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February 22, 2000 - February 28, 2000

News for Feb. 28, 2000

Filming at Miramar! -UPDATE-

2/28/00, 21:50 EST - Xoanon

TheOneRing.net Spy Galadriel sends in her latest...and all you Welly Ringers...get ready!

I was out on an assassination assignment the other day, I was given special orders to off a local who was apparently into some nefarious business. yes, Galadriel is my name, yet I am no fair Elf, I'm a trained Koga Ninja who would easily kill you if someone paid me enough... [More]

Movie FAQ!

2/28/00, 11:28 EST - Calisuri

The Goal: Collect as much factual information as possible about the upcoming LOTR films and put it in a readable and logical format for all to see.

TheOneRing.netª staff member Pippin_Took has just completed the most comprehensive Movie FAQ online! [ more ]

Tolkien Story on fatbrain.com

2/28/00, 09:35 EST - Xoanon

Len Reberto has written a rather interesting book, and wants to tell you all about it [More]

Week1 of Q and A with Peter Jackson

2/28/00, 09:09 EST - Xoanon

For a little over a week now we've been collecting your questions to ask Peter Jackson. In a joint venture with New Line Cinema you, the real fans, get to ask PJ himself any LOTR related question you'd like. And eventually you'll be able to HEAR him answer it. Have you sent out your questions yet? [More]

Small LOTR Preview Shown!

2/28/00, 09:02 EST - Xoanon

New Zealand's ambassador to the US, former Prime Minister Jim Bolger, presided over a bash that included the best of New Zealand food and drink, rousing speeches from two of the country's best-known mayors and a six-minute preview of The Lord of the Rings. [More]

Frodo Gets a Passport!

2/28/00, 08:52 EST - Xoanon

Funny stuff here, and after all Frodo IS a traveller :) [More]

Thanks to: Alex, Mark, and Phillip for the tip!

News for Feb. 27, 2000

Shop: Bilbo's Great Adventure CD

2/27/00, 22:21 EST - Calisuri

Bilbo's Great Adventure, Kevin Henry's new CD release, is the contemporary tribute to "The Hobbit" all J.R.R. Tolkien fans. [ shop ]

Dragon Boat Race Pics and Info

2/27/00, 10:57 EST - Xoanon

From: Kotukunui

Attached are some pictures of four of the cast taking part in the Wellington Dragon Boat festival this weekend.

Orlando "Legolas" Bloom, Elijah "Frodo" Wood, Billy "Pippin" Boyd and Dominic "Merry" Monaghan all took part in the celebrity bath tub race. [More]


The boys

News for Feb. 26, 2000

The News at Mithril

2/26/00, 13:02 EST - Xoanon

The good folks at Mithril send along the latest from their caves, deep in the mountains.. [More]

'Lord of the Rings' Play in Montreal

2/26/00, 13:01 EST - Xoanon

I reported on this a while back, and I was then disappointed to learn the the play had been scrapped, but it appears that I was mistaken! I received this in the mail today [More]

Boat Race Details

2/26/00, 12:36 EST - Xoanon

More info regarding the Dragon Boat Race for charity event that's going on in NZ right now. My thanks to Annette Cullen, Festival Director for the info. [More]

News for Feb. 25, 2000

Rivendell Set Pics?

2/25/00, 21:09 EST - Xoanon

Johnny from 'Realm of the Ring' (www.therealmofthering.cjb.net) sent along these great pics from what we think could be the Rivendell set. Enjoy! [More]

!!!Spoilers!!!

Happy Birthday Sean Astin!

2/25/00, 09:14 EST - Xoanon


Sean Astin (Sam) was born on February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California. That makes him 29 years old today, have a good one Sean!

Cast News: Ethan Films Out today

2/25/00, 09:10 EST - Xoanon

Two Ethan Hawke (Faramir) films open today. One is 'Snow Falling on Cedars', that opens in Sweden today. The other is 'Hamlet' which opens in New York and LA today.

News for Feb. 24, 2000

Lorien Set?

