GOOD “LORD”!

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers achieved the biggest opening weekend of all time in Australia, taking in more than $14 million. The movie, the second instalment in Peter Jackson’s film of J R R Tolkien’s epic trilogy, also had the biggest-ever opening day in Australia ($5,230,000) and reached $10 million in the shortest time – three days. The total box office for its first week was $19.6 million and reached $25.8 million in 11 days.
In America, the movie passed the $US200 million mark in a remarkable 12 days. At last look, it had made $US261.7 million, already surpassing Harry Potter which is currently at $US252 million.

NOBODY NOSE HOW TO TACKLE A ROLE LIKE NICOLE!

After having her appearance altered by a prosthetic nose for her role as author, Virginia Woolf in The Hours, Nicole Kidman is now faced with another nose job - of sorts. To play the witch, Samantha Stephens in the movie version of the long-running series, Bewitched, Nic has to “train” her nose to twitch in order to cast her spells. She’s undergoing an unusual kind of exercise routine to achieve the nose wriggle made popular by Elizabeth Montgomery in the TV show.

DEAD BUT NOT OUT, ALIVE BUT NOT IN

It appears that Russell Crowe will appear in a sequel to his Oscar-winning blockbuster, Gladiator - even though his character died in the original. According to producer, Walter Parkes, who admits Crowe’s character died in the first film, “…Russell is exploring some ideas on how to come back”. On the other hand, in a planned sequel to the thriller, Seven, Brad Pitt’s character who was alive at the end of that movie, will not appear in the follow-up. The movie will centre on Morgan Freeman’s detective, although Brad’s character will be mentioned.