>> Same news as yesterday about Peter Jackson getting slimmer. | here |

>> UGO.com re-writes The Lord Of The Rings. | here |

>> Download two clips from The Return Of The King Extended Edition. MAJOR SPOILERS !

>> Contactmusic.com reports : "British actor Orlando Bloom was the perfect boyfriend when he supported girlfriend Kate Bosworth at the British premiere of Beyond The Sea - until the after-party. The Troy star behaved like the star of the show at the post-cinema celebration at London club Cirque; always surrounded by bodyguards." | here |

>> The official Lord Of The Rings website has posted a SIX minute sneak preview of The Return Of The King Extended Edition. | here | MAJOR SPOILERS !

>> Stuff.co.nz reports : "Peter Jackson has shed more than 11 kilograms since The Lord of the Rings trilogy finished filming - something he puts down to an improved diet and exercise."

>> Rocky Mountain reports : "It's been reported as a strong possibility. Now we can tell you definitely. Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3 [starring Orlando Bloom] will be shot at the same time - beginning late February in the Caribbean." | here |

>> Contactmusic.com reports : "Cate Blanchett was left mortified by her first meeting with director Martin Scorsese, because she laughed at his breathing aid." | here |

>> Newsweek magazine has got an exclusive report on Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong, including exclusive video clips. | here and here |

>> TeenHollywood.com reports : "Orlando Bloom turned up late for the premiere of girlfriend Kate Bosworth's latest movie, because he didn't want to upstage her." | here |

>> Contactmusic.com reports : "Actress Kate Bosworth has begun looking for a place to live in London, fuelling rumours she is engaged to boyfriend Orlando Bloom." | here |

>> Robert Bernochhi of BadTaste.it reports that he posted two new pics from The Art Of LOTR : "The first is a painting from a scene about 'The Hallows'. Alan Lee doesn't explain the scene, but he says that he's sure it will be in the EE. It's amazing...The second one is a matte used in the scene of the Nazgul 'sitted' on a Pillar in osgiliath : they say that the painting was done only for a scene in which Frodo and Sam are in the Morgul Vale and see Minas Tirith, I presume it will be in the EE because I previously read about this scene..." | here |

>> LOTRGuide.com has posted the first part of an interview with Alan Lee. | here |

>> Empire Online has got a review on The Return Of The King Extended Edition. | here |

>> Digital Spy reports : "Ian McKellen has rewarded a stranger who handed in his lost wallet. McKellen lost the wallet, which contained £500 cash, in Hyde Park. Luckily, it was found and handed into the local police. The actor has now sent two free tickets to see him star in Aladdin, to the Good Samaritan." | here |

>> A video-interview with ILM compositor Todd Vaziri in which he details the work done in compositing a shot from the opening of Van Helsing, starring David Wenham. | here |

>> Orlando Bloom was at the UK Premiere of Beyond The Sea. | Yahoo! | Irish Examiner | Wire Image | Film Magic | Glamour Magazine | Hello Magazine | BBC | LFI | Empire |

>> LOTRGuide.com talks about Sideshow's statue of Sauron. | here |

>> Contactmusic.com has posted a Return Of The King EE spoiler. | here |

>> Natty has translated a new interview with Sean Bean from À conversa com os Senhores dos Anéis, by João Antunes. | here |

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

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Bruce Hopkins, who turns 49 today !

>> Yahoo.com reports : "The largest airline in The People's Republic of China, is pleased to announce that Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom headline the airline's fall blockbuster of Hollywood films in Troy." | here |

>> ComingSoon.net linked to a 2-minute teaser clip for The Return Of The King Extended Edition trailer, which will be available on the LOTR official website on November 29.

>> BBC reports : "The house where JRR Tolkien wrote the Hobbit and most of the Lord of the Rings has been given protected status." | here | Same story : | CNN | Zap2It |

>> Contactmusic.com reports : "Kate Bosworth has slammed the paparazzi for preventing her and actor boyfriend Orlando Bloom from leading normal lives." | here |

>> A short article about Orlando Bloom back soon on big-screen as he will be starring in Kingdom Of Heaven. | here |

>> We can't speak Portuguese, but cinemaemcena.com.br seems to advertise KIK.net with this picture of King Kong. | here |

>> Stuff reports : "Box office revenue for the New Zealand film In My Father's Den [starring Miranda Otto] has reached $1 million, seven weeks after release in cinemas in this country."

