Ian McKellan,
Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett,
Ian Holm, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Brad Dourif, Hugo Weaving,
Bernard Hill and Billy Boyd.
Written by Peter Jackson,
Frank Walsh, Stephen Sinclair and Philippa Boyens.
Produced by Barrie
M. Osbourne and Peter Jackson
Directed by Peter
Jackson
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Status:
Released.
Released by New Line Cinema
ETA: December 19th 2001. DVD
expected August and November 2002.
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Latest
Updates
25/2/02
Peter Jackson has revealed a little
more about the DVD release of the first Lord Of The Rings
movie, The Fellowship Of The Ring. Apparently there will be
two seperate releases, the first hitting shelves in August.
Then in November, just before the second film hits theaters,
a special edition will be available that will include thrity
minutes of unseen footage. "There's a lot of character
scenes, the thirty minutes is sprinkled right the way through
from one end to the other, it's integrated into the film,"
Jackson told Empire
Online, "There's a very famous sequence from the
book where Galadriel gives the Fellowship gifts, which we
didn't have in the theatrical release even though we shot
it. There's a lot of really nice moments between characters.
We carved the movie right back to keep the pace fairly relentless
for the cinema but on a DVD you've got a little more flexibility.
You can develop the characters more, there's more information
about who they are, what they are and where they come from."
11/2/02
Just been browsing the Play.com
DVD site where I came across a dvd that will be released on
the 19th of this month on region one, Beyond The Movie - The
Lord Of The Rings (National Geographic). Here's the content
description,
"A Fascinating Exploration Of
How This World Reflects Our Own. This
extraordinary documentary explores the facts behind the fantastical
world of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. This National Geographic special
studies the origins of J.R.R. Tolkein's magical world and
how the tangible world we live in mirrors that of the realm
of the popular fantasy. Using behind the scenes footage, interviews
with both the filmmakers and historians, and scenes from the
live action movie, this informative study is fascinating for
both fans of cinema and history".
Sounds
pretty cool, and mines already ordered. Check out Play
for more details.
8/1/02
QXL.com
are auctioning various memorabilia from Lord of The RIngs.
There are advertising a 10x8
inch print signed by Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan
and Elijah Wood (cuurent bi £80 as I write this), a
limited edition Hobbit
print (of same 10x8 signed print, with certificate) and
there's a limited edition print of Bilbo
Baggins too. The bidding
on the original signed print will close this Friday, with
the others closing on Sunday, so click on the above links
now!
11/12/01
The world premiere was held in London's
Leicester Square last night. The Odeon played host to the
first screening of this years most anticpated movie with Liv
Tyler, Ian Mckellan, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Bean,
Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davis, Ian Holm, Hugo Weaving,
and director Peter Jackson all attending. (go
to Reuters for a full report and pics)
And critics are being quoted in saying
that the Fellowhip Of The Rngs movie is 'Hotter Than Potter'.
The Daily Express; "Harry Potter, prepare to fall
on your broomstick." The Daily Mail, "Critics
who gave five-star ratings to Chris Columbus's competent but
uninspired Harry Potter movie are going to have to find ten
if they are to do justice to The Fellowship of the Ring."
CHUD have
posted their review, "This really is an epic, one
that combines all the ingredients to create something rich
and memorable that'll endure for generations as The Wizard
of Oz, Star Wars, and so many of Disney's films have."
Click for
the full review.
Meanwhile a rare first edition of the Lord of The Rings novel
has gone on display in the British Libaray along with a first
edition of The Hobbit and letters from author J.R.R. Tolkien
to his grandson. They will be on display until the end of
January. (reported on Ananova).
Check out our review in a few days time,
but if you;ve see The Fellowship Of The Ring, we'd love to
hear what you thought. Email
me with your views.
4/12/01
Two press reviews for 'Fellowship' have
come in, both very positive. One is from The
Hollywood Reporter and the other from Variety.
