On July the 21st we will be having a chat with a few guys from Platus Productions. The dudes making ‘The Trilogy’. The chat is being hosted by Talk City. In order to be able to chat you must register your name first.
Talk City asks you a buch of personal stuff in order for you to register. Take it from me, you do not have to enter the info, but you must enter something. Go here and register.
Once you do, you can go to ‘Chat Now’ or something like that. Enter that. On the bottom right hand side there is a ‘change room’ . Our room is called TheOneRing.net.
Try it out!
Xoanon here with something AICN is reporting. Apparently Michael Deluca, big cheese (in the nicest way Michael!) at New Line Cinema said this on Harry’s Talkback.
“Wow! Fans really hate studios don’t they. Look, the bottom line is no one is cast yet beyond who’s been announced. Peter’s passionate about one particular unknown for Aragorn, and he’s in the midst of convincing us. We’re still waiting on a great choice for Gandalf, and there’s a certain husband and wife team for Faramir and Galadriel that looks like it might work. Believe me, no one is trying to frustrate the fans, it’s just that the p.r. people are trying to engineer the biggest announcement possible. Trust us, and anytime someone wants to e-mail me directly, feel free for undercover answers. It’s michael_deluca@newline.com ”
Like I always say great things are afoot!
EXCLUSIVE Welp folks, you know your have great fans when they take the time to make a LOTR Trilogy Trailer!!
Exclusive to only TheOneRing.net, here is Olorin’s vision of the LOTR Trilogy trailer:
http://www.iae.nl/users/cvloon/lotrmovi.html
Make sure your sound is turned on and you will need the flash plugin to view it. The plugin is easily available at Macromedia’s site.
You can also visit Olorin’s site to see what else he is up to!
EXCLUSIVE Doesn’t that title just say it all? Through my contact at Victoria Burrows has slipped me some snippets of the script. check it out at NZ Exclusives.
Xoanon with a report from Kevenn, great work dude!
Hi, Kevenn here. A week or so ago, I told you that I’d be working at a convention with Joshua Cox as a guest. Well, I got to herd Josh into all his panels and meet and talk with him. He’s really a great guy, and very funny. I saked him about the rumor regarding whether he was cast in LotR. He said that he auditioned for the role of Faramir, and that he *really* wanted it, but did not know whether he got it or not. He said that he sent pictures of himself in a kilt and tried to get a similar “look” for the character going. He also mentioned that the casting call said they wanted a “star name” for Faramir, so he didn’t think he stood much of a chance. Personally, I think he’d be great for the role! Let’s raise some hell to get him cast!!! Take care,
Kevenn
Xoanon here,
My Contact at New Line sliped me this.
Sean Astin is in final negotiations to play Sam Gamgee in New Line’s live-action trilogy “The Lord of the Rings.”
Astin will play the servant and sidekick to Elijah Wood’s Frodo Baggins in the adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s renowned fantasy trilogy, in which Frodo inherits a magical ring and embarks on a quest to save humanity from the sinister plans of Dark Lord Sauron.
Director Peter Jackson is slated to begin shooting the first film, “The Fellowship of the Ring,” this October in New Zealand. “The Two Towers” and “The Return of the King” will shoot immediately after, with principal photography on all three movies expected to last just over a year.
Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Stephen Sinclair wrote the first film, with Jackson and Walsh co-producing under their WingNut Films banner. Miramax co-chairmen Bob and Harvey Weinstein are executive producing with Saul Zaentz.
In an unusual move, New Line issued a statement saying it “recognizes the substantial media interest in the project and will assist journalists at the appropriate time. However, the studio will no longer comment on completed deals, current negotiations, rumors or speculation about any specific role.” New Line says it expects to cast close to 100 roles in the trilogy and “will unveil the entire ensemble” when casting of the principals has concluded.
Astin is repped by the William Morris Agency and manager Robert Stein. His film credits include “Rudy,” “Courage Under Fire,” “Bulworth,” “Encino Man”and the upcoming “Deterrence.” He just wrapped “The Last Producers,” directed by and starring Burt Reynolds.
