Document Archive
Press Releases
- October 2000: Edoras filming at Mt. Potts.
- September 2000: Profile on supervising art director Dan Hennah and production designer Grant Major; information on set designs and construction.
- August 2000: Interview with Sean Astin (Sam).
- July 2000: Interview with Cate Blanchett (Galadriel).
- June 2000: Interview with costume desginer Ngila Dickson plus tons of info on costumes.
- May 2000: Mordor filming in Whakapapa National Park. Focus on Richard Taylor, head of WETA workshop, and various costume and make-up work.
- April 2000: Rivendell filming in Kaitoke Regional Park. Interviews with Liv Tyler (Arwen), Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Orlando Bloom (Legolas).
- March 2000: Tower of Orthanc. Interviews with Christopher Lee (Saruman) and Ian McKellen (Gandalf).
- February 2000: Interview with Elijah Wood.
- January 2000: Lothlorien filming at Glenorchy.
- Oct 3 2000: Working with horses, from the Nazgul steeds to Shadowfax and Bill the pony
- Aug 8 2000: Working with Ian Holm (Bilbo), New Zealand scenery, filming at Ruapehu
- Mar 12 2000: Bag-End set, hobbit shrinking technique, working with Christopher Lee (Saruman)
- Jan 25 2000: Hobbiton exteriors, Gandalf costume and make-up tests
- Jan 08 2000: En route to New Zealand
- Oct 14 1999: Preparing for the role of Gandalf
- Aug 20 1999: Looking forward to shoot, thoughts on script and Peter Jackson