Archive for June 16th, 2008

McAvoy loves Tolkien… and wants Holm as Bilbo

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Casting Rumors, The Hobbit, Uncategorized

Forummer LordotRings93 has shared this note in the forums, from MTV Movie Blog, which have followed The Hobbit process closely: “I’m a huge fan of the Tolkien saga, everything to do ... Read more..

Tenths Trust looking for Jackson deal

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Peter Jackson

Red tape could be the only thing between film director Peter Jackson and the expansion of his Miramar-based movie-making studios. A stretch of land on the Miramar Peninsula, encompassing ... Read more..

‘The History of the Hobbit’ Author Special Guest at MerpCon IV

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Conventions

Our own Jincey sends this along: This is a heads up on MerpCon IV, coming up on July 25th-27th in Spokane, Washington. This year's special guest speaker is John ... Read more..

Bob Shaye & Michael Lynne Set Shingle

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Studios

Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne From deadlinehollywooddaily.com So the two New Line founders bounced from their studio by Time Warner boss Jeff Bewkes are finally getting closer to starting their ... Read more..

Narnia Producer Doubts Any Studio will ‘Triple-Produce’ Anymore

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in LotR: Movies, Studios, Uncategorized

glumPuddle sends this along: Narnia Producer Mark Johnson is asked why they didn't do multiple films at once, like LOTR. He says: 'What New Line and Bob Shea did with ... Read more..

New Book: On Tolkien: Interviews, Reminiscences, and Other Essays

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Books & Publications, J.R.R. Tolkien

Yvonne T let us in on a new book about Tolkien by our good pal Douglas A. Anderson, 'On Tolkien: Interviews, Reminiscences, and Other Essays is described as an ... Read more..

LOTR Voted Second ‘Greatest Novel of All Time’

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Books & Publications, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Book

Ringer Diedye points us to a Telegraph.co.uk story about Play.com's top 50 Novels of all time. The top 5 are as follows: 1. To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee 2. Lord ... Read more..

High hopes the Hobbit effect will hit home

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Hobbit: Movie, Locations & Sets, New Zealand, The Hobbit

MIDDLE EARTH and the Hobbits recast New Zealand as a nature lover's paradise and helped propel the islands' share of global tourism to record levels. Now Australia's tourism leaders ... Read more..

Complete Recordings of the ROTK available again

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Howard Shore, LotR: Movies, Music

After months of being listed as "Not Available", the 4 disc set of the Complete Recordings of the Return of the King is again listed as "In Stock" at the ... Read more..