[Child of the 7th Age]

Just wanted to let you know to keep an eye out for the September issue of Empire, which is a British movie magazine. It's got a grand photograph of the "white" Gandalf on the cover, plus an article on TTT with pictures.<P>In the interview with PJ, this is the part I found most suggestive:<P><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>....the Two Towers is proving the most demanding of the three films.....As Jackson explains, it's the least dramatically rounded of the three parts requiring him to expand on relationships and narrative lines Tolkien only insinuates. "This is the one we've had to do the most work to," he admits. <P> And by association, the one purists may rail against most?<P>Oh, I think they'll like what we've done,: he smiles. "I think this is better than the first film."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Now, I did like the Fellowship a lot--saw it five times in the theaters--even though I'm one of those "purists" that rails a bit over things like Frodo's very different characterization and what happened to Arwen. But I must admit I'm intrigued, and <BR>just a bit apprehensive, about how PJ had to "expand on relationships and narrative lines that Tolkien only insinuates."<P>Anyone have a reaction to this? Can you guess what PJ might mean about those expanded relationships and narrative lines?<P>And, oh yes, whatever he's done or not done, I am counting the days till the film's release!<P>sharon, the 7th age hobbit