Archive for June, 2009

Visit WETA at Comic-Con!

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in Collectibles, ComicCon, Conventions, Events, Fans, Merchandise, Richard Taylor, WETA Workshop

Five weeks to go! If you are coming to Comic Con 2009 in San Diego on 22-26 July, please come and visit the Weta crew at our booth 2615, which ... Read more..

China Mieville Talks Tolkien

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, Return of the King, The Two Towers, Tolkien

From Amazon.com Blogs: The Author of the Century, of course, needs no help from anyone (least of all a speck like me). No force on earth could undermine either the ... Read more..

Moviefone Hobbit Roundup

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in Andy Serkis, Casting Rumors, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, WETA Digital

Moviefone.com has a fairly extensive (if unoriginal) rundown on all things known about RTD's 'The Hobbit' films. Take a look! Read more..

Ring*Con 2009 Update

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in Conventions, Events

From the folks at Ring*Con: Europe´s biggest Fantasy Convention – Ring*Con – will be held for the 8th time! Lord of the Rings and Fantasy fans from all over the ... Read more..

Trilogy Marathon in Pheonixville, PA

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in Events, Fans, Film Screenings, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

PHOENIXVILLE — You'll find a golden ring among other things this Sunday, as the Colonial Theatre will be hosting The Lord Of The Rings Marathon beginning at 10 a.m. The ... Read more..

National Geographic Talks NZ North Island

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in New Zealand

Celebriel sends this link to a photo gallery and article in the July National Geographic on this North Island national park featured as Mordor and Mount Doom in the trilogy. ... Read more..

Cool IGN Contest: Meet PJ at Comic Con!

Monday, June 15th, 2009 Posted in ComicCon, Contests, Conventions, Events, Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films

CULVER CITY, Calif., June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In IGN's District 9 VIP Access Sweepstakes, two moviegoers can win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to interview Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, as well as ... Read more..

Fellowship! Reviews Come In

Sunday, June 14th, 2009 Posted in Events, Stage Productions

Allen Simpson & The Fellowship Gang send this along: Here are some AWESOME reviews for "Fellowship!" the Musical Parody of "The Fellowship fo the Ring." The first is from ... Read more..

Sean Astin Returns as Sam for LOTR Game

Sunday, June 14th, 2009 Posted in Gaming, Sean Astin

Belleferret writes: You may want to report that (not unexpectedly) Sean Astin will be providing the voice of Samwise Gamgee for the backstory for the upcoming game, LOTR: Aragorn's Quest. ... Read more..

Reminder: Meet GDT at the WETA Cave this week!

Sunday, June 14th, 2009 Posted in Books Publications, Events, Guillermo Del Toro, New Zealand, Other Events

Hollywood Director Guillermo del Toro will be launching his first novel, The Strain, with a book signing at the Weta Cave. The Strain is the first volume in a trilogy ... Read more..

Single Day Passes are now available for Mythcon 40

Sunday, June 14th, 2009 Posted in Conventions, Events, Fans, Meet Ups

From the folks at the Mythopoeic Society" Can’t attend the entire Conference? Want to learn out more about the Mythopoeic Society? Single-day passes are available for Saturday and/or Sunday at ... Read more..

Congratulations to Sir Christopher Lee!

Saturday, June 13th, 2009 Posted in Christopher Lee, Events, Headlines

As you may be aware, The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery, achievement, or service to the United Kingdom. Bestowed by the Queen, it is one of the highest ... Read more..