Fantasy war games retailer Games Workshop today warned its full year profits would fall short of market expectations after interest in Lord of the Rings – one of its mainstay lines – continued to wane. The England-based group, which makes model versions of the trilogy, said revenues for the six months to November 27 had fallen from £71m (€103m) to £57.1m (€82.7m) and profits before tax tumbled from £7.6m (€11m) to £119,000 (€172,000) as the “bubble” created by the Lord of the Rings films continued to deflate. [More]
Day: January 7, 2006
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., 6 January, 2006 – Electronic Arts today announced The Lord of the RingsTM, The Battle for Middle-earthTM II Collector’s Edition – the first ever Collector’s Edition DVD release from the highly successful The Lord of the Rings franchise. The sequel to last holiday’s critically acclaimed PC game is filled with exclusive The Lord of the RingsTM game content that will offer fans an opportunity to delve into parts of the Middle-earth they’ve never seen before. Scheduled to ship simultaneously with The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II in February 2006, The Lord of the RingsTM, The Battle for Middle-earthTM II Collector’s Edition will be available at select retailers and is rated 12+ by PEGI. [More]
The chances of New Zealand-made movie blockbusters getting Oscar nominations for anything other than technical awards fell yesterday when they were absent from a major Oscar predictor’s nominations. Neither King Kong director Peter Jackson nor Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe director Andrew Adamson were nominated by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) for its annual award. The DGA nominees were George Clooney (Good Night and Good Luck), Paul Haggis (Crash), Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain), Bennett Miller (Capote) and Steven Spielberg (Munich). Adamson was considered an outsider but Jackson was thought to have some chance after receiving a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director and excellent reviews for King Kong. At least four DGA award nominees usually go on to earn Oscar nominations, and their movies usually get Best Picture nominations as well. Oscar predictors say it is highly unusual for directors absent from the DGA nominations to win an Oscar. [More]
Bastian Holze from DEAG CLASSICS writes: On May 28th, the Deutsche Entertainment AG organizes a big live concert named: “The Lord of The Rings Symphony” in the Kölnarena of Cologne, Germany.
A classical orchestra is going to play the original film music from Peter Jacksons trilogy “The Lord of the Rings”, written by the Academy Award Winning Composer and Conducter Howard Shore.
This concert takes place in line with a impressive Multi-Media-presentation of the original Illustration from the Tolkien books. It’s a Must See for every LOTR-Fan or community member! For further information and ticket selling, please click our webpage. ]More]
