Archive for June, 2009

Sir Christopher Lee Follows the White Rabbit

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Christopher Lee

stormcrow20 writes: Sir Christopher Lee is once again collaborating with Tim Burton in the director's adaptation of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland". Mr. Lee will be portraying the Jabberwock. Check ... Read more..

Are You Ready for Bridge Troll?!

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Gaming, Other Merchandise

Alf Seegert writes: This week my board game BRIDGE TROLL is being released by Z-Man Games (it was released in Germany last week). I'm a huge Tolkien fan, as is ... Read more..

Lord of the Rings Online to Rule China

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Gaming

Lord of the Rings Online, the only MMO based on the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien, is a subscription-driven online title, but it'll soon be heading into a market filled ... Read more..

Mike Mignola on Comic-Con and Hobbit Hints

Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in ComicCon, Director news, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

Message board members Earl and Theodred alerted us to a recent video interview with Mike Mignola at collider.com. In addition to saying how much he's looking forward to Comic-Con, Mike made ... Read more..

LOTR TRAILERS selected 35th best by IFC

Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

Do you recall the thrill of watching the LOTR trailers for the first time? Did you choose the movies you went to see in the theater based on the probability that the LOTR trailers ... Read more..

Today in Middle-earth, I Lithe [Midsummer's Eve]

Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in Calendar, Today in Middle-earth

The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on I Lithe, Midsummer's Eve: Elrond studies the weapons and map (1341) Arwen comes to the City (1419) Read more..

DragonCon Tolkien Track schedule firmed up

Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in Conventions, DragonCon, Events, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Movie, John Noble, LotR Cast News, Rumors Spy News, The Hobbit

The 2009 DragonCon schedule promises to be interesting and fun and features John Noble, a list of speakers and even TheOneRing.net. The event takes place annually, this year September 4-7, ... Read more..

Lovely Bones release in Oscar season

Sunday, June 28th, 2009 Posted in Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films

Peter Jackson has revealed that the release of his film The Lovely Bones was delayed so it would have a better chance of being considered for the Oscars. The film ... Read more..

Howard Shore Talks ‘Hobbit’ in Rome

Saturday, June 27th, 2009 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, Howard Shore, The Hobbit

Andrea and Robert from www.badtaste.it send this in: Hi, just wanted to tell you we met Howard Shore during a public speech yesterday in Rome, before a Lord of the ... Read more..

PureNewZealand Talks to GDT

Saturday, June 27th, 2009 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

Justin writes: I've just came across a new Guillermo de Toro interview on PureNewZealand's channel. "Acclaimed director Guillermo de Toro is in New Zealand to film 2 movie, based on ... Read more..

PJ criticises NZ Film Commission

Saturday, June 27th, 2009 Posted in New Zealand, Peter Jackson

Tehanu sends this in: In an interview with NZ industry magazine Onfilm, Peter Jackson lashed out at the NZ Film Commission, accusing it of making directors and writers 'second-class citizens' ... Read more..

John Howe and Weta announce: The Art of John Howe – Sculptures from Middle Earth

Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Posted in Collectibles, Crew News, John Howe, LotR Movies, Merchandise, WETA Workshop

From Weta News: We are delighted and immensely proud to announce that John Howe, on his first-ever foray into three-dimensional representations of his world renowned Tolkien portfolio, has chosen Weta ... Read more..