New information contiunues to leak about changes in the upcoming Extended Edition of
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Rings. Apparently director Peter Jackson now feels the Balrog is not scary enough and has replaced it with something more sinister. These revised scenes have been posted at Ain't It Drool News:
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The Fellowship is surrounded by orcs in the halls of Moria. Suddenly, the score stops. A sickly orange light appears in the distance, accompanied by a horrible, gurgling "Gobblegobblegobble". The orcs pause, then scatter, leaving the Fellowship alone and waiting...
Boromir: "What is this new devilry?"
Pause as we see Gandalf droop, and the uncomprehending faces of the Fellowship. The choir comes back in, and we hear the "Gobblegobblegobble" again, closer this time. Gandalf finally looks up with resignation.
Gandalf: "A Turkey Knapp. A demon of the ancient world. This foe is beyond any of you. Run!!!"
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The subsequent race to the Bridge of Khazad-Dum remains unchanged, except for the Balrog being replaced by newly-rendered CGI of Turkey Knapp. New Line has thus far succeeded in keeping these images under wraps, knowing that if they leaked before street date, sales of the EE would be severely (and negatively) affected. We pick up the action as Gandalf faces Turkey Knapp at the Bridge:
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Gandalf: "You cannot pass!"
Frodo: "Gandalf!"
TK unfurls his wings and gobbles menacingly. Gandalf raises his scepter & sword in defense as he recites the following:
Gandalf: "I am the servant of the secret fire; wielder of the Baster of Anor. The dark meat will not avail you, Bird of Udun!"
TK raises his blunderbuss and fires at Gandalf, but the wizard deflects the shot with his sword. Cut to reactions from Aragorn & Frodo, then back to TK gobbling in fury at Gandalf.
Gandalf: "Go back to the shadow!"
TK steps onto the bridge, and fires another shot in fury. Gandalf raises his scepter (which has transformed into the shape of a turkey baster) over his head.
Gandalf: "You shall not pass!"
Gandalf brings the scepter/baster down hard onto the stone bridge, concentrating with all his might. TK advances, raising his gun, when the bridge collapses below him. Cut to a quick reaction shot of the hobbits, then back to TK slowly falling into the chasm as Gandalf watches. We see Gandalf turn away, but TK manages to get off one last shot. The ball hits Gandalf in the leg, and he collapses and falls over the edge of the bridge. He manages to catch himself and hangs by his fingertips at the precipice. We hear cries of "No, no" from the Fellowship, and cut to Frodo rushing forward only to be restrained by Boromir. Gandalf attempts to pull himself up, but his strength is gone. We can see on his face that he knows he made a huge mistake by trying to defeat TK using the 'basting & roasting' spells favored in ancient times. We cut to Frodo's horrified face, then back to Gandalf. We see the realization that he should have used the 'immersion in boiling peanut oil' chants recently pioneered by the C'Jun sect of the Maia. He spits out his final advice to the Fellowship:
Gandalf: "Fry, you fools!"
and drops into the abyss.
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I think I'm cancelling my pre-order...
