Archive for November, 2007

Site Claims Jackson to Helm ‘The Hobbit’ in 3D

Friday, November 30th, 2007 Posted in Director Rumors, Hobbit Movie, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

What?! Yea - that's what we said. A website called MarketSaw is reporting that Peter Jackson is confirmed to be directing two films based on 'The Hobbit' and both will ... Read more..

Scottish Collector Wins Complete Raygun Set

Friday, November 30th, 2007 Posted in Collectibles, Other Merchandise, Toys

Scottish Raygun fan Daniel Leyden literally danced with excitement when he received the email from Weta Customer Services telling him he had won Weta’s ‘Complete Your Raygun Set’ competition. “I ... Read more..

Sideshow Announces ‘The Treachery of Saruman’ Diorama

Friday, November 30th, 2007 Posted in Christopher Lee, Collectibles, Ian McKellen, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Sideshow Collectibles

The latest addition to The Lord of the Rings Diorama series from Sideshow Collectibles is '.' Sideshow previewed this item for the first time last night and we expect it ... Read more..

Shop with Sideshow’s Rotating Discounts

Friday, November 30th, 2007 Posted in Collectibles, Merchandise, Sideshow Collectibles

If you are still on the hunt for great LOTR collectibles this holiday season, check out . They have alerted their customers that the page will be updated daily at ... Read more..

No Regrets For McKellen In Turning Down Harry Potter

Thursday, November 29th, 2007 Posted in Ian McKellen

Soon after actor Richard Harris died, there was a lot of talk that Ian McKellen -- another premier British actor -- could take over the role of Albus Dumbledore ... Read more..

Hollywood crew shoots movie scenes in Montgomery County

Thursday, November 29th, 2007 Posted in Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films

ROYERSFORD, Pa. (AP) - Shooting is under way in Montgomery County for a Hollywood movie. A stretch of Main Street in the tiny community of Royersford has been made over ... Read more..

An Evening With … Viggo Mortenson

Thursday, November 29th, 2007 Posted in Events, Film Screenings, Viggo Mortensen

From backstage.com: Focus Features, Back Stage West, and The Hollywood Reporter invite you to join Eastern Promises star Viggo Mortenson (A History of Violence) for a screening on Thursday, ... Read more..

PJ is one of EW’s Smartest People In Hollywood

Thursday, November 29th, 2007 Posted in Peter Jackson

deej wrote in to let us know that PJ ranked number 16 in EW.com's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood. PJ's entry Read more..

Exploring Middle-earth: Dol Haedir

Thursday, November 29th, 2007 Posted in Gaming

Meghan S. Rodberg, Online Community Manager for Turbine, Inc. writes: Dol Haedir, found in the far in the north-west reaches of Evendim, plays host to the vicious Gauredain, wild ... Read more..

Sam Raimi Talks ‘The Hobbit’…Again

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 Posted in Director Rumors, Hobbit Movie

Gerry writes: As part of an interview with Comic Book Resources posted on November 27th, Sam talks about 'The Hobbit again : Sam: It’s not really my choice. The Hobbit ... Read more..

Rick Porras Chat Part 2

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 Posted in Rick Porras

Kristin Thompson, author of 'The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood', writes: I’ve posted on the Frodo Franchise blog the second part (of three) of my ... Read more..

Sheldon Goes Geek

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 Posted in Creations, Fans

Nairn writes: Looks like the Sheldon comic strip is going for a week of LOTR related fun. Sheldon Goes Geek Read more..