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Welcome to the Council of Elrond!

“…You have come and are here met, in this very nick of time, by chance as it may seem. Yet it is not so. Believe rather that it is so ordered that we, who sit here, and none others, must now find counsel for the peril of the world.”

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Newsround Interview Billy Boyd

Children’s programme Newsround interviewed Billy Boyd aka Pippin in a live webchat earlier today.

Forging the Ring

From Chud.com: Lord of the Rings producer and WETA director Richard Taylor answer questions about special effects, Helm’s Deep, and how the tone will change in The Return of the King.

Official site update!

The official site has updated again, this time featuring part one of a two part interview with director Peter Jackson.

Q&A with co-writer Philippa Boyens

Wondering about some of the changes occurring in The Two Towers? Co-writer of the Lord of the Rings film Philippa Boyens reveals the reasoning behind some of the major character changes in an interview with Coming Soon.

Serkis’ precioussssss

“I see myself as the guardian of this character,” says Serkis. “I think of Gollum as a Ring junkie. He’s suffering withdrawal because the Ring is not his anymore. He’s a paranoid schizo, a compulsive liar and completely screwed up. What actor wouldn’t want to play this part?”

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Want to build your own Bag End?

Ever want your own hobbit hole in your backyard? Stormbear.com has how to instructions to build one! Keep in mind that this is a project which requires money, time, and property, but it’d still be fun.

More Chatting with Mr.Wood

Tomorrow, Elijah Wood will be on MSN for a chat at 6:00pm EST. To enter click here.

Chat live with Elijah Wood tonight

Elijah Wood will be online with AOL Entertainment tonight at 6pm Eastern Standard Time to talk about The Two Towers and various miscellaneous topics. All AOL members are welcome to join and ask questions (though only the most original questions will be given to the actor).

Karl Urban, the ‘good-looking good guy’

“There was a call-back. (They said) people would really like you to play the role of Eomer. Excited is an understatement. I was just ballistic. My feet didn’t touch the ground for a week.”

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Waiting in the wings

More than two years after filming his parts, (David) Wenham finally makes it on to the screen in The Two Towers as Faramir, brother of Boromir, played by Sean Bean and killed by orcs in the finale of The Fellowship.

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