Archive for October, 2008

Alan Lee Book Tour Canceled

Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Alan Lee, Books & Publications, Events, Other Events

We have just received news from Houghton Mifflin that the Alan Lee Book Tour, to promote THE CHILDREN OF HURIN paperback (national release date: October 14) and the brand-new TALES FROM ... Read more..

Del Toro To Fly Solo In Directing “The Hobbit”

Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Director Rumors, Director news, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit: Movie, Peter Jackson

[caption id="attachment_29182" align="alignright" width="125" caption="Del Toro Jackson"][/caption] During an interview posted on the MTV Movie Blog, Guillermo Del Toro was asked if he would be interested in Peter Jackson ... Read more..

Happy Birthday, Guillermo Del Toro

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 Posted in Calendar, Director news, Guillermo Del Toro

Guillermo del Toro was born October 9, 1964 in Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico. He developed an interest in filmmaking in his teens and, after dabbling in making his own short films, ... Read more..

New Zealand actors settle out of court with New Line

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 Posted in Bruce Hopkins, Collectibles, Craig Parker, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Cast News, LotR: Movies, Merchandise, New Zealand, Other Cast

Good friend, good actor and good man Bruce Hopkins has checked in with some news regarding a financial settlement with New Line. In an exclusive he gives us the ... Read more..

Doug Jones Talks a little more on The Hobbit.

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit: Movie, The Hobbit

Doug Jones recently spoke in an exclusive interview with Eric Walsingham from Fear.net on 'Quarantine' 'Frankenstein' and a little about his possible appearance in 'The Hobbit Movie'. "We were on the red ... Read more..

GdT: ‘Hobbit’ film to be One Continuous Journey

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit: Movie

Thanks to Compa Mighty for the heads up on the MTV Blog by Shawn Adler. Guillermo del Toro talks about the current progession on the Hobbit Movies ... The reality is ... Read more..

GdT: “Hobbit Scripting Maybe Done By The Change of the Year”

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit: Movie, The Hobbit

Great news from the MTV Movie Blog today. We know that scripting has started on the Hobbit by the Fabulous Four - Jackson, del Toro, Walsh and Boyens, but news ... Read more..

GDT Makes Esquire’s “75 Most Influential” List

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in Director news, Guillermo Del Toro

According to Esquire.com: "It's easy to dismiss the big, bushy-bearded director as just another grown-up fanboy with a brilliant knack for CGI." What we want to know is: why would ... Read more..

John Rhys-Davies “really thinking” about ‘The Hobbit’

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit: Movie, John Rhys-Davies

RingCon, held this past weekend in Bonn, Germany, featured a few 'LotR' cast and crew including John Rhys-Davies (Gimli), Mark Ferguson (Gil-galad), Jed Brophy (Sharku), Lori Dungey (Mrs. Bracegirdle), and ... Read more..

Review: Re-Release of the BBC The Lord of the Rings

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in Headlines, Ian Holm, Lord of the Rings, Merchandise, Miscellaneous, Other Merchandise, Tolkien

The world is excited.  I feel it in the water.  I smell it in the air.  For much that once was, is rereleased... As the world of Tolkien fandom eagerly prepares ... Read more..