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FILMOGRAPHY     PHOTOS     NEWS     FORUM    Submit News to RT Have a hot news item on Orlando Bloom? Submit it to RT! February 03, 2005     "Dead Man's Chest" Comes Alive in 2006 The sequels to "The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" are slated for release in the summers of 2006 and 2007, Dark Horizons reports. In addition, the second film in the series will be subtitled "Dead Man's Chest;" the plot involves Johnny Depp's character, Jack Sparrow, working to repay a debt to Davey Jones, legendary ruler of the sea. Naturally, he gets the other characters involved in his misadventures. more... January 28, 2005     A "Pirates'" Life for Skarsgard and Harris Stellan Skarsgard and Naomie Harris are joining the cast of the next two "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequels, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The sequels will include Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley, the stars of the first film, with direction by Gore Verbinski and production by Jerry Bruckheimer. The second "Pirates" movie is scheduled for release in the summer of 2006. more... January 26, 2005     Stellan Skarsgard Boards "Pirates of the Caribbean" Stellan Skarsgard has joined Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequels, according to Comingsoon.net. Their source, the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, says the actor will begin work in February and will finish by December. As for what role he'll be playing, Skarsgard is quoted saying, "I'm playing the old pirate 'Bootstraps' Turner... it should be fun, I enjoyed the first one." 'Bootstraps' Turner is Orlando Bloom's character's father in the first movie. "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" made $305M in its domestic run and is based on a theme park ride. more... December 24, 2004     Kingdom of Heaven Trailer Makes Its Bow The trailer for Ridley Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven" makes its appearance on Yahoo! Movies. The movie stars Orlando Bloom as a knight fighting for fame and glory in the Crusades and will make its way into theaters May 6, 2005.^^BREAK^^ See the trailer here. more... December 16, 2004     Chow Yun-Fat to be a Pirate The Associated Foreign Press brings word that Chow Yun-Fat ("A Better Tomorrow") has been approached by the producer and director to play the famous 15th century Chinese pirate Cheung Po Tsai for the next two sequels to "Pirates of the Caribbean."^^BREAK^^ The original movie followed the adventures of a disgraced pirate, played by Johnny Depp, as he tried to get back his stolen ship with the help of two landlubbers, played by Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. The Rolling Stone's guitarist Keith Richards will reportedly play Depp's character's father in the followup. The movie is shooting for a 2006 release. more... August 12, 2004     Film on Crusades Could Become Hollywood's Next Battleground New York Times Twentieth Century Fox's "Kingdom of Heaven" depicts the ferocious fight between Christians and Muslims over Jerusalem in the Crusade of the 12th century. more... July 12, 2004     Baldwin Heads to Elizabethtown Jam! Movies Alec Baldwin has joined the cast of director Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy "Elizabethtown." more... June 30, 2004     Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3 News About.com Jerry Bruckheimer details plans to make "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and "3" simultaneously and get the whole cast back, even possibly Geoffrey Rush. more... June 16, 2004     Bloom Is Britain's Sexiest Actor Zap2it.com Helen of Troy isn't the only woman who would be tempted by Orlando Bloom. more... June 09, 2004     Schneider, Greer Join Crowe Film Hollywood Reporter Judy Greer and Paul Schneider have signed on for roles in Cameron Crowe's "Elizabethtown" for Paramount Pictures. more... May 17, 2004     B.O. Exposes Troy's Achilles Heel E! Online Helen of Troy's face launched a thousand ships. Brad Pitt's gams inspired $45 million worth of ticket sales. more... May 10, 2004     The Trojan Horde Calgary Sun It was while he was filming Troy that Orlando Bloom's career really began to blossom. more... March 31, 2004     Sarandon Wanted for Crowe Film Jam! Movies Susan Sarandon may be teaming with Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom in Cameron Crowe's upcoming romantic comedy "Elizabethtown," Variety reports. more... February 24, 2004     Rings Hits $1 Billion Box Office Mark Reuters "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," has become the second movie ever to break the $1 billion box-office mark worldwide, distributor New Line Cinema reported Monday. more... February 17, 2004     ADG honors King, Mystic Hollywood Reporter New Line Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" racked up another win Saturday by being named best period or fantasy film at the 8th annual Art Directors Guild Awards ... more... January 