For all those collector’s out there who have waited years for Sideshow to product a Faramir figure, it looks like your wait is over. As hinted in the latest Sideshow Collectibles podcast, the next 12-inch Lord of the Rings figure will be Faramir – or at least that is what the picture included with the podcast seems to look like! (Check out the teaser image above) Sideshow has also announced that the Lurtz Premium Format figure and the Aragorn 12-inch Figure are expected to start shipping to customers soon. [Listen to Podcast via iTunes] [Lurtz PF (Second Chance)] [Aragorn] [Legolas] [Boromir (still available)]
Month: September 2006
Steve writes: I just wanted to let you know that Sean Astin is listed as a confirmed guest for the “Mega Con Convention” which is being held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando Florida, February 16th – 18th 2007. [More]
djdeathskiss sends this along: Warner Bros. Pictures has pre-emptively picked up the rights to Here, There Be Dragons, an upcoming children’s novel by James A. Owen, for David Heyman and David Goyer to produce, says The Hollywood Reporter.
The book brings together three strangers — John, Jack and Charles — in London during World War I, where they become entrusted with the Imaginarium Geographica, an atlas of all the lands that have ever existed in myth and legend, fable and fairy tale. They end up traveling to the Archipelago of Dreams, fighting the dark forces that threaten two worlds. It is later revealed that the three are future fantasy authors J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Charles Williams, who met in real life at Oxford and enjoyed a competitive friendship.
The book is being launched next week by Simon & Schuster with a massive hardcover printing of 100,000 copies and is one of the company’s big pushes for the year. The plan is to release six more books, one each October.
Today is Kiran Shah’s birthday1 Kiran was born on September 28th, 1956 in Nairobi, Kenya. That makes him 50 years old today! Kiran was Elijah Wood’s scale double for all three Lord of the Rings films.
From 1up.com: At its X06 event in Barcelona today, Microsoft announced a partnership with Peter Jackson to form a new studio called Wingnut Interactive to develop “world-class interactive entertainment.” In addition, the announcement mentions that Peter Jackson is involved with Halo 3 and a future title based on an original property from Microsoft. Look for further details on Wingnut Interactive and these projects as X06 continues.
Season 2’s amazing finale episode of ‘Lost’ will air tonight on ABC, they also promise to show us a bit of Season 3! Dominic Monaghan’s groundbreaking sci-fi/drama will be back next week! TORN’s chatroom now has a special ‘Lost’ screening room, login to #lost at 9PM and watch with fans from around the country! [TORN CHAT]