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Subject: 
Lord of the Rings
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 15:27:10 GMT
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I heard on the radio this morning that shooting for a new live-action "Lord of
the Rings" begins very soon in New Zealand. Budget for the first movie alone
is $190.8 million: there are plans to produce a movie for each volume of the
trilogy as they plan on spending a year and a half shooting for all three.

Could Lego please consider jumping onto this potentially wonderful bandwagon?

-Tom McD.
when replying, "I'll spamcake any car for $119.95!"



Message has 4 Replies:
  Re: Lord of the Rings
 
(...) And Lego would have an excuse to make the Hobbits and Dwarves regular minifigs, since Elijah Wood has been cast as Frodo in the movies! Can you tell I'm disgruntled by this? (And if Keanu Reeves is cast as Aragorn, I'm gonna scream) Jeff - (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Lord of the Rings
 
(...) I really liked reading the hobbit and the other three lord of the rings books. I think you could base some great lego set on the theme. Hmmmm... a lego Minas Morgul...and don't forget that shelob creature. You could use the wizard mini-figure (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Lord of the Rings
 
The production company is based here in Wellington, not far from where I work. I've had to fend off many of their talent scouts looking to secure my services as one of the lead actors. I'm not sure I want to be involved, but if it'll mean getting a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Lord of the Rings
 
If you're looking for the latest casting news, keep an eye on (URL) they are usually one of the first to get the scoops, since they have so many informants. -sW (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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