26, 2004     Return of the King Dominates Golden Globes CNN Hollywood's A-list turned out Sunday for the Golden Globes -- the ceremony often seen as a precursor to Oscar success -- and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" walked off ... more... January 13, 2004     After Dispute, King Back Atop U.S. Box Office Reuters A day after claiming the top spot at the North American box office, director Tim Burton's "Big Fish" returned its crown to "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" when the ... more... January 05, 2004     King Rules New Year E! Online The old year was rung out, the New Year rung in, with appropriately enough, "The Lord of the Rings," doing all the ringing. more... December 22, 2003     King Returns Record Millions E! Online "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" hauled in a king's ransom this weekend. more...     Rings Shows Trend Toward Global Premieres New York Times The trend of making blockbusters such as "The Return of the King" a global experience is being pushed by the threat of movie piracy and high marketing costs. more... December 17, 2003     Interviews with Orlando Bloom and Liv Tyler About.com Orlando Bloom and Liv Tyler talk about working with Peter Jackson, what they'll miss about Middle Earth, and friendships on and off the set of "The Lord of the Rings." more... December 16, 2003     Rings Trilogy Ends with Tale of War, Friendship Reuters Director Peter Jackson looks like a man who has not yet shed the great weight of responsibility -- the weight of The Ring. more... December 15, 2003     Return of the Ring Newark Star-Ledger As Peter Jackson's trilogy reaches its grand finale, cast members look back on the making of an epic. more... December 12, 2003     Rings Odds-on Oscar Favorite Hollywood Reporter Las Vegas has been disseminating odds on who will win Oscars for years, though actual betting on the outcome of the annual Academy Awards contest isn't allowed there. more...     Rings Comes Full Circle USA Today The king returns Dec. 17. And the fans shall flock to see him. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" shows every sign of being the blockbuster of the season -- ... more... December 01, 2003     Rings Gets Rousing NZ Premiere Reuters Thousands of ecstatic fans cheered "The Lord of the Rings" at the world premiere of the final installment of the award-winning movie trilogy. more... November 06, 2003     Bloom Finds Indie Haven at El Camino Hollywood Reporter Orlando Bloom is set to star in and co-produce the crime drama "Haven" alongside co-stars Bill Paxton and Gabriel Byrne for El Camino Pictures and helmer Frank E. Flowers, who is making his feature ... more... August 22, 2003     An Oscar Could be Waiting for Return USA Today The place: Lord Elrond's rarified chambers in the elf oasis known as Rivendell. The mood: Toe-tappingly impatient. The problem: Liv Tyler, she of pointy ears and plump lips, is not to be found. more... July 16, 2003     Dis Sets Sail on Pirates Sequel Hollywood Reporter Eager to unearth more buried treasure now that "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" raised its flag high at the boxoffice this past weekend, the Walt Disney Co. is already ... more... July 14, 2003     Pirates Pillage $46.4 Million E! Online The derring-do of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" looted a swaggering $46.4 million at the weekend box office, nearly doubling the doubloons taken in by "The League of Extraordinary ... more... July 09, 2003     Pirates Hunk Bloom Taking a Break Edmonton Sun Feel like giving your sympathy muscles a gruelling workout? Try feeling sorry for Orlando Bloom. Oh dear, he's ever so desperately attractive, with those penetrating eyes and tousled chestnut locks and slim-yet-athletic frame and ... more... July 08, 2003     It's a Pirate's Life, With Little of the "Yo Ho" Los Angeles Times The Disney park attraction's signature song is one of the familiar elements largely missing from the film. more...     Orlando Watches Fame Bloom on the High Seas USA Today Ruminate, if you will, on the ever-flowering phenomenon known as Orlando Bloom. The name of this model-handsome British actor, 26, doesn't just suggest a matinee idol in the making. more... July 07, 2003     Johnny Angel New York Post What on earth is Johnny Depp doing in a Disney movie? It wasn't that long ago he was Hollywood's favorite bad boy, a regular fixture in the tabloids. He got arrested for smashing up ... more... June 23, 2003     Disney Comes of Age With PG-13 Rating for Pirates Los Angeles Times Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who's built a career on high-velocity action pictures, was turned off when Disney Studios sent him a script for a movie version of its theme park ride "Pirates of the Caribbean." ... more... June 11, 2003     Gore Verbinski Commandeers Pirates of Caribbean Film Journal International "I love pirates. There's a nine-year-old inside us all that just loves pirates." Director Gore Verbinski has no