I don't see how, unless he just plays it in fast forward! ;~D
I was checking other news... and stumbled upon these TTT pics, from Andy Serkis's site... For everyone's interest:
Posted on 12/26/2002 4:45:30 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
Beyond this point there be spoilers!
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!
Demosthenes @ 5:18 pm EST
TORn staffer Arathorn typed up part of the Mail on Sunday magazine special for our reading enjoyment. Some very interesting RoTK information in this article ... and, of course, spoilers!
You ain't seen nothing yet
The final part of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King, promises to be the most thrilling, says Karyn Miller (Mail on Sunday reporter, I presume).
When The Return of the King, the final and most spectacular film in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is finally released in December next year, it will have been eight years in the making. It promises to provide a fitting finale to the series.
There will only be a few new characters in the first film, including Denethor, the Steward of the Kingdom of Gondor and the father of Boromir, who is played by respected Australian actor John Noble.
"Denethor resents never being king, and Boromir inherited that bitterness," says Noble. "It's what led Boromir to try to steal the Ring in the first film"
When Gondor is besieged by enemy forces, Denethor, who has fallen under Sauron's influence, becomes desperate and deranged.
"It is my job to show the humanity of the man," says Noble. "He is literally driven mad by grief and fear."
Sauron's henchman, the Mouth of Sauron, also makes his first appearance, although his head is covered by a large helment and all that can be seen of his face is his nose and gaping, decomposing jaws.
We may also see more of Sauron himself. "You can't reduce him to being a big guy striding around in black armour, but he cannot be limited to a flaming eye, either," says Jackson.
"The Sauron in the books is sketchy at best, which makes it hard to turn to turn him (sic.) into a screen villain. But imagine not really seeing Darth Vader for all three Star Wars films. You just can't do it."
This is from an old interview we think, see our earlier report here.
Despite such qualms, Jackson has high hopes for The Return of the King.
"The battles will be the biggest you have ever seen," he says. He can make such a claim with confidence thanks to the help of his special effects company, Weta.
"We have poilted a piece of software that allows us to have 200,000 computer-generated extras fight each other," he says.
"You simply press a button, sit back and watch these enormous battles unfold before your eyes."
The incredible effects can be seen during the opening scenes of The Fellowship of the Ring, and again during the Battle of Helm's Deep in The Two Towers. However, it is in the concluding chapter of the trilogy that this ground-breaking software will be utilised to create the most incredible effects.
Jackson has already earmarked the film's final scene, which takes place amid the sweeping landscape of the Grey Havens, as his favourite.
"To me, it's a culmination of the entire story; it represents what it is to give and what it is to lose," he says. "That scene is probably the most powerful part of the entire film."
Source: Coming Soon.net
I'm now inclined to take Jackson's word on things like that. Watching LOTR for the fifth time (three in the theater, once for each DVD version), I'm still compelled by the scope and intensity of his work, and the first movie is just the "warm-up". I've got to use my free ticket before it expires on 12/31.
At least on the fifth viewing, I could also watch for the little things without getting swamped by the big story. For instance, I noticed that Aragorn carries a switchblade, which is apparent if you single-step the frames where he starts to cut the altheas just before Arwen "catches" him.
Those repro swords from LOTR are neat, but I want more info on that switchblade!
I don't see how, unless he just plays it in fast forward! ;~D
I was checking other news... and stumbled upon these TTT pics, from Andy Serkis's site... For everyone's interest:
355 days 4 hours 24 minutes 13 seconds.....12.....11...
PJ: "To me, it's a culmination of the entire story; it represents what it is to give and what it is to lose," he says. "That scene is probably the most powerful part of the entire film."
and about the third film in general....
Wood: ""The third movie has always been my favorite. I've seen moments from it and they just break my heart," he says. "You've grown to care about these characters and they lose quite a lot in the process of the third movie..."
How could PJ have overlooked that detail! I'm gonna boycott!
Just kidding! But he really doesn't have any nipples that I can see on pic #2!
I'm ready! I'm ready. I was thinking on the way out of the theater tonite that it's going to be a long wait.
Point is "Return of the King" will hopefully see a return to the same dramatic flow that made FOTR a magnificent film. There are many plot elements to resolve as well as what will likely be a spectacular final battle scene.
Go for it Mr. Jackson: we're pulling for ya'!
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