Archive for December, 2007

Top Tolkien Stories of 2007

Monday, December 31st, 2007 Posted in Books Publications, Events, Headlines, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Movie, Howard Shore, J.R.R. Tolkien, LotR Stage, Movie Return of the King, Music, Peter Jackson, PJ New Line, The Hobbit

2007 has been quite an exciting year for Tolkien fans! There’s been an abundance of news and events from across the globe including openings of musicals, new book releases and ... Read more..

Mortensen oozes intensity

Monday, December 31st, 2007 Posted in Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen pauses a lot when speaking. It's not that he doesn't know what to say in answer to a question, it's that he wants to convey exactly what ... Read more..

Britain announces New Year’s honors list

Saturday, December 29th, 2007 Posted in Ian McKellen

LONDON - Sir Ian McKellen — Gandalf to "Lord of the Rings" fans — rose further in status Saturday as he joined the elite circle of Britain's Companions of Honor. ... Read more..

The Hobbit breakthrough and where we stand

Friday, December 28th, 2007 Posted in Hobbit Movie

Kristin Thompson, author of 'The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood', writes: Over on my Frodo Franchise blog, I’ve posted an epic summary of the news ... Read more..

Lord of the Rings Masterpieces II: Sketch Cards

Friday, December 28th, 2007 Posted in Collectibles, Elijah Wood, Fans, Karl Urban, LotR Movies, Other Cast, Other Merchandise, Sean Bean

The talented Colleen Doran wrote to let us know that she posted to her blog about her newest sketch cards. In this series, Colleen did sketches of Sandro Kopp, Sean ... Read more..

Aragorn Premium Format goes up for Pre-Order

Friday, December 28th, 2007 Posted in Merchandise, Sideshow Collectibles, Viggo Mortensen

We mentioned last week that Sideshow Collectibles had previewed their latest Lord of the Rings Premium Format Figure - Aragorn. Well, as expected, this week they have started taking pre-orders ... Read more..

Reiner Knizia’s LOTR Game Article

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 Posted in Gaming

TORN Staffer Ostadan sends this in: At Fantasy Flight Games' site, Dan Clark has been writing weekly articles on Reiner Knizia's various boardgames. The second one, concerned with Knizia's ... Read more..

‘Hobbit’ Casting Call: We Want Ryan Gosling, Orlando Bloom For Tolkien Tale

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Movie

From MTV.com: With the recent news that Peter Jackson is finally returning to Middle-earth, it's not just fans of "The Hobbit" who are rejoicing. Just ask Ian McKellen or Andy ... Read more..

Weta partnership for special effects guru

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 Posted in Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, WETA Digital

Oscar-winning special effects guru Joe Letteri has been made a partner at Weta Digital. Letteri, an American, joins Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor and Jamie Selkirk as an equal ... Read more..

McKellen records Wordsworth verse

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 Posted in Ian McKellen

Lord of The Rings actor Sir Ian McKellen has recorded a selection of passages from one of Wordsworth's best-known works for a Cumbria charity. The Shakespearean actor - best ... Read more..

Richard Taylor Quoted in ‘Memorable Quotes from 10 Years of “Managing Asia”‘

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 Posted in Richard Taylor, WETA Digital, WETA Workshop

Aileen sends along word that WETAs Richard Taylor was quoted in cnbc.com's Memorable Quotes from 10 Years of "Managing Asia". His quote: "People asked me, 'Who do you ... Read more..

More ‘ROTK: Complete Recordings’ Problems?

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 Posted in Howard Shore, Movie Return of the King, Music

Crystal Goodbody sends this in: Here's the latest on this, just received from Amazon.ca. I presume that the *ROTK Complete Recordings* will be available later, but this email certainly ... Read more..