qualms about tackling a movie genre that’s fallen on hard times in recent years. "Pirates of ... more... April 11, 2003     Kruger Named Helen of Troy in Petersen Epic Hollywood Reporter German-born, Paris-based actress Diane Kruger has been tapped to play Helen of Troy in Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures' "Troy" for director Wolfgang Petersen. more... March 03, 2003     Welcome to Town, Hedlund of Troy Hollywood Reporter Newcomer Garrett Hedlund has been added to the all-star cast of Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures' "Troy" for director Wolfgang Petersen. more... February 25, 2003     O'Toole, Christie Confirmed for Troy Epic Variety As he set Peter O'Toole and Julie Christie for starring roles in "Troy," director Wolfgang Petersen has vowed that a war in the Middle East will not stop his big-screen showdown between Achilles and ... more... February 20, 2003     Warners' Troy Draws 2 Kings With Cox, Bean Hollywood Reporter Brian Cox, onscreen as acting coach Robert McKee in "Adaptation," and Sean Bean have been added to the cast of Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures' "Troy" for director Wolfgang Petersen. more... February 19, 2003     Troy Fights On, Warner Bros. Says Hollywood Reporter Warner Bros. Pictures is disputing a published report in Britain's Guardian on Tuesday that says the Wolfgang Petersen-directed "Troy," scheduled to begin shooting in late April in Morocco, "has been put on hold due ... more... January 13, 2003     Byrne a Slave to Passion in WB's Big-Budget Troy Hollywood Reporter Australian actress Rose Byrne is in negotiations to join the high-profile cast of Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures' "Troy" for director Wolfgang Petersen. more... January 06, 2003     Two Towers Triple Play E! Online "The Two Towers" remained untoppled for a third straight weekend--in fact, it was a veritable rerun at the cineplex as the top four films stayed the same in the New Year as they had ... more... December 30, 2002     Towers Tops Record Xmas Weekend E! Online Not even the combined powers of Leo, Tom and Steven could catch "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" over the best ever Xmas weekend at the box office. more... December 24, 2002     The Shire Thing Entertainment Weekly Elijah Wood reveals why "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy left a permanent mark on him. more... December 23, 2002     Rings Towers Over the December Box Office Box Office Mojo There may only be one ring to rule them all, but there are at least two movies to utterly dominate the holiday box office: the first was last year's "The Fellowship of the Ring" ... more...     Towers Still Box-Office Lord E! Online The Hobbit hero made life hairy for Hugh and Sandra, Leo and his gang, and Eliza Thornberry and her talking chimp as "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" trampled all new competition ... more... December 17, 2002     Putting a Human Face on "It" Los Angeles Times Hollywood is buzzing about the special effects team that animated Gollum in 'The Lord of the Rings' and the actor who gave him a soul. more... December 16, 2002     Towering Complications Bergen Record Frodo Baggins stands tall despite his diminutive size. He exudes courage under fire. He is the envy of his fellow hobbits. But Frodo has a flaw in the personal hygiene department. more... December 02, 2002     Peter Jackson on LOTR Part 3 Empire Magazine [UK] "The Two Towers" is almost upon us, which, while inordinately exciting, means that there's another twelve months until the saga is finally concluded with "Return of The King." more... November 21, 2002     Two Towers Ticket Sales Begin Variety New Line Cinema has partnered with movie theater owners to begin advance domestic ticket sales on "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" Friday, four weeks ahead of the film's Dec. 18 North ... more... November 13, 2002     Bloom Answers Call to Arms for Warners' Troy Hollywood Reporter "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy star Orlando Bloom is in negotiations to join Brad Pitt and Eric Bana in Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures' "Troy" for director Wolfgang Petersen. more... September 11, 2002     Fire Inflicts $350K Damage at Disney Pirates Film Set Hollywood Reporter Fire caused an estimated $350,000 in damage Tuesday to a soundstage and set under construction on the Walt Disney Co.'s Burbank lot for the upcoming feature film "Pirates of the Caribbean," studio and fire ... more... September 04, 2002     Bloom Boarding Dis Pirates Ship Opposite Depp Hollywood Reporter British actor Orlando Bloom has come aboard the Walt Disney Co.'s "Pirates of the Caribbean," in which he will star opposite Johnny Depp. more... March 19, 2002     Rings Actor, Mick Jagger Team for Kelly Jam! Movies Orlando Bloom, one of the breakout stars in Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring has lined up two new projects to follow on the success