>> The Daily Mail newspaper has reported that the King Kong world premiere will be held in New York next year. | here |

>> Contactmusic.com reports : "Billy Boyd is delighted to be finally shedding his innocent hobbit role to become an evil doll in the latest Chucky movie." | here |

>> LFI has got some pictures from War Of The Worlds, which will star Miranda Otto.

>> Guardian Unlimited reports that Troy, starring Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean, "has put Homer's 'well-walled city' back on the tourist map." | here |

>> Cate Blanchett has attended the Los Angeles screening of The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou at the Harmony Gold Theatre, on November 20. | Wire Image | Getty Images | Yahoo |

>> Ian McKellen is preparing to perform on stage in a new version of Aladdin. | Yahoo! | ThisIsLondon |

>> Liv Tyler was seen was 'out and about' in New York. | here |

>> French airdates : Canal Plus will show X-Men 2 with Ian McKellen on November 29, at 21H00. Pushing Tin (Les Aiguilleurs) starring Cate Blanchett will be aired on France 2 on November 30, at 23H00.

>> DigitalSpy.co.uk writes : "Singer Natasha Bedingfield apparently wants a boyfriend who looks like Orlando Bloom." | here | Another mention of Orlando was made in an interview with mexican actor Gael García Bernal : "The sex in Y Tu Mamá is pretty bad, my body is not like Brad Pitt's, and I certainly don't look like Orlando Bloom." | here |

>> Yahoo.com reports : "An exhibition of items from the movie trilogy Lord of the Rings will be held at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum from December 18 to March 31." | here |

>> A few new cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 |

>> Robert Bernocchi wrote to say : "I only wanted to advertise all italian LOTR fans that it is now official,the Extended DVD of ROTK will be out on December 10th ! We are all very happy, and hope that Medusa, the distributor, will mantain this promise (last year they postponed of a week the release...)" | here |

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

>> The LOTR official website has updated with a new video from The Return Of The King Extended Edition again. Interesting note, the video ends with this message : "See the world premier of the extended trailer for The Return Of The King - November 29th."

>> EdinburghNews.com reports : "Lord of the Rings actor Billy Boyd has visited the Capital for the premiere of animation film The Incredibles. The Glasgow-born actor, who played hobbit Pippin Took in the blockbuster adaptations of JRR Tolkien's novels, appeared at the event at UGC cinema in Fountainpark to raise cash for a children's hospital." | here |

>> AFI, the American Film Institute is surveying Hollywood types for the top 100 quotes from US movies with contenders including Gollum's "My precious" in The Two Towers. | cnn | Yahoo.com |

>> Contactmusic.com reports : "Elijah Wood's forthcoming movie The Yank has changed its title to Hooligans after film-makers shot crucial footage at a London soccer club." | here |

>> Some new cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

>> Joblo.com has posted a clip of Cate Blanchett's The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.

>> Dark Horizons reports that Peter Jackson "will appear in "Ringers : Lord Of The Dans", executive produced by Tom DeSanto, and directed by first-time writer/director Carlene Cordova. "Ringers" is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord Of The Rings" has influenced Western popular culture for the past 50 years. [...] Peter Jackson has granted an exclusive interview for the special, whilst the likes of Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Barrie M. Osborne and Philippa Boyens will all provide insight." | here |

>> Orlando Bloom was at the Giant Magazine private party to celebrate the premiere of The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers. | Wire Image |

>> DigitalVideoEditing.com has got an article about LOTR sound editor John McKay.

>> Ian McKellen's official website links to this interview with the actor. | here |

>> NY Daily News has got an interview with Dominic Monaghan about Lost. | here |

>> EdinburghNews.com reports : "Billy Boyd will be in Edinburgh tonight for the premiere of the animated blockbuster The Incredibles." | here |

>> Some new cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

>> The new issue of French magazine Ciné Live talks about Peter Jackson's King Kong.

>> New cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |

>> Stuff has posted an article about Hercules, a mini-series starring Sean Astin. | here |

>> The 2nd annual charity auction of signed celebrity blue jeans is to benefit millions of men, women and children with bleeding disorders. Orlando Bloom is a "jeans donor".

