Section divider

Day: June 9, 2008

John Howe Forging Dragons

Kristin Thompson, from The Frodo Franchise reports that John Howe is releasing a new book, titled Forging Dragons.

It contains John’s paintings of dragons, as well as the sketches he made in preparing them and some information on how he did them. There’s even discuss of the mythological background of each dragon. The book’s not due out until October 10, but already Amazon has it available for pre-orders here.

So there you go. A fitting release for the beginning of pre-production of The Hobbit and the preparation of what Guillermo del Toro has described as THE dragon. [The Frodo Franchise]

Posted in: Share: Divide line

Christopher TolkienA special thanks to TORn board member Voronwë_the_Faithful for posting this in the TORn forums concerning the Tolkien vs. New Line/MGM lawsuit:

…The court’s website now shows that a trial date has been set, for October 19, 2009. It is scheduled to be a jury trial, with a 15-20 day time estimate. The court also scheduled two more status conferences, for December 8, 2008 and October 9, 2009.

I should caution that it is very common for trial dates to get continued, so there is no guarantee at all that the trial will happen then, even if the case does not settle for then. And there will be a lot more legal manuevering between now and then.

Join in the discussion in our message boards! [TORn Forum]

Posted in: Share: Divide line
theonering.net

This site is maintained and updated by fans of The Lord of the Rings and the name and mark ONE RING is used under license from Middle-earth Enterprises, LLC an Embracer Group company, which hold the title thereto. We in no way claim rights in the artwork displayed herein. Copyrights and trademarks for the books, films, articles, merchandise and other promotional materials are held by their respective owners and our limited use of these materials is done by permission or is allowed under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act.

theonering.net