That said, now how on earth can they have changed what happens at Mt. Doom? I'm really rather nervous about this final film after reading all the changes that were made not only in the storyline, but in the characters themselves. I have a feeling that they became rather enamoured of Andy Serkis' Gollum and put too much emphasis on him.
But there is hope! Forgive me if this was already posted, but check out this comment, can it be our dearest hope may come to pass?
New Zealand designer Ngila Dickson (who also designed the costumes for Last Samurai) is quoted as saying .....
"I would love to have had more technical expertise on the Rings, but what I did have was people willing to destroy their lives. On a project like that, heart and soul were more valuable when you needed people 24 hours a day seven days a week. And it was 24 hours a day, seven days a week for a very long time."
By a long time, Dickson means "we just finished pickups (late reshoots) last July."
And then she drops a teaser - "and I'm already hearing rumours about next year." Pressed, she will say only it's for a "vast, gigantic" future DVD release of the entire trilogy.
Oops, sorry! Sometimes it seems like nothing else will do, but I need to remember that I may be bothering others. I grew up (many years ago by now) in a house where the whole family swore pretty regularly, I have a feeling that the habit has been handed down more than a couple generations. It drove my wife crazy for the first 20 or so years of marriage, now I seem to be much less likely to talk that way, for whatever reason. Unexpectedly perhaps, my parents were quite religious.
Yes, they really did pull out all the stops in the LOTR project, didn't they. It's gratifying, and plays a large part in its success, IMO.
Gosh ;-) I hope they do bring out a massive DVD!
My usual response is "He's not going to help you in THAT tone of voice."
I'm reading through to see if the review I read is posted, but I thought I'd drop that comment in. It tends to discourage people from repeating.