>> Natty translated an interview with John Rhys-Davies from À conversa com os Senhores dos Anéis, by João Antunes. | here |

>> Gary Russel's The Art Of The Lord Of The Rings has had a cover change. | here |

>> LOTR Guide reports : "New Line Cinema today announced that retail sales for The Lord of the Rings related merchandise have exceeded more than $1 billion dollars worldwide." | here |

>>Contactmusic.com reports : "Franka Potente has rubbished reports her ex-boyfriend Elijah Wood is a homosexual." | here |

>> Wire Image has got pictures of Dominic Monaghan at the Lost press conference.

>> The October/November issue of Dossiers Secrets N°2 (France) is entirely dedicated to The Lord Of The Rings.

>> ICLanarkshire.co.uk reports : "The red carpet is being rolled out at a Glasgow hotel for the Bafta Scotland Awards 2004. Film stars Robert Carlyle and Billy Boyd, of Lord of the Rings fame, are expected to attend the glittering ceremony at the Radisson SAS Hotel." | here |

>> Some new cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

>> BostonHerald.com reports : "A collection of celebrity staplers autographed by stars such as Orlando Bloom will be auctioned off for charity by Framingham office-supply giant Staples." | here |

>> Lulop.com has posted a video of Kate Bosworth and Orlando Bloom at the premiere of Beyond The Sea. | here | Windows Media Player required.

>> TapeiTimes.com reports that Ned Kelly, starring Orlando Bloom, will hold its Taiwan premiere at the second Australian Film Festival this weekend. | here |

> We came across this article about a 35-year-old woman who confessed a teenager-like behaviour as she is obsessed with Viggo Mortensen. | here |

>> Orlando Bloom is mentioned in an article about sexy men. | here |

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

>> A new trailer for Cate Blanchett's The Aviator is available for download. | here |

>> Some new cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |

>> Sideshow Collectibles' Helm of a Battle Troll is available for pre-order. | here |

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Craig Parker, who turns 34 today !

>> John Howe is the artist guest of honor at Norwescon, an annual Northwest regional science fiction & fantasy convention. | here |

>> PRNewswire reports : "The 2nd annual Timeless Style Awards recognizes the contribution of nine costume designers whose body of work has influenced fashion around the world. The honorees include Ngila Dickson (The Lord Of The Rings, Pirates Of The Caribbean...)" | here |

>> Black Film has posted pictures of the cast of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, which stars Christopher Lee. | here |

>> See a digital painting of Bilbo Baggins, by The Jeff. | here |

>> Some new cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |

>> ManchesterOnline.co.uk reports : "Lord of the Rings star Ian McKellen left Middle Earth to go back to his roots in Wigan for a special occasion. The renowned classical actor who made a new name for himself in Hollywood playing grey-bearded wizard Gandalf in the blockbuster filmtrilogy, joined guests to unveil a mural at Wigan and Leigh Hospice in Hindley. [...] It has pride of place in the hospice's chapel, a quiet place where people can sit and reflect. The mural even features an image of Gandalf." | here |

>> The Lord Of The Rings official website has been updated with a new video which shows Peter Jackson discussing new scenes from the Return Of The King EE. | here | Two new wallpapers of the ROTK EE have been added. | here |

>> New York Times has posted an article about Dominic Monaghan's Lost. | here |

>> Some new cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

>> DVDAnswers.com talks about the release of a two-disc Collector's Edition of Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, which stars Elijah Wood. | here |

>> David Alan Basche joins the cast of War Of The Worlds, with Miranda Otto. | here |

>> Sean Bean was at the premiere of National Treasures in Pasadena, California (Nov. 8). | Daily Celeb | Yahoo.com :  1 + 2 | Globe Photos | LFI | Wire Image : 1 + 2 + 3 | Getty Images | Brad Dourif attended the L.A. premiere of Seed Of Chucky. | LFI | Daily Celeb | Wire Image : 1 + 2 |

>> AICN has posted some reviews on National Treasure, which stars Sean Bean.

