Archive for July, 2009

Jackson, Taylor, Noble and TORn at Comic-Con

Saturday, July 11th, 2009 Posted in ComicCon, Conventions, Director news, Events, Hobbit Movie, John Noble, Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films, Richard Taylor, WETA Workshop

Comic-Con, a world showcase of pop-culture, has been trying to land Peter Jackson for the last decade since it was announce that he would helm the three-film adaptation of J.R.R. ... Read more..

UK LOTR Blu Ray Also Releasing in November?

Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in DVDs, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

Ho Jai writes: I just wanted to share some information I have had today from -snip- who works for an advertising agency exclusively for Warner Bros in the UK. I ... Read more..

Watch the new District 9 Trailer (but don’t tresspass!)

Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in ComicCon, Conventions, Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films

A new trailer for 'District 9' has popped up on Yahoo! featuring a ton more footage and more of the general plot of the film, it looks amazing. 'District 9', which ... Read more..

TORn at Comic-Con with big surprise guest

Thursday, July 9th, 2009 Posted in Casting Rumors, ComicCon, Conventions, Events, Headlines, Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, LotR Cast News, Production, Richard Taylor, Rumors Spy News

It is official, TheOneRing.net has been officially invited to present a panel at the 2009 edition of Comic-Con in San Diego on its first day of programming on Thursday, July ... Read more..

Big news regarding the Tolkien/New Line legalities

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Tolkien Estate

Voronwë_the_Faithful, our resident message board legal brain, posted today about some developments in the lawsuit between the Tolkien Estate and New Line. Keep in mind this is simply one person's ... Read more..

A weekend Tolkien festival in the UK

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 Posted in Events, Gaming, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lectures & Education, Lord of the Rings

Our friends from the Tolkien Society wrote in with a notice of the Penkridge Library Tolkien Festival, in Staffordshire (UK) happening July 10, 11 and 13. The area is ... Read more..

A conversation with Guillermo del Toro

Monday, July 6th, 2009 Posted in Director news, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

Ringer spy Michelf has sent us the link of Guillermo del Toro chatting with Charlie Rose. The interview features a great but short collection of clips and then the ... Read more..

Prince of darkness: A rare audience with Sir Christopher Lee

Saturday, July 4th, 2009 Posted in Christopher Lee

Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE; it was a mouthful even before the announcement of his knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours List last month, shortly before his 87th birthday, for ... Read more..

GDT booksigning at Unity Books

Friday, July 3rd, 2009 Posted in Books Publications, Events, Guillermo Del Toro, New Zealand, Other Events

Good new for Wellington Hobbit fans and GDT fans, from the Noldor Blog again: Del Toro will be signing copies of his new book The Strain at Unity Books. The ... Read more..

Prepare for the Guillermo del Toro decade: ‘The Hobbit’ director is just getting started

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

One of the gentle souls in the movie business is Guillermo del Toro, and I always look forward to my interviews with him. This is a longer version of my ... Read more..

Another Possible Del Toro Regular in The Hobbit?

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Casting Rumors, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, Rumors Spy News, The Hobbit

Mauro writes: I was listening to a Basta de Todo interview with the great Spanish actor/comedian/writer Santiago Segura, who performed in many movies and is a personal friend of both ... Read more..

Happy Birthday Liv Tyler!

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized

Liv Rundgren Tyler (born July 1, 1977) is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of Aerosmith's lead singer, Steven Tyler and Bebe Buell, model and singer. Tyler ... Read more..