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Village by a lake, huh? - Lord of the Rings news - J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

October 06, 2000 at 20:17:13

TheOneRing.Net has posted a transcript from a New Zealand news show which discusses the secrecy surrounding the Poolburn set. It appears that the lake will be used, and that a village set is being discussed.

Xenite.Org has offered some preliminary analysis of the possible uses of the region although we have very little information to go on at this time. Filming for Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" is expected to begin there soon.

Area residents have been notified that they may not disclose information about what they see under protection of copyright, so Tolkien Webmasters will no doubt be looking for information from visitors to the area who may not be held as accountable as the residents.

In the literary story, there are no scenes with lakeside villages, but that doesn't necessarily mean the Poolburn scenes will be departures from the storyline. For example, suppose for some reason a flashback to Laketown is going to be filmed? Gollum visited there, according to Gandalf, and it may be within the bounds of Peter Jackson's license to film scenes in Erebor, Laketown, and northern Mirkwood.

Another possibility, though it seems unlikely, is that the scenes may involved Bywater. The Hobbiton set has been burned down, and filming on the first movie "The Fellowship of the Ring" has reportedly been completed. But Peter Jackson did indicate at one point he would try to preserve the "Scouring of the Shire" if he could. Although Saruman is reportedly going to die at the end of the second film, the possibility of seeing Frodo and friends roust the Ruffians in the Shire seems to remain strong.