From: Leo our good buddy at lotr.nl
leo just called me to report from the party in Cannes:
There are Elves, Hobbits, Orcs, Men from Gondor and Rohirrim walking around at the party.
Outside of the castle they built the entire set of Bag End (real life size), the tents which they used at bilbo’s farewell party, and there was a pool in which Galadriels boat was floating.
Inside the castle there was some sort of exposition where you could see the phial of galadriel, some swords (including Narsil) and pictures of the cast.
This is an interesting report, apart from a few neekerbreekerisms – confusing Sauron and Saruman for instance. It does answer the concern about whether the film’s G13 rating will make the violence bloodless and cartoonish. [More[
Thanks to Phillip for this.
From: RD
I have an article for you from this mornings Sun Herald. I didn’t include the headline in my scan but it says: “AMBUSHED BY HOBBITS: Nicole’s film takes a back seat to Lord of the Rings” [More]
From: Aiglos
At 5:50GMT today Sky News did a report live from Cannes. Their reporter, Georgie Arnold, was interviewing Elijah, Sean and Dominic.
They talked about the huge amount of time and effort they put into the films and also talked about the postitive reaction by the media in Cannes. In the bachground was what looked like a set from Middle-earth, spears and animal cloth I think.
The reporter said she saw the clip and was very impressed by it, she mentioned how the FX were totally amazing. She then just talked about the numerous British actors in the movies and about the release dates, adding that “it will be worth the wait”.
Plus: Check out this link from ‘nandotimes.com’
Entertainment: Cannes offers sneak peek at ‘Lord of the Rings’