of both LOTR and Black Hawk Down. more... March 14, 2002     Lord of the First Ring Los Angeles Times Ralph Bakshi's 1978 film used animation over live action. How much did it influence the current blockbuster? more... March 05, 2002     Lord of the Rings Bows at No. 1 in Japan But Doesn't Break Records Zap2it.com Over the weekend, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" stormed into Japan, the biggest overseas market for American movies, and handily claimed the top spot. more... February 25, 2002     Lord of the Rings Casts BAFTA Spell CNN The fantasy epic "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" swept the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards, winning five, including best film. more... February 13, 2002     Jackson: 'This Raises the Bar' Hollywood Reporter It took nothing less than the Oscar nominations announcements to tear "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings" director Peter Jackson away from his postproduction work on the second installment of ... more... February 08, 2002     Putting the Fellows Into Fellowship, Nudge, Nudge Toronto Star "Lord Of The Rings" is all about getting as far away from women as Hobbitly possible. more... February 06, 2002     One Film to Rule Them All Salon.com Peter Jackson's "Fellowship of the Ring" pleases both Tolkien nuts and "Lord of the Rings" virgins. How did he pull off such an unlikely feat? more... January 31, 2002     Rings to Be Half-Hour Longer on DVD Jam! Movies The already epic "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring," will arrive on DVD with a half-hour of extra footage, according to director Peter Jackson. more... January 21, 2002     Gloden Globe Winners Los Angeles Times Complete list of winners. more... January 10, 2002     Nobody Beats the Wiz Entertainment Weekly EW talks to "Fellowship"'s Ian McKellen. With his role in the ''Rings'' trilogy, the stage-trained actor is suddenly the lord of the box office. more... January 09, 2002     Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars Salon.com Peter Jackson's glorified video trivia game doesn't hold up to the grandly human epic that defined a generation. more...     StudioLA Interviews Elijah Wood StudioLA StudioLA's Jim Ferguson chats with Elijah Wood, who plays the role of Hobbit Frodo Baggins, in the live action epic The Lord of the Rings, based upon J.R.R. Tolkien's books that have enchanted millions ... more... January 07, 2002     Lord Rings Up Triple Play E! Online Good things obviously come in threes for "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." more... December 31, 2001     Lord of Rings Rings in New Year E! Online "The Lord of the Rings" is ringing in the New Year in grand style. Not even the arrival of "Ali" -- the biopic of the greatest king of the ring, Muhammad Ali -- could ... more...     Rings Zinged: Nitpickers "Err" Their Gripes New York Post Miffed movie fans have renamed J.R.R. Tolkien's famed fantasy "Flawed of the Rings" after discovering a whopping 37 mistakes in the blockbuster film. more... December 26, 2001     Liv Tyler Perfected Elvish for Rings Associated Press While the guys in "The Lord of the Rings" films were learning how to ride horses and fight with swords, Liv Tyler was learning how to speak Elvish. more... December 24, 2001     Lord of the Rings Bags the Gold E! Online Talk about Baggins of money. "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" journeyed to a golden $45.2 million over the weekend--a box-office haul estimated to be the best ever three-day total ... more... December 21, 2001     Elijah Wood Grows Up TV Guide's Movie Guide Elijah Wood may be basking in the critical and inevitable box-office success of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," but he's not about to forget the sacrifices he had to ... more... December 20, 2001     Hobbit Pic Ring-ing in the Day Variety The bell has rung and "Rings" came out swinging on its first day of release Wednesday. Actual box office data for first-day ticket sales to New Line's "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of ... more... December 19, 2001     Elvish Lives! Entertainment Weekly The unlikely story of J.R.R. Tolkien -- The tweedy Oxford professor's beloved Lord of the Rings trilogy has made him lord of the pop-culture realm. more... December 18, 2001     The Secret of Tolkien's Rings CNN Tom Shippey once knew and taught with J.R.R. Tolkien at Oxford. And Shippey, the Walter J. Ong Chair of Humanities at St. Louis University in Missouri, said he knows why Tolkien's work -- particularly ... more... December 17, 2001     Elijah Wood: A Hard Hobbit to Break Associated Press When it came to auditioning for the biggest and riskiest role of his young career, Elijah Wood just mailed it in. more...     Viggo Mortensen Has Best Chance at Reaching Superstardom Toronto Sun None of the actors in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy stands a better chance to be vaulted into real Hollywood stardom than Viggo Mortensen, who plays the ruggedly handsome, ultra-masculine, human hero Aragorn. more...     