Kong. | here |

>> French magazine Ciné View features the making of Van Helsing, with David Wenham, on DVD. | here |

>> TeenHollywood.com reports that Andy Serkis "is the clear favorite to play the monster ape in Peter Jackson's next epic King Kong. The part means Serkis will again be transformed into a villainous creature with the help of computer graphics, but this time he's also being primed to play another human character in the film." | here |

>> Yahoo! posted a picture of Howard Shore at the Tribeca Film Festival Saturday, on May 8, 2004 in New York. | here |

>> Patty informed us that Ian Mckellen's official website is giving the chance to win an autographed photo of Gandalf The White, to celebrate both Ian's 65th birthday and the ROTK DVD release. The contest closes on May 31. | here |

>> Orlando Bloom has been named the 2nd sexiest man in the world by US magazine People's poll. | here |

>> Cnn.com and Empire Online posted their review on David Wenham's Van Helsing.

>> TeenHollywood.com reports that Orlando Bloom "gets so much fan mail he has been forced to hire people to read it for him." | here |

>> AICN has posted some negative reviews on Troy, that stars Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean. "Orlando Bloom's Paris is decidedly not a hero, no matter how hard the actor tries, and I think the movie did a good job of showing his folly. Decent performance, nothing spectacular. He just looks completely clueless a lot of the time, though. And I wonder if he should worry about being typecast after his role in the last act. [...] Sean Bean's Odysseus is great, too, but much underutilized. The personified brains of the Achaeans is alive and well in this script, even if a bit scarce, and Bean does what he can with it. He's likeable and sympathetic, and the one character among the Greeks whose motives are as deep as they are understandable. [...] The person who suffers the most is Orlando Bloom. Yes, he's playing a scum bag. Yes, Paris is a total tool. But the audience laughed the most at him. The lines this guy has been given! No actor could say some of his lines without looking like a total buffoon. I give him props for keeping a straight face. Peterson also gives Bloom a lot of close-ups, which is great cause Bloom is a very handsome guy. But Bloom always looks confused! It's like he didn't know the camera was on half the time and he's waiting for some direction, any direction." | here and here |

>> Stuff.co.nz reports that Orlando Bloom will attend a Kiwi party at this year's Cannes Film Festival. | here |

>> French One mag published a special issue entirely dedicated to Orlando Bloom. OBM has posted some scans.

>> Dvdrama.com has posted a preview of The Return Of The King DVD, which is released on June 17 in France ! | here |

>> An article about Elijah Wood and his new movie, The Yank. | here |

>> Another article about Orlando Bloom not willing to leave England. | here |

>> The trailer in Quicktime format for The Chronicles Of Riddick, with Karl Urban, is now online. | here | The official website for the movie has been launched. | here |

>> An article about Orlando Bloom, alias Paris, sharing a love scene with Diane Kruger, Helen in Troy. | here | According to TeenHollywood.com, Orlando Bloom vows to remain living in England. | here | The same is posted on Yahoo!

>> A tiny tidbit on Peter Jackson's King Kong, posted on AICN : "I was talking to Richard Taylor from WETA workshop. He said they've already been working for fifteen months on King Kong and are up to the bit where King Kong starts to fight the giant beasts." | here |

>> New Zealand remains being 'Hobbitland'. | here |

>> The Return Of The King won 8 Saturn Awards ! Peter Jackson's movie won the awards for Best Fantasy Film, Best Actor (Elijah Wood), Best Supporting Actor (Sean Astin), Best Director (Peter Jackson), Best Writing (Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens) and Best Music (Howard Shore), among others. Ngila Dickson lost Best Costume Award for ROTK, but got it for Pirates Of The Caribbean. The Two Towers won the award for Best DVD Special Edition Release. | here and here |

>> Yahoo! posted a picture of democrat sen. John Kerry greeting Sean Astin after his education speech at Colton High School during a campaign stop. | here |

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to John Rhys-Davies, who is 60 today !

>> We might have missed the news when it was announced. According to imdb.com, the sequel for Orlando Bloom's Pirates Of The Caribbean, The Curse Of The Black Pearl is listed under Pirates Of The Caribbean II, Treasures Of The Lost Abyss. It is expected to come out in 2006. | here |

>> We have scanned the pictures from the April issue of GQ magazine, US edition, that covers with Viggo Mortensen. | here |

>> The French STUDIO magazine features an interview with Orlando Bloom about Troy (5 pages long). The magazine also contains a two-full-pages picture showing Cate Blanchett in Scorsese's The Aviator. Updated : We sent the scans to OBM.

>> We reported about Miranda Otto playing Lindy Chamberlain in the miniseries Through My Eyes, already. Read other articles. | here and here |

>> The NASA scientists are not autorized to comment the theory behind the movie The Day After Tomorrow, with Ian Holm. | here |

>> Mckellen.com has got behind-the-scenes photos taken by Ian during the filming of the Pelennor Fields, in New Zealand. | here |

>> An article about Elijah Wood being a a big West Ham fan. | here |

>> Win some massive prizes from Troy, with Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean. | here |

>> The new issue of Ciné Live magazine covers with Troy. | here |

>> David Wenham attended the World Premiere of Van Helsing. | Wire Image + 2 | Film Magic | Getty Images | Daily Celeb | LFI | Globe Photos |

>> The teaser trailer for Seed Of Chucky (we might need to recall that Billy Boyd does the voice of Glen and Brad Dourif the voice of Chucky) is online. | here |

>> Imdb.com reports : "Johnny Depp wants Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards to appear in the Pirates Of The Caribbean : Curse Of The Black Pearl sequel - as his father." | here |

>> Sideshow/WETA has just revealed the final version of Prince Isildur Bust, from the Last Alliance series. Available for pre-order here !

>> The Sun Newspaper Online reveals how much money the LOTR cast earns since they said goodbye to their role in the Trilogy. | here |

>> IGN FilmForce have posted three 'iPIX' 360 degree virtual reality looks at the sets of Troy, that stars Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean. | here | Joblo.com has posted new pics of the movie. | here |

>> Read a behind-the-scenes article about Elijah Wood's Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. | here |

>> Empire Online talked to Howard Shore, who revealed that some LOTR Extras will be released later this year : "Shore plans to release a suitably epic nine-disc set of his most famous work. And, just as the two-disc DVDs pale in comparison to the Extended Editions, so too will the CDs." Howard Shore said : "The plan is that we would feature all of the music in the theatrical cuts of the films. Currently, two discs for [the first], three each for [the second and third films] and a ninth disc of rarities with host of rare, unreleased music from the films with commentary from me." | more |

>> Sir Ian McKellen was awarded an honourary degree at Leeds University on April 29th. TOR.n has posted some pictures. | here |

>> Billy Boyd attended The Breathing Life Awards. | Wire Image + 2 | Film Magic + 2 | Producer Barry M. Osborne was at The Hollywood Reporter's 33rd Annual Key Art Awards. | Daily Celeb |

>> Orlando Bloom is in the list of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. | here |

>> New opening picture. Have a look at the previous ones. | here |

>> Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean's upcoming Troy graces the cover of French, | here | Portuguese, UK and US versions of Premiere magazine.

>> Natty informed us that Portuguese Premiere magazine reports that Sean Bean's next movie is Treasure Hunt. The movie will also star actors Nicolas Cage and Diane Kruger. Updated : ComingSoon.net has listed the movie under National Treasure. | here |