Posted: April 05, 2000 at 17:39:22: by Aelmer
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: Also, how much merchandising do we really think is going to occur? I mean what merchandising was there for previous fantasy films like Willow, Conan, The Thirteenth Warrior, Zoro, ad nauseum. Not much. Let's remember that Tolkien, while prevelent in our lives, is still pretty obscure, and I am not talking unwashed masses here. I have a good majority of friends who have single and mutiple degrees who have never read even one of the books, or seen any of the movies, or would know the difference between Sauron and Saruman if one of them threw a palantir.
: -RobRoyI think we can make a good guess at the merchandising. Along with the inevitable give-aways at fast food places and the new movie action figures to go along with action figures that already exist, we will probably see special film editions of the books (hard & paperback), the official comic (graphic novel) of the film, some new hobbity games for the kiddies and a re-issue of some of the previous LOTR games. Of course, there will be the official LOTR calendar for 2002. Oh, don't forget to get your new LOTR checks. I have several friends who have read LOTR, but only one has shown any real interest in the new films. The rest have a 'oh that's nice' attitude.
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