2/24/00, 21:42 EST - Xoanon

Super Ringer Spy Leo sends in his report from NZ. He's been snooping around the countryside and stumbled across a set called 'Lorien'...go figure [More]

Future Filming Locations?

2/24/00, 18:25 EST - Xoanon

Ringer Spy Pete lets us in on some possible extras and filming locations known as 'Moria's Gate' and 'Galadriel's Mirror', it's just natural thay have to film there! [More]

You can read more about Kahurangi National Park in Tehanu's last 'In Search of Middle-earth' [More]

Helms Deep News

2/24/00, 17:55 EST - Xoanon

From: Blinky

Every day I drive past they seem to be doing something different. Yesterday they were back down at the castle doing something at the entrance (I could see a whole lot of extras huddled in a big group). Basically they seem to be a busy wee bunch.

Casting: Miranda Otto as Eowyn?

2/24/00, 14:02 EST - Xoanon

Word has fluttered to me regarding the possible casting of Eowyn. Rumor has it that Ian McKellen (Gandalf) has written people saying he suspects that Miranda Otto (The Thin Red Line, Dead Letter Office) may be cast as Eowyn.



Miranda Otto in 'Dead Letter Office'

I would call this a serious RUMOR since all my contacts couldn't say either way. And some other contacts could not yet be reached (people actually sleep? I should try that)

Other reasons I think this may not be true: Insiders in the production down in NZ tell me they've seen hide nor hair of ANYTHING regarding Eowyn, at this stage of the game that usually means something.

Visit Miranda Otto's IMDB listing here.

Ready...Set...Go!!!

2/24/00, 09:38 EST - Xoanon

From: Annette Cullen, Festival Director, Wellington Dragon Boat Festival

Elijah Wood (Frodo), Dominic Monaghan (Merry), Billy Boyd (Pippin) & Orlando Bloom (Legolas) are taking part in our 'celebrity bath tub races' being held during the Wellington Dragon Boat Festival this weekend (26 & 27 February).

Anyone out there in Wellington with a camera must go out there to snap a few pics of our boys in a bath tub!


"ok, who's hand is that\?"

Media Watch: Rip It Up Magazine

2/24/00, 09:29 EST - Xoanon

The good folks at 'Rip It Up' magazine were kind enough to send me this snippet of their interview with John Astin, Sean Astin (Sam) father. [More]

News for Feb. 23, 2000

Middle-earth Flashes

2/23/00, 21:05 EST - Xoanon

From: Olorin

I've got something that might be interesting. I took the animated map-thingy from the official site and imported it into Flash (the program with which it was made) That way I could get this image of the entire map. It's a mirrored image, so I don't think it's an actual part of Middle-Earth, but maybe someone else can see something in it...


Click on the image to enlarge

News for Feb. 22, 2000

Net Watch: VHXpro.com

2/22/00, 19:08 EST - Xoanon

From: Amyd

Check this article from
www.vfxpro.com

It is a feature on Giant Studios (the ppl who will be providing WETA with the motion capture facilities)

There are a few cool mentions about the lotr production, and a few clips of what these guys have done on previous projects.

The article reads:

Bringing new, proprietary tools and a keen artistic sense to motion-capture technology and animation, Atlanta-based Giant Studios is making a splash in the field. The company's technology serves in New Zealand on the set of Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy epic, "The Lord of the Rings." [More]

Last and latest report from 'The Search for Middle-earth.'

2/22/00, 14:58 EST - Tehanu

\[ Rohan Edge \]

Well, all good things have to come to an end sometime. The last part of my search for Middle-earth locations didn't exactly yield a lot of hard facts, but it did provide some of the best pictures I've ever taken. Check it out on 'The Search for Middle-earth'

Ents in Helms Deep?

2/22/00, 08:47 EST - Xoanon

Tim lets us in on the possibility of Talking Trees at Helms Deep! [More]

Cast News: Dourif and McKellen on TV

2/22/00, 08:38 EST - Xoanon

The Brad Dourif (Wormtongue) film 'Color of Night' will be on Cinemax tonight [More]

The Ian McKellen (Gandalf) masterpiece 'Gods and Monsters' is on TMN in Canada [More]


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