Sean Bean: A Death Scene to Die For Toronto Sun Yorkshire Englishman Sean Bean has one of the great heroic death scenes in recent movie history in the first instalment of "The Lord Of The Rings" trilogy. more...     The Wizard of Aahs New York Post Legendary Shakespearean actor Sir Ian McKellen has turned into the Sylvester Stallone for the new millennium.Well, maybe not quite.But that was the 62-year-old knight of the realm hamming it up as super-hero Magneto in ... more... December 14, 2001     Hobbits at the Heart of Tolkien's Epic Tale Toronto Sun It all started with those little folk the Hobbits, or specifically The Hobbit, a children's fantasy adventure novel published by J.R.R. Tolkien in 1937. more... December 13, 2001     Overload of the Rings? Los Angeles Times Devoted fans of the J.R.R. Tolkien series fear that the onslaught of Hollywood hype and merchandising tie-ins has upset the balance of their insular fantasy world. more... December 12, 2001     Liv and Let Liv Entertainment Weekly Why "Rings" fans should embrace Liv Tyler. Director Peter Jackson has made some inspired choices in "The Fellowship of the Ring," including casting Steven Tyler's movie star daughter as Arwen, says Ty Burr. more... December 11, 2001     It's a Packed House of Lord at Blockbuster's London Opening New York Post The much-hyped film version of "The Lord of the Rings" was launched yesterday at a glitzy world premiere attended by stars Liv Tyler, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood - the actor charged ... more...     Lord Runs Rings Around Potter -- Critics Reuters The early reviews are in, and it looks like Frodo the Hobbit will run rings around Harry Potter. After the world premiere of the ambitious and much-hyped film epic "The Lord of the Rings," ... more...     Lord of the Rings Film Faces Tolkien Fans Reuters Most filmmakers only have to contend with professional critics. Peter Jackson, director of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, will face millions of long-time readers ready to second-guess his every move in his adaptation ... more...     A Studio Executive Tries His Hand at Wizardry Los Angeles Times Bob Shaye didn't know it at the time, but when he met with director Peter Jackson to discuss making "Lord of the Rings," the New Line Cinema founder was the filmmaker's last hope. more... December 10, 2001     Tolkien Epic Set for Premiere CNN Hundreds of fans are expected to gather for the world premiere of the film based on the J.R.R. Tolkien series, "The Lord of the Rings." more...     World Awaits Word on Lord of the Rings Reuters Director Peter Jackson's first "Lord of the Rings" film gets its world premiere in London Monday night with critics already tipping it as a modern classic. more...     Pirates of The Lord of the Rings Caught Zap2it.com It hasn't been released yet and it's already causing headaches. Despite the unprecedented security measures taken at press and test screenings, pirated copies of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" ... more... December 06, 2001     The Fellowship of the Ravenous Movie Writers Salon.com I went to the "Lord of the Rings" junket and all I got was this lousy Gandalf goblet. more... December 05, 2001     Action! Jackson New York Post At one point while filming the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, its 40-year-old director found himself commanding seven different camera crews. more...     Rings True With Critics New York Post Glowing early reviews for "The Lord of the Rings" indicate director Peter Jackson has successfully translated the J.R.R. Tolkien classic to the big screen - despite the odds against him. more... December 03, 2001     Movie Causes Rift in Tolkien Family Associated Press The family of writer J.R.R. Tolkien is divided over the film version of the Lord of the Rings, a newspaper reported Sunday. more... November 30, 2001     New Line Abuzz Over Rings Variety New Line Cinema breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday as the Internet went on overload with positive buzz for "The Lord of the Rings" after an exhibitor screening this week, which also got thumbs ... more... November 29, 2001     Viewer Enthusiasm Warms Up Rings Push Reuters New Line Cinema breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday as the Internet went on overload with positive buzz for "The Lord of the Rings" after an exhibitor screening this week, which also got thumbs ... more... November 27, 2001     Gandalf Himself, Ian McKellen, Says No Hobbit Movie in the Works Zap2it.com Responding to a question from a fan on his Web site about whether or not he would reprise the role of Gandalf in a possible "Lord of the Rings" follow-up, Ian McKellen dashed rumblings ... more... November 20, 2001     Lord Rings Up Boffo Advance Sales Reuters If the earliest advance sales of New Line Cinema's "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" are any indication, it could give