Two years ago, casting rumours were rife as the production of the Lord of the Rings trilogy was in the head of Peter Jackson, and media awareness was almost nil. Week after week, a new name would be thrown into the hat for a new character…from the unknowns, to the Hollywood stars, to the extreme, to the awful. Two years later, and with an established cast of unknowns, respected actors and Hollywood stars, the casting for the Lord of the Rings Trilogy seems to have been perfect. [More]
Month: October 2001
Remember that Empire Online poll that I plugged last week between Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter? Well the final votes are in, and after an insane amount of people voting (last time I checked ther as 91,000 votes) the winner is…Lord of the Rings beating Harry Potter 54% to 46%. Hopefully the Empire Magazine folk give some recgonition to this in their next issue! [More]
This card inspires one of Gimli’s finest quotes, “Sleep! I feel the need of it. Yet my axe is restless in my hand. Give me a row of orc-necks and room to swing and all weariness will fall from me!”
Starter Decks
We provide two different kinds of starter products to begin your Lord of the Rings TCG adventures: starter decks and deluxe starter sets. There’s been a lot of discussion and questions about these products, so this article attempts to set everybody straight on all the details. You’ll also find below complete cardlists for all three kinds of starter products.[More]
On the official Fellowship of the Ring Soundtrack site, links to both the official movie site and Enya’s official site, Enyamusic.com which similarly has added links on its front page to the official FOTR Soundtrack site, and the official movie site…phew.
The final installment in the Matrix Trilogy, of which Hugo Weaving (Elrond) is one of the main characters, has had it’s name revealed: The Matrix Revolutions. Also the upcoming Matrix DVD, Matrix Revisited which will be released November 20th (the same day as the FOTR Soundtrack…interesting…) will feature footage of Weaving in intensive martial arts training for the original Matrix movie.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tired of Wall Street’s poor performance this year? It might be time to get some stars into that investment portfolio. The Hollywood Stock Exchange offers participants the chance to play at being movie moguls by investing in the careers of the Tom Hankses and Drew Barrymores of the entertainment world. [More]