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'Lord of the Rings' Musical To Premiere in London
A lavish $12 million stage musical adaptation of hit film and novel The Lord Of The Rings is to premiere in London in 2005. The production will be the biggest-budget musical ever to be staged in the British capital - and if successful, it will be taken around the world. Financial backer, American svengali Saul Zaentz, explains, "I want it to be a landmark. When you put a piece literature with such a worldwide profile on the stage you need to make something utterly extraordinary." The production, which has already spent a year and a half in development, is being directed by Matthew Warchus, who is currently overseeing the Madness musical Our House.

candygirl wrote:I finally started going through the extras but there was sooooo much stuff! I thought I would start with JUST the documentaries but sheesh! I need to set aside a whole weekend and just sit down with the remote control in hand, bladder empty.

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'Lord of the Rings' Musical To Premiere in London
A lavish $12 million stage musical adaptation of hit film and novel The Lord Of The Rings is to premiere in London in 2005. The production will be the biggest-budget musical ever to be staged in the British capital - and if successful, it will be taken around the world. Financial backer, American svengali Saul Zaentz, explains, "I want it to be a landmark. When you put a piece literature with such a worldwide profile on the stage you need to make something utterly extraordinary." The production, which has already spent a year and a half in development, is being directed by Matthew Warchus, who is currently overseeing the Madness musical Our House.

Further Details
New Line have released some concept artwork of the collector's edition release of The Two Towers: Extended Edition starring Elijah Wood. The set will include a single statue of Smeagol along with the extended edition of the film. The extended edition itself will carry 43 minutes of new and extended scenes as well as two discs jam packed with newly created special features. It will be available to own from the 18th November this year.