>> DVDRama.com talks about the ROTK Extended Edition. In French. | here |

>> The November catalogue of Movie Market features new and exclusive pictures of The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, which do not feature on the websites yet. Most are of The Two Towers though. You can also purchase a collection of eight sets of pictures containing 6 items each (the sets are : Men of Middle-Earth, beauties of Middle-Earth, monsters of Middle-Earth, members of the Fellowship, the Elves, the Fellowship, Return Of The King Set 1 and Return Of The King Set 2). Check out the Movie Market websites for the new pictures shall be available soon. | US | UK | France | Germany |

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

>> Fossil's Lord Of The Rings : Gondor watch is now available. | here |

>> Some new cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

>> See this 3d modelling of the One Ring, by Elantriell. | here |

>> Fox23 reports : "Patty Duke [Sean Astin's mother] has been released from the hospital, less than a week after undergoing single heart bypass surgery." | here |

>> Latino Review has got an interview with producer Jerry Bruckheimer about the Pirates Of The Caribbean sequels, starring Orlando Bloom. | here |

>> A few cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 |

>> DVDanswers.com has reviewed the 2-disc edition of Troy, which stars Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean. | here |

>> In an article about Derek Jacobi being offered a bad guy role in Underworld, the actor said : "Maybe my poolside dreams will come true if Hollywood stops casting my old fellow university mate Sir Ian McKellen in all the good wizard roles." | here |

>> Variety via Yahoo.com reports : "With Ringmeister Peter Jackson pouring in $50 million to develop Wellington's filmmaking infrastructure, Wellywood might be better renamed Jackson City. [...] Jackson's investments in Wellington have been augmented by the city government's commitment to the film business." | here |

>> The Two Towers has been named the third best movie sequel in history, in a new poll conducted by Movies.com ! | here |

>> Contactmusic.com reports that "Patty Duke [Sean Astin's mother] was up and walking on Friday (05.Nov.04), just two days after cardiac surgery." | here |

>> Some new cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

>> The November issue of the French magazine Les Années Laser talks about the DVD of Troy, which stars Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean.

>> Stuff.co.nz reports : "Like moths to a flame, Wellingtonians are being lured by massive floodlights set up on the forbidden lands of filmmaker Peter Jackson's latest 'King Kong' movie set." | here | The same article is posted here.

>> French airdate : Fantômes Contre Fantômes (The Frighteners), which is directed by Peter Jackson, is aired on RTL9 tonight, at 20H45.

>> Pictures of Cate Blanchett on the set of Little Fish. | here |

>> AIMToday.com reports that Dominic Monaghan "and his 'Lord of the Rings' homies, er hobbits, are creating their own off-screen fellowship. 'Elijah Wood and I are working on starting up a T-shirt company, says Monaghan. We're just big fans of clothes so we want to do certain designs of clothes we wish were out there, with text we'd like to see on T-shirts. We're in the midst of putting together designs now.' Monaghan says he's also collaborating with Billy Boyd (...) 'Billy and I are in the midst of writing and doctoring a couple of scripts.'" | here |

>> Natty has translated another interview from À conversa com os Senhores dos Anéis, by João Antunes. This one is an interview with Christopher Lee. | here |

>> Some new cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

>> The Reporter : "The Vacaville Middle Earth Festival will be held in downtown Vacaville April 2-9 (2005). Based on JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the festival will coincide with the 50th anniversary of Houghton Mifflin's publication of The Fellowship of the Ring." | here |

>> The Sun has posted a short article about Dominic Monaghan in Lost. | here |

>> You may remember that Swiss LOTR parody called 'The Ring Thing' we talked about some time ago. A trailer is now available in Flash 7 format. | here |

>> There is a new picture of Orlando Bloom (at the Cannes premiere of Troy) available for purchase on the Movie Market sites. | US | UK | France | Germany |

>> CTV.ca has got a short article about Dominic Monaghan. | here |

>> Robert Bernocchi wrote to say that the first images of the italian version of the ROTK Extended Edition, including the chapter menu, are available on his site. | here |

>> RTE.it reports : "Christopher Lee has agreed to star in an Irish horror film called 'A Plague of Spiders', according to the Irish Film and Television Network." | here |

>> IGN has posted a new clip from Seed Of Chucky, in which Brad Dourif does the voice of Chucky and Billy Boyd the voice of Glenn, the doll's son. | here |