Here's a little of what Variety columnist Todd McCarthy had
to say, Pic's main problem, however, is inherent in the
odyssey-like structure of the tale; the "and then, and
then, and then" nature of the narrative becomes necessarily
repetitive and even a bit wearisome at times, and ultimately
arbitrary in the sense that one battle more or less with the
Orcs, Ringwraiths or Uruk-Hai wouldn't have made much difference.
Lack of dramatic arcs involving rising action, relaxation
and interconnecting story strands unfortunately makes the
film's running time feel pretty much like the three hours
it is." (appeared at Variety
and Aint It Cool)
Two tickets for next Monday's world premiere of The Fellowship
Of The Ring have sold for over £4,000. The tickets were
auctioned on internet site Ebay.
new Line Cinema offered the tickets for just 70p, but the
final selling price ended up to be £4,281! The package
includes the chance to attend the post-premiere party on December
10 in London. (appeared on Ananova)
Liv Tyler reckons that she clocked up a world record for air
miles travelled while appearing in Lord Of The Rings. She
frequently flew back to New York during the shoot to spend
time with her mother Bebe Buell and boyfriend Royston Langdon,
lead singer of band Spacehog. "I got so homesick that
I knew I wasn't going to be able to stay out there that long
without getting back.Sometimes
I'd fly back just for a week but it was always worth it. I
imagine I must have set a record for any actor appearing in
a film".
The actress said.
Tyler also commented on her role of 3000 year olf Elf Princess
Arwen in the movie which premieres in the UK next Monday,
"Arwen was 3,000 years old, which was really weird
to play. How do you play someone who is 3,000 years old?,"
She said. Her role in the movies have been increased compared
to Tolkiens books, "I think Peter and the writers
thought there wasn't nearly enough female energy. The only
female energy came from the big, black spider that kills everybody
and Galadriel."
Tyler was speaking
to The Mail On Sunday and Ananova.
3/12/01
Major update time, first i'll start
with todays news.
Here's a link for the latest TV commercial that was recently
aired in the US. It features great footage of Sauron, and
its pretty tasty. TV
Commercial (High Res). (appeared at Aint
It Cool)
This came in from Ananova.
'Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood says he was under "immense
pressure" making the film. Wood
plays the role of Frodo Baggins in The Fellowship Of The Ring.
He says he wanted to create the role of Frodo as readers of
Tolkien's book would see him. Wood said: "The pressure
was immense. I don't think I've ever had to work so hard physically.
"Frodo came with baggage - he has been set in stone for
people who've read the books. "People have their own
interpretations as to what he is, and there was pressure to
make sure my Frodo was what they had envisioned."
(from Ananova)
Ananova also reported today that residents
of an Essex estate are worried that movie fans will steal
some of their road signs. Some of the roads in the South Woodham
Ferrers estate are named after some of the characters and
places from the books by Tolkien. Two such examples are Gandalf's
Ride and Great Smials. (From Ananova,
The Mirror newspaper).
One of the first reviews of The Fellowship Of The Ring has
come in. The review, by David Anson for US magazine Newsweek
rated it above Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. He
also warned that the film may bee too violent for younger
children. "It has real passion, real emotion, real
terror, and a tactile sense of evil that is missing in that
other long current movie dealing with wizards, wonders and
wickedness. Jackson's fierce,
headlong movie takes high-flying risks: it wears its earnestness,
and its heart, on its muddy, blood-streaked sleeve."
He wrote. "Cate Blanchett's appearance
as a white-robed, golden-locked Elven queen is like mediocre
pre-Raphaelite calendar art."
To recap, the film will come in at around three hours in length
and will have its world premiere in London's Leicester Square
next Monday 10th December. The film opens on December 19th.
As the page hasn't been updated for a while due to our re-design,
here's some links for the trailer. Trailer Low
Res | High
Res - Teaser Quicktime
| Real
Finally
if you're hungry for more movie stills, there are dozens over
at this Czech
site.
