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News Archives - May 2003
Date Set For The Return Of The King
25 May 2003
From The Dominion Post: After running rings around Wellington City Council, New Line Cinema finally confirmed yesterday that the Embassy Theatre will host the world premiere of the third Lord of the Rings movie on December 1. Read full story.
New Pirates Pictures Up In Gallery
25 May 2003
Another great photo of Orlando in Pirates has been added to the Gallery. Thanks to Leia.
Pirates Pictures in Hello Magazine
22 May 2003
Hello Magazine writes: "At the moment on Hello Magazine we have some pictures of Orlando Bloom featuring in The Pirates of the Caribbean in our Hot Tickets 2003 film
special." Click the link to view.
Ents Of Fangorn Section Opened at Decipher
17 May 2003
Decipher, makers of the LOTR Trading Card Game, have opened the Ents of Fangorn section on their website. The expansion will be realeased on 2 July 2003.
More Return Of The King Images
17 May 2003
New Line Cinema have posted up 26 new images from The Return Of The King at the Official Movie Site. Click the link to check them out.
EA Games Site Launch
17 May 2003
EA Games have launched their site for the ROTK game. The site includes screenshots, info and the latest news on the game. Check out the site.
Return Of The King First Look
15 May 2003
IGN Filmforce were lucky enough to get a glimpse of footage from The Return Of The King, scenes including:
- Eowyn standing and looking rather sad.
- Frodo and Sam climbing a mountain.
- A shot of soldiers on horseback marching through a camp in a green grassy clearing.
- Lots of shots of Gandalf in Minas Tirith.
- Archers in a city courtyard (most likely Minas Tirith) taking aim and firing.
- An awesome shot of Gandalf on Shadowfax leading troops through the city streets.
- New shots of Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas in battle.
- Eomer on horseback leading a charge into battle.
- Gondorian soldiers in full armor on horseback charging into battle right into a line of orcs.
Read full article.
More Troy Set Pictures
15 May 2003
The Big Pictures USA website have posted up four full pages of pictures of the Troy set! Most contain Brad Pitt, and unfortunately non of Orlando on set yet - but stay posted, they're sure to come soon! View pictures.
Official Pirates Of The Caribbean Site Launched
15 May 2003
Walt Disney Pictures have launched the Official Pirates Of The Caribbean website. Enter the site to begin your hunt for the treasure. Find all of the cursed treasure - and who knows what you will find at the end... Site is also full of pictures, movie info, downloads and games.
Orlando To Star In 'Revelations'?
15 May 2003
Moviehole report Orlando has been asked to star in the upcoming Revelations trilogy.
Both Jessica Alba and Orlando Bloom have been presented with the script for consideration, along with other potentials. One of their biggest considerations is that the trilogy will be shot back to back. Production looks likely in 2004.. Read full story.
Lord Of the Rings Premiere Amount 'Miserly'
12 May 2003
A few million dollars earmarked by the Government for the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King is "miserly" compared with the $34 million it was considering forking out for the America's Cup challenge, a Wellington city councillor says... Click for full story.
TTT Extended DVD Additions
10 May 2003
TORn have reported some possible scenes for the Extended TTT DVD. Click the link to view.
Premiere Magazine
10 May 2003
The June 2003 issue of Premiere Magazine (US) has this article and photo.
Craig Parker To Attend Australian Convention
10 May 2003
Craig Parker (Haldir) has been confirmed to attend the Australian 'Best of Both Worlds' Science Fiction Convention. Other confirmed guests are Sarah McLeod (Rosie Cotton) and Bruce Hopkins (Gamling). You can read more about the Convention at the Official Site.
ROTK Spoilers - Saruman, Grima & Sauron News plus Frodo Picture
10 May 2003
TORn has posted up more rumours regarding Saruman, Grima and Sauron from The Return Of The King, click the link to read. Warning: Contains Spoilers!!!
There is also this scan of Frodo.
TTT DVD Pre-order
10 May 2003
The Two Towers DVD, due out 26 August, is now available for pre-order from Amazon now.
New Witch King Statue
10 May 2003
This cool new Witch King statue has just been released for pre-order at Weta/Sideshow Collectibles.
Saruman's End Revealed
10 May 2003
At a recent fund-raising event 'An Audience with Sir Ian McKellan', Sir Ian revealed the fate of Saruman in The Return Of The King. The full report of the event can be found at Ian Smith's site.
Warning: Spoiler ahead! Highlight the text below to read.
Someone then said they enjoyed the fight scene with Saruman in the first film, and asked if we would see something similar in the third film, Return of the King. Sir Ian replied in the negative, saying that originally Saruman was to have died at the end of the second film but that this would now be the introduction to the third film. 'He falls from a great height and comes to a sticky end', he revealed, before going on to say 'Peter Jackson is a huge horror film fan. That's why he cast Christopher Lee - who better to play Saruman than the biggest horror villain? Knowing that and Peter's great love for horror movies, it's inconceivable that Dracula wouldn't play some part in Saruman's death'.
Wellington ROTK Premiere Confirmed
10 May 2003
Following the threat from New Line Cinema to pull The Return Of The King world premiere from Wellington, the city council held an emergency meeting earlier in the week. The council agreed to pay to refurbish The Embassy Theatre, allowing the premiere to be held there this December.
Troy Set Pictures
10 May 2003
The Malta Times have posted up pictures of the set building of Troy, said to be the biggest movie set being built at the moment. View photo 1 and photo 2. Read the full report on the set from the Malta Times. There is also this report from the Malta Independent.
LotR Movie Marathon
4 May 2003
Greater Union and Birch Carroll & Coyle cinemas around Australian are screening The Lord Of The Rings movie marathons. They will run for one week only, starting 8 May. Check out their site for details.
Troy Ship Tested In Malta
4 May 2003
The Times Malta have posted an article reporting "a Greek ship for the epic movie Troy, which starts filming in Malta next Tuesday, was being tried and tested in Grand Harbour by the Vittoriosa waterfront yesterday." View full article and picture.
ROTK Premiere Not In Wellington?
4 May 2003
The Dominion Post report the The Return Of The King world premiere may be shifted from Wellington to Los Angeles, unless the Embassy Theatre - where the Premiere is to be held - is upgraded to a 'world-class level'. Read the full article.
Extras Wanted for ROTK
4 May 2003
The Dominion Post also report extras are wanted for reshoots of The Return Of The King. If you're around Upper Hutt in New Zealand, check out the full details here.