Second 'Lord of the Rings' Not Finished

IMDB ^ | 8th November

[maquiladora]

Looks like PJ has started re-editing TTT again. They'll have to resubmit it to the MPAA again now.
I hope it's cut in time.

[maquiladora]

Ring Ping....

[JameRetief]

I posted an interesting essay (not by me) you might enjoy: [Lord Of The Rings Essay] Who was Tom Bombodil?

[JameRetief]

Hmmm, I wonder if Jackson will add more footage. If he is only editing the post-production visual effects he might not need to resubmit to the MPAA.

[camle]

i hope he lets Frodo have more than one expression.
Poor Frodo looks like he took a dump in his pants, and doesn't want anyone to find out.

[ecurbh]

Ring Ping!!

[HairOfTheDog]

Really? You believe this story? I have seen a couple interviews talking about it being finished!

[ksen]

Did we ever find out the deal with New Line saying they were going to pull FoTR and not allow it to be shown in the theatres?

[ItsOurTimeNow]

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he does change a few things around...just to make them different from all the trailer footage. That way, people will be even more surprised.

[HairOfTheDog]

I never heard any more on it!

[HairOfTheDog]

But not this late! - They can't be doing all this at the last minute!

[maquiladora]

Thanks!

[maquiladora]

If he is only editing the post-production visual effects he might not need to resubmit to the MPAA.

WETA has their wrap party a few weeks ago, so the SFX are finished. My guess is that Jackson is extending the length of the movie after a last minute change of heart.

[maquiladora]

Really? You believe this story?

Well, it is from the IMDB news section and has quotes from the producer, so it sounds pretty geniune to me. But, man, he really is leaving it late to start re-editing!

[maquiladora]

Did we ever find out the deal with New Line saying they were going to pull FoTR and not allow it to be shown in the theatres?

I think I read on TORN a few days ago that FotR is being screened in some theatres in the coming days.

[HairOfTheDog]

Eeeek. I am imagining a two-in-the-morning call from PJ to the editing crew: "Guys... I can't sleep. I don't like it. Lets re-do it here-here-and-here. Fetch my meds.

[2Jedismom]

LOL! Oh my goodness, fetch my meds indeed! I hope it's because it's too short. When I found out it was less than 3 hours long, I was a little disappointed...I don't want any of it rushed! I thought the FOTR was too short, actually...although I understand why they had to do it that way and I am really looking forward to the ER!

[JameRetief]

WETA has their wrap party a few weeks ago, so the SFX are finished. My guess is that Jackson is extending the length of the movie after a last minute change of heart.

Well it can't be much of an addition. Every little bit they add will have to go through alot of processing, both visually and audibly. Plus, I wouldn't put it past him to call WETA back in if he thinks of a better way to do something. But again, it can't be too much of a change. Not this close to release.

[Reborn]

I'm so ready for TTT. That battle seen at Helm's Deep should be awesome, and Treebeard, Rohan, Gandalf Reborn, so much to enjoy. PJ will get the job done!

[maquiladora]

Yep, it appears this is genuine! this article at U-Daily News confirms it!

They're taking it down to the wire to complete "Lord of the Rings II: the Two Towers" in time for its Dec. 18 debut.

"It's really a nail-biter for me," admits producer Barrie Osbourne of the flick in which Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellan and Orlando Bloom reprise their roles from last year's blockbuster. (An extended-edition DVD of that flick is due next week).

How can it be that a movie that finished principal photography in December 2000 is still in post-production? Strangely enough, it has to do with all the accolades received by the first "Lord of the Rings" early this year. Its 13 Academy Award nominations, its multiple British Academy awards, plus other honors resulted in major time commitments for director Peter Jackson. And that, explains Osbourne, "made us start editing the second film late, and that made the pickup shooting we did go late, and everything else went late."

"The thing about Peter is, he'll fight to the last minute to perfect the film," Osbourne says, "but when you finally say you must have it, he'll have it for you."

Osbourne notes that the director is "intimately involved with every creative decision" on the movies - and that's saying a lot, when you consider the staggering "Lord of the Rings" logistics, from moving around some 26,000 extras to developing "ground-breaking CGI" (computer-generated imagery). "When the audience gets to see the character Gollum, well, you've never seen anything like him on screen before," Osbourne promises. "It's mind blowing."