Warner Bros. has sold a film and TV series package that includes “The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring” and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” to Germany’s RTL Television for an estimated $200 million.
Day: June 27, 2002
Although knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1998, Ian Holm is one Brit who prefers the United States. [More]
The Ian McKellen (Gandalf) actioner ‘X2’ has only begun filming, yet a teaser for the film is already out. I’ve yet to see it but apparently there isn’t much to see. Check it out at mymovies.net (you need to register for free) [More]
Mayjor Payne writes: As we already know, the Special Extended Edition of the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring DVD will be released on November 12th. But, November 12th is also the expected release date of the Spider-Man DVD. So I guess we can expect LOTR and Spidey to square off on November 12th!
Bishop’s University Radio CJMQ is airing a weekly programme concerning Tolkien and everything related to the Lord of the Rings. It is called “Passport to Middle-earth” and it airs every Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. eastern time or you can catch it online. [More]
Throughout the summer, there is a radio show on the Bishop’s University radio station ( or 88.9 FM in the Sherbrooke area, Quebec, Canada) concerning Tolkien and everything related to the Lord of the Rings. It is called “Passport to Middle-earth” and it airs every Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. eastern time. We talk about different aspects of Tolkien mythology, exploring a specific topic on each show.
So far we have looked into Tolkien’s biography, we have shed some light on the various languages of Middle-earth, we have explored the matter of the different kinfolks of Elves, and much more. Next week we will uncover the mysteries of Nùmenor. The music on the show is always related in a way or another to the work of Tolkien; either we play music composed for his mythology or that was inspired by it. Also each week we try to give some news regarding Tolkien or the Lord of the Rings.
Tolkien fans can listen to us via the web here