23/8/01
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Dark
Horizons posted two promo posters from The Fellowship
Of The Ring the other day. One of them is displayed on
the left. Also, going back a few days, Aint It Cool commented
that the film is now officially finished. But now that
the rumour may be false as 'Moriarty' over at AICN states
that the content is now completed, but there is still
some music and special effect type stuff to be added.
The film has been locked and rated (by the MPAA in the
States) at 2hrs 45mins. |
26/7/01
Ian McKellan has posted on his own
website that the world premiere for the first Lord Of
The Rings movie could take place here in the UK, although
he hopes that there would be a second premiere over in New
Zealand where the film was shot.
17/5/01
Wanna see some footage from The Lord
Of The Rings party over in Cannes? Yeah, sure ya do, so here
it is courtesy of those guys over at the French
Premiere website. Check out all of those reconstructed
sets by clicking
here.
12/5/01
Okay, this is what people have been
waiting for, views on that preview that has just taken place
over in Cannes. Well I have links below to the two more respected
sites that have posted reviews. Here it comes; Aint
It Cool News (2 reports, very positive) and French
Premiere had this to say about the event (see their review
here)
'Peter Jackson briefly explains that these 20 minutes of
film introduce the main characters in one full 14 minutes
sequence edited and completed from the first episode, then
a 6 minutes epilogue should give an idea of what the second
and third episodes are about. Their choice is quite smart.
Right from the beginning we feel it is going to be huge. Star-Wars
look like pale TV series compared to that.'
4/5/01
It's so difficult keeping up with the
number of 'Rings' pics that crop up everyday on the web, just
too many to post here. I have provided you with a few good
links though. Today Imladris
posted a few new ones to hit the web and AICN
posted a link to a pic that showed what Nazgul looked like
uncloaked. Only the site that they linked to, Elostririon
have withdrawn the pic by the request of New Line Cinema.
It was pretty cool, but check out their site anyway.
Update: 3/5/01
Ian Holm has been talking to E!
Online about his invlovement with Fellowhip; “It's
always nice to come back to a book you know and love. Bilbo
isn't heavily involved in Lord of The Rings, apart from the
handing over of the Ring. There are a couple of flashbacks
in the film that Peter [Jackson] suddenly realized he wanted.
So, it was interesting going from my own age forward into
old age with extraordinary prosthetics and backward to when
Bilbo was younger. The makeup people made some judicious little
tucks under my chin. It's amazing what they can do; I was
young again!” He then went into detail on the make up
process; “In the third film, when Bilbo is very, very,
very old, Peter wanted to use stenciling on my face, which
I wasn't all that keen on. So, my makeup artist made me a
mask. I tried it on and didn't recognize myself. You completely
disappear but for your eyes. I walked on set, and Ian McKellen
paused and said, "Ooooh." So, we went with the mask.”
Apparentley Holm spent seven hours in the make up chair every
day!
Images (c) New
Line Cinema
9/3/01 - A second teaser posted
has surface for Fellowship Of The Ring. This one shows Elijah
Wood looking down at the ring in his hand. Not all that different
but you can see it by clicking
here. Dark
Horizons
3/3/01 - Shooting has completed
on this, the first of three movies adapted from Tolkien's
novels. An impressive cast line up, an acclaimed director
and a mass of hype surround the film whick looks like it will
be the film of the year (even though it's not released until
December). The teaser trailer has appeared on the net and
looks great. In theaters people have been paying for movies
such as Proof Of Life, watching this teaser and walking out.
Expectation has not been this great since The Phantom Menace
was released. The films official website apparently received
40 million hits in just one weekend, that's how popular this
series is going to be. The plot, well it all revolves around
a powerful ring that must be found by a group of humans and
hobbits in order to save 'middle earth'. The film has been
shot back to back with the other two films at a reported budget
of around $190 million, although some unconfirmed reports
say that is more likely $280 million. The films will feature
77 speaking parts, 1500 effects, about 300 locations, minature
shots filmed in a massive 24,000 square foot warehouse, all
of the movie props created in two scales (hobbit size and
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