> I found these Lord of the Rings rumors on-line.
>
>
> The word is out that Peter Jackson is getting pressure from New Line Cinema
> to increase the presence of females in the films by creating two new warrior
> princess (Valkyrie type) roles. Initial discussions are to have the women trek
> down from the northern hills of the Ered Luin near the Icebay of Forochel and
> join the fellowship at Rivendell. New Line's current first choice to play the
> parts are Oprah Winfrey and Rossie O'Donnell.
>
> Fran Walsh is a big X-files fan and is trying to persuade PJ to introduce an
> extra-terrestrial element into the films by developing a sub-plot that Sauron's
> special powers are the result of being a human-alien hybrid, and that Aragorn
> is in fact his long lost son.
>
> Spider-stillchucklingatOprahandRossieasValkyriewarriors-Boy

I'd like to hope you're joking, but the fact is that I saw something in the newspaper here that made me shudder a little. It was a caption under a photo of what's-her-name who has been cast as Arwen, which described the character as "the young elven warrior and princess who loves Aragorn."
NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! She's NOT a warrior!!!! She's not even YOUNG!! She's an ELF, for goodness sakes!! Eowyn is the warrior maiden! They can't make Arwen one! What are they going to do, have Arwen and Eowyn mud wrestle in chainmail bikinis for Aragorn's hand?! It's **WRONG!!!!!!** -gasp, wheeze- OK, I'm feeling much better now. End of rant. But my anticipation of this movie is certainly mixed with more than a little worry.
I *do* think that if anyone can do it properly, Peter Jackson can - and at the risk of sounding overpatriotic, this is the only country in the world that looks right for the settings.

Brunnen-"but if it opens in the USA *first* and I have to wait two months to see it, I'll have harsh words for someone"G