corporate counterpart Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter" picture a run ... more... November 19, 2001     Everything About The Lord of the Rings Salon.com A compendium of Salon's writing on J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Lord of the Rings" and the new $300 million movie version of the beloved fantasy trilogy. more... November 16, 2001     Rings to Aid Attack Fund Variety New Line Cinema will hold an advance screening of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" on Dec. 13 to benefit the New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund. more... November 07, 2001     LOTR Actor Says Epic Will Beat Potter Toronto Sun "The Lord Of The Rings" is going to kick "Harry Potter's" skinny little butt, according to veteran actor John Rhys-Davies, who plays the heroic warrior Gimli in the "Rings" cycle. more...     Tolkien Movie Maker Sees No Rivalry With Potter Reuters "Lord of the Rings" movie maker Peter Jackson on Wednesday dismissed talk that the first movie of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy trilogy is in head-to-head competition with the first "Harry Potter" movie. more... October 31, 2001     Rings Actor Makes "All Time" Prediction Jam! Movies Veteran actor John Rhys-Davies is taking a page from baseball legend Babe Ruth in predicting the commercial prospects of the upcoming film adaptation of "Lord Of The Rings." more... October 30, 2001     Fellowship One Flight Closer Wired Over the weekend a precious cargo reached the shores of the United States -- the final cut of the first film of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. more... October 18, 2001     Lord of the Budget New York Post And you thought "Titanic" was big.Get ready for "Lord of the Rings," the biggest gamble in Hollywood history: a $300 million trilogy based on the J.R.R. Tolkien tales. more... October 02, 2001     Lord Of Rings Artifacts Go on Tour Jam! Movies With the enthusiasm for the "Lord Of The Rings" movies building to a fever pitch, the film's artistic directors have decided to show off some of their wares before the first film's December release. more... September 06, 2001     My Set's Better Than Your Set Empire Magazine [UK] Speaking to this month's Premiere magazine, Elijah Wood reveals that the teen cast from "The Lord of the Rings" took a week's vacation whilst filming in Middle-earth to visit the cast and set of ... more... August 30, 2001     Presenting the Fellowship of the Ring Poster IGN FilmForce The promotional Lord of the Rings trilogy poster with Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins) holding the Ring that came out a few months ago may have whetted our appetites for more Middle-earth imagery, but many ... more... July 31, 2001     Lord of Rings Gets Games Deal Hollywood Reporter Electronic Arts has signed a contract with New Line Cinema to develop a series of games based on "The Lord of the Rings" motion picture franchise, an Electronic Arts spokesman said. more... July 18, 2001     Changes, LOTR Shape the New Face of New Line Cinema Hollywood Reporter On June 4, Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, the co-chairmen of New Line Cinema, boarded Shaye's private plane for a flight from Los Angeles to Wellington, New Zealand, accompanied by a handful of their ... more... June 21, 2001     Man Behind Original Lord Of Rings Speaks Out Jam! Movies No one knows better than Ralph Bakshi what Peter Jackson and his crew are going through in trying to bring J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings to the big screen. more... June 12, 2001     Lord Of Rings Video, Media Book Posted Online Jam! Movies Lord Of The Rings fans frantic for more details on the forthcoming big-screen adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy epic will get a tantalizing new look at the project via the film's official website. more... June 06, 2001     Fanboys Line Up for Ring-Side Seats Village Voice Peter Jackson's movie trilogy The Lord of the Rings raises the bar on pop-cult hype's global ubiquity and behemothic scale -- New Line and Tolkien mavens wouldn't have it any other way. more...     J.R.R. Tolkien Still Feeds the Nerd Nation's Imagination Village Voice In 1961, five years after publication of the final volume in John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's three-part fantasy epic, The Lord of the Rings, the formidable English literary critic Philip Toynbee announced with great relief ... more... June 01, 2001     Lord of the Onion Rings: NL, Burger King in Promo Hollywood Reporter Burger King will tie in with New Line Cinema's highly anticipated Dec. 19 release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with paid media, in-store and online promotions. more...     Lord Of Rings Gets Reworked Opening Jam! Movies The much-anticipated first film of the Lord Of The Rings series has received an 11th-hour new opening, and technical snags have forced the actors to re-record much of the dialogue, according to actor Ian ... more...