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Apr 21, 2008
STUFF: Lord of the Rings location tours
Die-hard LOTR fans take note: The folks over at Southern Lakes Sightseeing, a New Zealand based outfit, are offering Lord of the Rings location tours:
"We are Lord of the Rings location tour specialists. Our location tours are guided by great storytellers who bring the scenery alive with their accounts of the scenes shot there and many props from the movies are available to handle and photograph. We were one of the original companies in New Zealand to begin LOTR touring and we are endorsed by Ian Brodie, the LOTR guidebook author. Our LOTR day tours have been ranked as the third best activity in New Zealand by the clients of the top Condenast Travel agent (in the States) specialising in New Zealand travel."
Sources:
Lord of the Rings tours New Zealand. Queenstown is Lord of the Rings country (Southern Lakes Sightseeing)
"We are Lord of the Rings location tour specialists. Our location tours are guided by great storytellers who bring the scenery alive with their accounts of the scenes shot there and many props from the movies are available to handle and photograph. We were one of the original companies in New Zealand to begin LOTR touring and we are endorsed by Ian Brodie, the LOTR guidebook author. Our LOTR day tours have been ranked as the third best activity in New Zealand by the clients of the top Condenast Travel agent (in the States) specialising in New Zealand travel."
Sources:
Lord of the Rings tours New Zealand. Queenstown is Lord of the Rings country (Southern Lakes Sightseeing)
Mar 27, 2008
STUFF: "Sir Ian McKellen Says He WILL Return as Gandalf in The Hobbit!"
(Gandalf image from Screen Rant)
So says FirstShowing.net, complete with the word "WILL" in all-caps! But upon reading further, it doesn't say that it's a done deal:
"The third question down gets right to the point - will you again be our Gandalf in The Hobbit now that the deal is settled?
"Yes I will, if Peter Jackson and I have anything to do with it, he being the producer and me being, on the whole, a very lucky actor. I've just read your quote out loud - fabulous speech.""
and this quote:
"One other question inquired as to whether he had actually be approached by Peter Jackson yet since filming is supposed to commence in 2009. His answer:
"Encouragingly, Peter and Fran Walsh have told me they couldn't imagine The Hobbit without their original Gandalf. Their confidence hasn't yet been confirmed by the director Guillermo del Toro but I am keeping my diary free for 2009!""
That McKellen is keen and excited is obvious, but nothing appears to have been signed...yet.
I can't imagine The Hobbit without McKellen as Gandalf. After playing the character in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he's now 'fixed' as Gandalf in my mind and any attempt at replacing him will reduce the appeal of this highly anticipated film. Do you hear me Evil, Dark Forces? You. Will. Not. Replace. Him.
(Gandalf image from Screen Rant)
So says FirstShowing.net, complete with the word "WILL" in all-caps! But upon reading further, it doesn't say that it's a done deal:
"The third question down gets right to the point - will you again be our Gandalf in The Hobbit now that the deal is settled?
"Yes I will, if Peter Jackson and I have anything to do with it, he being the producer and me being, on the whole, a very lucky actor. I've just read your quote out loud - fabulous speech.""
and this quote:
"One other question inquired as to whether he had actually be approached by Peter Jackson yet since filming is supposed to commence in 2009. His answer:
"Encouragingly, Peter and Fran Walsh have told me they couldn't imagine The Hobbit without their original Gandalf. Their confidence hasn't yet been confirmed by the director Guillermo del Toro but I am keeping my diary free for 2009!""
That McKellen is keen and excited is obvious, but nothing appears to have been signed...yet.
I can't imagine The Hobbit without McKellen as Gandalf. After playing the character in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he's now 'fixed' as Gandalf in my mind and any attempt at replacing him will reduce the appeal of this highly anticipated film. Do you hear me Evil, Dark Forces? You. Will. Not. Replace. Him.
Labels: Ian McKellen, LOTR, stuff, The Hobbit
Feb 1, 2008
WAITING to see: The Hobbit
Who isn't waiting to see this movie? There was some talk of The Hobbit after (or was it before?), the Jackson-directed LOTR trilogies, however, as a result of legal wranglings, it seemed that the Hobbit movie(s) were doomed to remain as fictional as the book they were based on.
I've never read the books, but I've heard much talk about them and their author, J. R. R. Tolkien, from as far back as I can remember. The movies were great, but I'm sure that Tolkien's books outshine them any day.
Del Toro, of Pan's Labryrinth (Spanish with English sub-titles when I saw it, but still brilliant) and Blade II fame, has officially signed on to direct The Hobbit. The first and second films are expected in 2010 and 2011 respectively, according to Del Toro's profile on IMDb.
I've never read the books, but I've heard much talk about them and their author, J. R. R. Tolkien, from as far back as I can remember. The movies were great, but I'm sure that Tolkien's books outshine them any day.
Del Toro, of Pan's Labryrinth (Spanish with English sub-titles when I saw it, but still brilliant) and Blade II fame, has officially signed on to direct The Hobbit. The first and second films are expected in 2010 and 2011 respectively, according to Del Toro's profile on IMDb.
Labels: Guillermo del Toro, J. R. R. Tolkien, LOTR, Pan's Labyrinth, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, WAITING to see