>> NZ Herald reports that some LOTR actors have been duped by obsessed fans : "New Zealand actors and star Sean Astin were unwittingly drawn into a bizarre con based around the LOTR and the eccentric online world it spawned. A new book, 'When A Fan Hits The Shit', tells how two young American fans spun stories to attract backing for a phony charity and set up opportunities to meet stars." | here |

>> Orlando Bloom attended the premiere of Beyond The Sea, at the AFI Film Festival 2004, in Los Angeles. | Hello Magazine | Pictures : | Yahoo! : 1 + 2 | LFI | Daily Celeb | Wire Image : 1 + 2 + 3 | Film Magic | Getty Images : 1 + 2 |

>> Stuff reports : "Peter Jackson's love of King Kong runs so deep, the director has revealed that he owns several models of creatures from the original 1933 film." | here | KIK.net has posted a new production diary clip.

>> IESB talks about the sequel for Pirates Of The Caribbean and the rumors of Orlando Bloom being in the fourth of the Terminator movies. | here |

>> The official website of Andrew Jack (dialect/dialogue coach for LOTR) features some nice pictures taken during the filming of the Trilogy. | here | There is also a page about Andrew Jack's work on Troy, which starred Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean. | here |

>> Blue Angel informed us that Petty Duke, Sean Astin's mother, is doing fine. | here |

>> SpectrumDVD.com has got new images of the Return Of The King Extended Edition as well as some of the Minas Tirith statue. | here |

>> Lizzybear29 reports that The Fellowship Of The Ring is scheduled to be on The WB on Sunday and Monday nights at 8:00 (Eastern Time). Network TV Premiere. The movie is presented in High Definition.

>> Another article about Omar Sharif and John Noble's fight. | here |

>> Some new cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 |

>> French airdate : Bernard Hill is in Jugé Coupable tonight on France 3, at 20H55.

>> UK Yahoo reports that Ian McKellen is among the stars who have created Christmas cards for charity. | here |

>> Ian McKellen's official website features a new page "now playing or coming soon" so that you won't miss any of the actor's latest projects. | here |

>> Blue Angel reports that Elijah Wood was among the attendees at the DIO/ANTHRAX show at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, on Saturday, October 30. | here |

>> Blue Angel sent us this link about actress Patty Duke (Sean Astin's mother), who will undergo single heart bypass surgery today, at Kootenai Medical Center. | here | Same news : | BBC.co.uk |

>> BostonHerald.com has posted a telephone interview with Dominic Monaghan : "I felt I could show a little bit more than [playing a hobbit]. And 'Lost' came along, and this is a great way to show the people that loved me in 'Lord of the Rings' that I can do something different, and that not only can I do something different, but ultimately the thing that I do different is something that they love even more. [...] I just realized, as a career choice, I can't be playing sweet-hearted, fantasylike characters in the next few movies that I do. I've already played that beat, and I have to now show them that I can do something else." | read |

>> A short article about Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth's romance. | here |

>> Some links about this year's Ring*Con, which was held in Germany from October 29-31. | IanSmith.co.uk | TOR.n | TOR.n | WDR.de |

>> Decipher and New Line have just announced that the Lord Of The Ring Fanclub Official Movie Magazine is to release its very last issue in December. | here |

>> Some new cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |

>> LOTRGuide.com talks about the new LOTR MiniMates.

>> EA's Role Playing Game The Lord Of The Rings, The Third Age is now available. | Planet GameCube | avault.com | Business Wire |

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

>> DVDTown.com has got new screenshots from The Return Of The King Extended Edition. | here | SPOILERS !

>> Elijah Wood was at Charlie Kaufman screenings on October 28. | Wire Image |

>> Mirror.co.uk reports : "John Noble was hit in the face with a lamp during a drunken brawl with 72-year-old screen legend Omar Sharif." The two actors are currently in India working on One Night With The King, alongside Peter O'Toole. | here |

>> Stuff has reviewed the DVD for The Day After Tomorrow, with Ian Holm. | here |

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

>> Viggo-Online.net reports that Viggo Mortensen attended 'MoveOn PAC's Super Rally' in Columbus, Ohio.

>> Natty has translated another interview from À conversa com os Senhores dos Anéis, by João Antunes, a portuguese writer who has compiled the three LOTR international press junkets. This one is an interview with Viggo Mortensen. | here |

>> Some new cards from Decipher's Shadows expansion : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |