Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Bofur the Dwarf Statue Review
August 11, 2013 at 9:34 pm -Comic-Con 2013 brought us multiple new items that are going to be released for sale over the course of the next year. One of the new items that you could purchase while at the show or order for in-stock purchase via the Weta Workshop website is the Bofur the Dwarf statue. Bofur is one of…
Collecting The Precious – The Noble Collecting The One Ring Sterling Silver Contest Winners
August 11, 2013 at 8:27 pm -We recently teamed up with our friends at The Noble Collection to help announce the launch of their Facebook Page. The prize, as so many of you know, was not one but five of their The One Ring Sterling Silver edition. This awesome item retails for $129 and five of you lucky people are getting…
TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – August 11, 2013
August 11, 2013 at 2:34 pm -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. …
CBR reports on TheOneRing.net’s Comic-Con panel!
August 11, 2013 at 9:05 am -Comic Book Resources (CBR) chimes in with this long, comprehensive report by writer Andy Liegl on our panel at San Diego Comic-Con last month! With Peter Jackson absent from Comic-Con International in San Diego to finish production on The Hobbit trilogy, the duty of bringing Middle-earth to Comic-Con fell to the staff of the TheOneRing.net….
DGA goes kitchen sink with Peter Jackson on LOTR, Hobbit, everything directing
August 11, 2013 at 3:11 am -Currently in print at the best magazine racks and by subscription, DGAQuarterly (Directors Guild of Amercia’s print magazine) features a lengthy interview with director Peter Jackson. There aren’t any real “The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug,” spoilers but the lead image does show Jackson in front of a wet set that could be Laketown. If you…
Exclusive video interview with John Ryhs-Davies
August 10, 2013 at 2:10 pm -TheOneRing.net with Galatia Films offer this exclusive interview with the Lord of the Rings and Indiana Jones actor John Rhys-Davies. Learn about what inspires him to work as an actor. He talks about how it felt to be wearing all the wardrobe and battle axes for the fight scenes, his view on the Dwarves and…
Desolation of Smaug world premiere set for Los Angeles
August 10, 2013 at 9:10 am -TheOneRing.net has learned via reputable sources that the world premiere for The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug is going to be held in Los Angeles. No word on the precise date or venue yet, but late November seems a good bet. We also think this makes London a very good bet for the world premiere…
The Hobbit: too little butter over too much bread?
August 10, 2013 at 7:35 am -Ringer Tajik tells us of this fascinating analysis of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and its two follow-ups by Mark Lee at Overthinking It that adds more fuel — and some hard numbers — to the gently simmering debate over the three-film decision that Jackson and the studios made in mid-2012. The image at right,…
An Unexpected Journey now on UK Netflix
August 10, 2013 at 6:59 am -Folks in the United Kingdom and Ireland can rejoice: Engadget reports that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is now available on Netflix. Thanks to Ringer Kristian for the heads-up! Ringer Rohirrim Rider on the messageboards noted one odd thing about the Netflix version: “opening it up to have a look at it I noticed that…
Hall of Fire this weekend: Akallabêth
August 10, 2013 at 3:57 am -This weekend in the Hall of Fire, we will be discussing one of the great (and tragic) stories of Tolkien’s Legendarium, Akallabêth: The Downfall of Numenor. A land was made for the Edain to dwell in, neither part of Middle-earth nor of Valinor, for it was sundered from either by a wide sea; yet it…
SD calendar reveals a new image of Beorn? In human form?
August 9, 2013 at 7:17 pm -The back cover of a 2014 Hobbit calendar from SD Toys reveals something interesting — what we believe is a new image of the shapeshifter Beorn, as played by Mikael Persbrandt. Excitingly, we believe it also finally answers a long-standing question about a series of spy images (and video) from Ringer Glow that we revealed…
Exclusive video with Richard Taylor, Daniel Falconer and Peter Lyon of Weta Workshop
August 9, 2013 at 12:55 pm -TheOneRing.net with Galatia Films offer this exclusive interview with the always phenomenal Richard Taylor, Daniel Falconer and Peter Lyon of Weta Workshop. If you watch the video you will learn about Weta’s first meeting with Peter Lyon and how “The Lord or the Rings,” behind-the-scenes videos were created, developed and even changed people’s lives. The…
Happy Hobbit: Complete SDCC Coverage
August 9, 2013 at 9:33 am -We are happy to share with you our complete coverage of the happenings at Comic-Con 2013! Check out the video series below! Meet The Hobbit Artists Meet several of the artists who worked on The Hobbit and learn more about what they’re up to, along with several other talented folks at Weta, including Greg Broadmore…
Sharing The Hobbit to Improve Reading – The S.H.I.R.E Project
August 8, 2013 at 7:53 am -Join TheOneRing.net as we share ‘The Hobbit’ with schools to encourage literacy. TheOneRing.net is raising money to send copies of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic, ‘The Hobbit,’ to schools . In a time when education funding is on the decline, books like ‘The Hobbit’ are simply not purchased for children on a regular basis. As a result,…
The magical books of the Bodleian
August 8, 2013 at 7:06 am -You push through furs to hide at the back of the wardrobe. Suddenly, fur gives way to twigs, floorboards to snow. A lamp-post glimmers ahead… Lucy’s entry into Narnia is an exhilarating transition from the mundane to the mysterious, out of confinement and into endless unexplored vistas. This passage transformed me, age 6, from an…
Getting to know MrCere
August 7, 2013 at 11:13 pm -Welcome to this months “Getting to know you” Q&A, this month we’re talking to Senior Staffer and all round great guy, MrCere. Kelvarhin: What are your thoughts on superstring theory? MrCere: Well, theoretical physics isn’t quite my area of specialty, mostly because math is my own personal Durin’s Bane. But like others, I am troubled by the…
Major ‘Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ spoilers revealed by German magazine ‘cinema’
August 7, 2013 at 9:18 pm -German Magazine Cinema, has published a pretty fascinating article all about the second Hobbit movie, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” dropping casual spoilers as if they are common knowledge. What is a little odd is that the magazine doesn’t make clear where it gets quotes from Peter Jackson or Evangeline Lily or Orlando Bloom…
New Tauriel and Legolas still from EW
August 7, 2013 at 7:10 pm -Entertainment Weekly delivers again with this fabulous new still shot of Tauriel and Legolas from The Desolation of Smaug. One does note that there’s been a lot of focus on elves in Warner Bros. marketing lately, though. What gives? Some readers are starting to wonder whether the tale of the hero, Bilbo, is taking a…
Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop Reveals Arwen, Bookmarks, and a new Con
August 7, 2013 at 6:49 pm -Last night, (in their most recent newsletter) our friends at Weta Workshop released a new collectible that we first saw at Comic-Con 2013. This item is the stunning Arwen mini-statue from The Return of the King. Sculpted by the artists at Weta Workshop, this piece is going to be one you want to add to…
Happy Hobbit: Dwarven Camping Tips – Episode 21
August 7, 2013 at 3:39 pm -Join Kili, Fili, and several surprise guests to learn how to camp like a Dwarf! [Happy Hobbit: Dwarven Camping Tips - Episode 21]