Archive for December 26th, 2007

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..