Official ‘You Shall Not Pass’ T-Shirt at WBShop.com

February 6th, 2012 by newsfrombree | Source: WBShop.com | No Comments »

The official Lord of the Rings online store, at WBShop.com, has just posted a brand new Gandalf themed shirt! The exclusive black t-shirt features the infamous scene from The Fellowship of the Ring, and the phrase “You shall not pass!” as Gandalf blocks the path of Balrog. The shirt is available in all sizes and ships internationally. You can also snag a version of the shirt with just the artwork. Check them both out ! [You Shall Not Pass T-Shirt] [Gandalf Artwork Shirt]

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Hobbit in 5 – Nicolas Cage, James Cameron & More!

February 6th, 2012 by xoanon | No Comments »

The latest episode of Hobbit in 5 is now online! Take a look!

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TORn Tuesday hosts Sean Astin this week!

February 6th, 2012 by Demosthenes | Discuss | | 1 Comment »

TheOneRing.net is delighted to announce that on this coming Tuesday, February 7, none other than Sean Astin will be joining our own Cliff “Quickbeam” Broadway on TORn Tuesday this week for a one-hour Q&A session!

Astin — actor, director, voice artist and producer — is, of course, best known to Tolkien fans as Sam Gamgee in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, but has also made his mark in a career spanning more than 70 films roles, including The Goonies, Toy Soldiers, 50 First Dates and as the indomitable, never-say-die working class hero of Rudy.

He’s played a recurring guest role in the TV series 24 and has written and directed two short films — the academy award nominated Kangaroo Court and The Long And the Short Of It.

And at this week’s TORn Tuesday, he’ll be talking about his latest projects — including his special endurance/fitness project Run3rd to promote the sport of running as he gears up to run his third LA Marathon. (If you’re already curious, hit up his official Twitter account!)

Plus, he’ll be answering your questions! If you’re wondering how it all works, and how to submit a question for Sean, please read on below!

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TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – February 5, 2012

February 5th, 2012 by grammaboodawg | No Comments »

Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past week. If you’ve fallen behind on what’s happening on the Message Boards, here’s a great way to catch the highlights. Or if you’re new to TORn and want to enjoy some great conversations, just follow the links to some of our most popular discussions. Watch this space as every weekend we will spotlight the most popular buzz on TORn’s Message Boards. Everyone is welcome, so come on in and join in the fun!

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Stunning ‘Lord of the Rings Medley’

February 4th, 2012 by maegwen | No Comments »

This performance by violinist Lindsey Stirling landed in our mailbox today and we were just blown away. We hope you are too. Check out her blog and YouTube channel for more tunes from Lindsey.

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Collecting The Precious – Sideshow Collectibles Gimli Statue Review

February 4th, 2012 by elessar | Source: SideshowCollectibles.com | Discuss | | No Comments »

“Forty-two? Oh, that’s not bad for a pointy-eared elvish princeling. Hmph! I myself am sitting pretty on forty-THREE..”

-Gimli to Legolas just after The Battle for Helm’s Deep

The last of the three hunters has finally arrived from Sideshow Collectibles. Gimli, Son of Gloin is the fourth statue from Sideshow’s growing and spectacular The Lord of the Rings statue line. As with the other statues in this line we don’t get an exact screen capture but this moment reminds me of something that could have happened in Moria.

Before the Fellowship sets of from Rivendell Gimli is chosen to represent the race of Dwarves as the venture to destroy the One Ring. Gimli would prove to be very loyal to all involved in the Fellowship and especially so to what would become his friend the Elf Legolas Greenleaf. In the Dwarf would be a great addition to the Fellowship and why he’s one of my favorite characters from Middle-Earth.

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I have a Nibling infestation!

February 4th, 2012 by grammaboodawg | Source: Nimpentoad.com | Discuss | | No Comments »

TORn has discovered a Tolkien-inspired children’s picture book called “Nimpentoad“ by Henry Herz and his young sons Josh and Harrison.   Five years ago, Henry began drafting a story which he shared with his sons, and they would give their dad ideas on how to improve it.  The boys began creating and naming the characters, including the main creature and title’s namesake… Nimpentoad.   Being avid fans of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films and J.R.R. Tolkien’s books, their imagination was fueled by those works as their fantasy world took shape.  Working together, they created a mysterious forest called Grunwald filled with mean Goblins, hungry Neebels, thundering Rhinotaurs, huge Orcs, a frustrated Giant, and the smallest of the inhabitants… Niblings.   The most resourceful and brave of the Niblings is Nimpentoad.

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Hall of Fire tomorrow. Movie Denethor: tragedy or travesty?

February 4th, 2012 by Demosthenes | No Comments »

Peter Jackson’s reconstruction of Denethor, the steward of Gondor remains one of the more controversial aspects of his adaptation of Return of the King.

This weekend, Hall of Fire re-engages with an old question as we ask: “Movie Denethor: tragedy or travesty?”.

Denethor II, the last ruling steward of Gondor is one of Tolkien’s most interesting characters — as flawed and tragic as some of the greatest heroes of the First Age. In his rivalry with Thorongil and Gandalf to his strained relationship with Faramir and a stewardship where he resorts to desperate acts to save Gondor, we see his pride, nobility, arrogance and, ultimately, his despair and madness.

In Jackson’s live-action movie trilogy, Denethor (played by John Noble) is written differently — a weak ruler who passively (and even actively) works against Gondor’s defence.

What are the successes and failures of Boyens and Walsh take on Denethor? Does the more dramatically shown antipathy of John Noble’s function better in film, even though it comes at the cost of some of the subtlety of the original?

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Hobbit in 5 – Evangeline Lilly talks Tauriel, Peter Jackson and “West of Memphis”

February 2nd, 2012 by xoanon | Discuss | | No Comments »

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Book Review: The Genesis of Oblivion Saga Maxwell Alexander Drake

February 2nd, 2012 by xoanon | No Comments »

This month, the Bookshelf comes to you from the site of the Super Bowl, where J.W. (part owner of the Green Bay Packers) tells you all about The Genesis of Oblivion Saga, a series of fantasy books by Maxwell Alexander Drake. (By the way, J.W. apologizes to the good people of Nevada for mispronouncing the state’s name. Hopefully J.W. won’t ever have to talk about a literary executor from Nevada, because then he’ll be in a lot of trouble.)

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Sylvester McCoy Talks Hobbit

February 2nd, 2012 by xoanon | No Comments »

Martin writes: Sylvester McCoy talks The Hobbit in new interview. More..

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Nicholas Cage Was Almost in LOTR…

February 2nd, 2012 by xoanon | Discuss | | No Comments »

Allanon sends this along: Here is a link to an Empire interview with Nicholas Cage. He mentions that he turned down a role in The Lord of the Rings.

terrence green says: I’m sure you have turned down films in the past, but is there one that you have thought “Damn, I wish I took it…”? NC: The only reason why I tend to pass on a movie is either I don’t think I’m right for the material and can’t play it honestly, or because of time constraints with personal things in my life. There were two movies that asked me to go to Australia or New Zealand for long periods of time. One was Lord Of The Rings and one was the Matrix. But I was actively involved at that time raising my family and I couldn’t really take that time out. Full Transcript

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