A Turkish man, Dr. Bilgin Çiftçi, is on trial for sharing a meme comparing the country’s president to Gollum, a character from The Lord Of The Rings. If he’s found guilty of insulting the president, Çiftçi could face up to two years in prison.
A Turkish man, Dr. Bilgin Çiftçi, is on trial for sharing a meme comparing the country’s president to Gollum, a character from The Lord Of The Rings. If he’s found guilty of insulting the president, Çiftçi could face up to two years in prison.
‘Never say never,’ Andy Serkis tells MTV News of his character’s future with the Peter Jackson films. By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Gollum in “The Hobbit” Photo: MGM
Talk about local flavor: Peter Jackson’s WETA pals this week installed a giant Gollum statue inside Wellington, New Zealand’s airport in celebration of the Lord of the Rings franchise’s fruitful connection to the community (and, y’know, Jackson’s upcoming The Hobbit ). Now boarding: precious, MY PRECIOUS ! The 13-meter installation, depicting Gollum fishing for a tasty fish, hangs over the Wellington Airport’s dining lounge and was created by WETA’s own Oscar-winning Richard Taylor, according to TheOneRing.net ; it took three days for crews to erect this humongous, magnificent thing, which gives Tolkien nerds yet another reason to visit beautiful Wellington, NZ. It’s beautiful and awesome and so wonderfully garish all at once. In other words, how hasn’t LAX done something like this already? [Photo: TheOneRing.net] [ TheOneRing.net via FirstShowing ]
Talk about local flavor: Peter Jackson’s WETA pals this week installed a giant Gollum statue inside Wellington, New Zealand’s airport in celebration of the Lord of the Rings franchise’s fruitful connection to the community (and, y’know, Jackson’s upcoming The Hobbit ). Now boarding: precious, MY PRECIOUS ! The 13-meter installation, depicting Gollum fishing for a tasty fish, hangs over the Wellington Airport’s dining lounge and was created by WETA’s own Oscar-winning Richard Taylor, according to TheOneRing.net ; it took three days for crews to erect this humongous, magnificent thing, which gives Tolkien nerds yet another reason to visit beautiful Wellington, NZ. It’s beautiful and awesome and so wonderfully garish all at once. In other words, how hasn’t LAX done something like this already? [Photo: TheOneRing.net] [ TheOneRing.net via FirstShowing ]
“Home is now behind you. The World Is Ahead,” Ian McKellen , as Gandalf, says in voiceover in this latest official trailer from Peter Jackson’s first installment of The Hobbit trilogy, which is subtitled, An Unexpected Journey. The movie is set for release on Dec. 14, and the trailer offers glimpses of Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, McKellen as Gandalf, a CGI-assisted Andy Serkis as Gollum, Cate Blanchett as Galadriel and Hugo Weaving as Elrond. And what would a Hobbit trailer be without lots of swordplay, dwarf comedy and portentous pronouncements from the always-top-notch McKellen as Gandalf. My favorite: “Why Bilbo Baggins? That is because I’m afraid — and he gives me courage.” Must be the hairy feet. Behold, ye hirsute bi-peds: Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
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Andy Serkis is packing his bags for Middle-earth. The actor most famous for playing Gollum in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy tells E! News that production is…
There’s a lot of speculation about who will/won’t be in the proposed Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit. Will Ian McKellen be back? Who will play Bilbo?