[Lotr_announce] Meet Andy Serkis Tomorrow! TORN NEEDS YOU!

[Michael Regina]

Gollum retrieves his precious Ring for one day as Middle Earth comes to
London

Lord of the Rings star celebrates book launch with Tolkien fans ­

***Planning on going to the event? Want to interview Andy Serkis one-on-one?
If you have a video camera, drop me a line! We need you!***

MAILTO: xoanon@theonering.net

Andy Serkis, the British actor who plays the central character of Gollum, in
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is appearing at Waterstones,
Piccadilly on November 6 at 1.30pm. As the first public event fans have the
chance to meet a key cast member and view exclusive clips from the film ­the
build-up starts here!

Andy is coming down to meet many hundreds of Tolkien fans of all ages who
are converging to celebrate the launch of HarperCollins official children's
and adult's tie-in books for The Two Towers, the second of Peter Jackson's
spectacular Lord of the Rings trilogy. The ghoulish character of Gollum
features heavily in the latest film release as he scours Middle Earth in
pursuit of the Ring he once possessed.

For one day only, Andy will be reacquainted with the Ring that tormented his
character throughout the film trilogy. As well as joining in with a talk
with local schoolchildren and the authors, Brian Sibley and Jude Fisher,
Andy is available for a photocall at 1.45pm and press interviews from 2.30pm
until 4pm as part of a full day of Lord of the rings activity.
Children from St Peters School and St Georges Hanover School in Westminster
are unaware of the presence of this Lord of the Rings celebrity until he is
unveiled Brian and Jude when they begin their talk on the works of Tolkien
and the film trilogy at 2pm.

Andy originally auditioned to provide the voice-over for the
computer-generated Gollum, but the actor whose film work includes 'Topsy
Turvey' and Œ24 Hour Party People' gave such a physical performance to the
reading of the part that director Peter Jackson requested Andy act out
Gollum's scenes with Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin).
Broadcaster and author, Brian Sibley, and fantasy author and publisher, Jude
Fisher, will be in store from midday to discuss and sign copies of their new
titles, ŒThe Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogyı and ŒThe
Two Towers Visual Companionı respectively.

The authors will then host a chat forum at 6.30 p.m. for members of the
public to discuss Tolkien and the film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings,
which will be followed by Q&As and book signings.

As the official chroniclers of Peter Jacksonıs Oscar-winning interpretation
of the Tolkien novels, Brian and Jude made numerous visits on location in
New Zealand. In the company of Jackson and the principal cast, including Sir
Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen and Christopher Lee,
they observed the making of one of the most long-awaited and challenging
productions of all time.

***Planning on going to the event? Want to interview Andy Serkis one-on-one?
If you have a video camera, drop me a line! We need you!***

MAILTO: xoanon@theonering.net

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