Veteran actor Ian McKellen’s much anticipated first turn in the lead role in Shakespeare’s King Lear is set to reach Australia this year. Among his generation’s greatest actors, McKellen has been confirmed to lead the renowned Royal Shakespeare Company in productions of the theatre classics King Lear and Chekhov’s The Seagull for a limited 10-performance run at the Arts Centre in Melbourne from July 28. The tour will reunite McKellen with director Trevor Nunn for the first time in 17 years. [More]

The message board community of TheOneRing.net has concluded its own vote on the Oscars and officially, we had a tie! “Little Miss Sunshine” and “The Queen” tied over on the “Pollantir” section of our new boards (the poll section) where fans can vote on just about anything! “Pan’s Labyrinth” was another big winner picking up TORn non-awards for “Foreign Languag Film,” “Cinemtography,” “Makeup,” “Original Score,” “Art Direction,” and tying for “Original Screenplay.” Come see all the winners here! [More]


Today is Sean Astin’s birthday! Sean Patrick Astin was born February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California. That makes him 36 years old today, Happy Birthday Sean!