Shadow of Mordor wins Game of the Year at the GDC Awards
March 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm -Yesterday, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor snared the top prize at Game Developers Choice Awards. The open-world action game developed by Warner Bros. and Monolith took home the coveted Game of the Year award.
Vote for The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies in the 2015 Empire Awards!
March 5, 2015 at 5:15 pm -The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has snared four nominations at the 2015 edition of The Empire Awards. Voting is open to the public now, and the winners will be announced on Sunday March 29 in London. The awards The Hobbit has been nominated for are:
Hall of Fire this weekend: discussing the fan-film Born of Hope
March 5, 2015 at 4:48 pm -This weekend (Sat March 7 at 5pm EST) Hall of Fire will be chatting about the Kate Madison-directed Middle-earth fan-film Born of Hope: The Ring of Barahir. Arise Dúnedain, remember who you are! Born of Hope: The Ring of Barahir Born of Hope is based on the appendices of The Lord of the Rings and…
Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Bifur the Dwarf Statue
March 5, 2015 at 2:39 am -The latest member of Thorin’s company has landed! Bifur the Dwarf is the eleventh of the company to be produced in statue form. Bifur was sculpted by the insanely talented Lindsey Crummett who did a fantastic job of capturing one of my favorite looking Dwarves. Bifur is limited to just 1000 pieces worldwide, with a…
Sneak-preview: go behind-the-scenes on The Battle of the Five Armies with Cinefex Issue 141
March 4, 2015 at 6:57 pm -We’re delighted to bring you an excerpt from Cinefex‘s forthcoming behind-the-scenes account of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Joe Fordham’s 26-page feature in Cinefex 141 includes in-depth interviews with the film’s effects artists — and Peter Jackson — and is accompanied by 28 behind-the-scenes photos and frame clips from the movie. Many…
Today in Middle-earth, March 4
March 4, 2015 at 1:00 am -The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on March 4th: Aragorn faces the enemy as the new day dawn (1419) The charge of the Riders (1419) Gandalf returns (1419) Théoden and Gandalf set out from Helm’s Deep for Isengard (1419) Frodo reaches the slag-mounds on the edge of the Desolation of the Morannon (1419) Merry…
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies available now for digital download
March 3, 2015 at 1:42 am -Little birds tell me that the theatrical edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is available now for digital download on Apple iTunes. Makes sense: March 3 was the advertised release date for the digital version. I don’t use the service myself so I can’t check, but those keen to grab a…
George R.R. Martin donates first edition copy of The Hobbit to Texas A&M
March 2, 2015 at 8:30 pm -Just the other day, Texas A&M University acquired the five millionth book for its library collection. The book in question — donated by George R. R. Martin –was a rare, first-edition copy of The Hobbit. Texas A&M University Libraries today acquired its five millionth volume, a rare first-edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 classic The…
Beyond Middle-earth: United Cutlery Brings The Hobbit and Lord of The Rings Weapons to Life
March 2, 2015 at 6:47 am -Warning – if you’re a Middle-earth or movie memorabilia collector at all, your bank balance may be about to take a hit! Our friends at United Cutlery have sent us some information about their fabulous range of Hobbit replica weapons. Here’s what they have to say: ‘United Cutlery is no stranger to the world of…
Aidan Turner talks about Poldark
March 1, 2015 at 6:07 pm -Aidan Turner is set to star in the BBC’s new adaptation of Poldark — the series of novels written by Winston Graham in the 1940s and 1950s. He recently spoke with The Telegraph about the role. He also dropped a few anecdotes about his time on The Hobbit, and revealed how a story about him…
Watch this new fan-film based on Leaf by Niggle
March 1, 2015 at 12:19 am -J.R.R. Tolkien’s short story Leaf by Niggle is one of my favourite of his works. Written in 1938-39, and first published in the Dublin Review in January 1945, the piece is often considered an allegory of Tolkien’s own creative process (respected Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey argues in his book The Author of the Century that…
The Hobbit trilogy box sets: limited editions with Bilbo’s journal
February 28, 2015 at 9:11 pm -Ringer TheHutt writes to tell of us a couple of interesting theatrical edition box set options of The Hobbit for fans that include all three films plus a bonus — a replica of Bilbo’s journal. TheHutt tells us that German shop Amazon.de lists two exclusive BluRay versions — one for 2D and one for 3D.
Hall of Fire chats The Hobbit chapter 3 tomorrow!
February 27, 2015 at 9:29 pm -This weekend we continue our examinination of the Hobbit with Chapter 3 – A Short Rest. Bilbo and company make their way to Rivendell, where they are greeted by Elrond the “elf friend” and a group of elves who talk in really bad verse.
Copyright concerns dog Spanish Middle-earth theme park
February 27, 2015 at 8:20 pm -Less than two weeks after its unveiling, the Middle-earth theme-park mooted for the Spanish province of Rincon de la Victoria is running into copyright concerns. Both Warner Bros. and Tolkien Estate are reported to be casting a close eye over the La Comarca (The Shire) project that was unveiled at the international tourism fair FITUR…
Leonard Nimoy dies aged 83
February 27, 2015 at 6:02 pm -Leonard Nimoy has died, aged 83. The actor had been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for some time. He was a poet, a photographer, a singer, an artist, and, of course, an actor. For Tolkien fandom he’ll be recalled for the delightfully kitsch Ballad of Bildo Baggins but his key legacy to pop culture…
Peter Jackson’s message to The One Last Party
February 27, 2015 at 12:09 pm -For those of you who didn’t catch it in person or via the live stream – here is the message which Peter Jackson sent us, for The One Last Party. Though not quite as good as having him there in person (blame the Academy and the lack of nominations!), it was fabulous to have his…
TheOneRing.net’s and Tolkien fandom’s exciting future – help guide us!
February 27, 2015 at 7:17 am -Now that the movies are over, many fans of J.R.R. Tolkien have asked the staff of TheOneRing.net “What happens next?” The first and most important answer is – nothing is ending – we aren’t going anywhere! TheOneRing.net will continue to be the Internet’s premier home for J.R.R. Tolkien related news and information, as well as providing regular updates on…
Oakentoon #100 On the Matter of Badly Written Script – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4
February 27, 2015 at 12:39 am -Welcome to the latest episodes of the Oakentoons Don’t forget to check out the Oakenstills and Oakencrossovers while you’re there and to say hi to Peckish Owl. As always, just click the images to go to Peckish Owls site to see the full size images (you’ll also need to click on the longer ones once…
Exciting news for Aidan Turner fans
February 26, 2015 at 11:03 pm -Ringer kiwifan has told us that Aidan Turner’s new mini-series “Poldark” will be heading to the small screen very soon. Aidan’s co-stars include Eleanor Tomlinson (Death Comes to Pemberley), Heida Reed (Silent Witness), Ruby Bentall (The Paradise), Jack Farthing (Blandings), Kyle Solder (Anna Karenina), the late Warren Clarke (Red Riding), Phil Davies (Whitechapel), Beatie…
Check out 24 fabulous teaser images from The One Last Party
February 26, 2015 at 6:59 pm -TORn staffers Ashlee Rose Scott and Greg Barrett were among TORn’s official photographers for The One Last Party at the Hollywood Post 43 of The American Legion. They took more than 2,500 photos of all the action on the night, but here’s a handful of teasers to tide you over while we sort out the…