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'Lord of the Rings' Props Draw Crowds
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TORONTO (Reuters) - An exclusive exhibit of props and
costumes from the set of "The Lord of the Rings'' is attracting
record crowds to Toronto's stately Casa Loma, organizers say.
The show of about 200 props in the hilltop castle broke
attendance records with more than 4,000 admissions in one day.
Some 500 people have been turned away from the mansion built at
the beginning of the 20th century by local financier Sir Henry
Pellatt and now owned by the city.
"It's a big film, so we wanted to do something special in
Toronto allowing the fans who are in love with this story to
look behind the scenes,'' said Frank Mendicino, a vice-president
at Alliance Atlantis, which distributes the film in Canada.
The adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Fellowship of the
Ring'' will premiere in London on Dec. 10 and have its North
American debut on Dec. 19.
"We made over 50,000 props for the movie, and everything is
really realistic. The director Peter Jackson didn't want
anything looking like it had been made for a movie,'' assistant
set dresser Judith Alley told Reuters.
Over the past half century, Tolkien's classic fantasy about
hobbits, trolls, elves and wizards has sold an estimated 100
million copies worldwide, enchanting readers with the tale of
Frodo the hobbit (played by Elijah Wood) who sets out to
destroy the magic ring that would make the evil Saruman
(Christopher Lee) all-powerful.
The props displayed at Casa Loma look so authentic that
fans of the epic tale -- adults and children -- can enter the
world of Tolkien.
The sumptuous costumes, worn by actors during the shooting
of the film in New Zealand, gives the exhibit a museum-like
feel, as if it were chronicling the life of an ancient people.
The exhibit, titled "A Journey to Middle Earth,'' also
diplays a Hobbit's doll house with clay mugs and
ancient-looking metal tools, elaborate jewelry and leather
work, strange weapons, wooden curved furniture and a
torture chamber.
A gallery of portraits and still photographs taken on the
set, as well as drawings and sketches by Alan Lee and John
Howe, who illustrated a "Lord of the Rings'' book and
collaborated on the film, offer an early glimpse of the movie.
The show, organized by Alliance Atlantis, was launched on
Halloween day and runs to Nov. 11.
By Julie Remy
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