Archive for December, 2009

Could Bilbo have Webbed feet? UPDATE

Monday, December 14th, 2009 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

A big Bilbo rumor has surfaced, via LatinoRevew.com, that Spider-man star Tobey Maguire may be in talks to be the star of the upcoming 'Hobbit' Films. Just a gentle reminder, ... Read more..

LOTR Trilogy TE Blu-ray: Street Date April 6

Monday, December 14th, 2009 Posted in Crew News, Director news, DVDs, Headlines, Lord of the Rings, LotR Cast News, LotR Movies, LotR Production, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Peter Jackson, Production

"The best movie of the decade" Entertainment Weekly “…the Rings trilogy is more than movies. It’s a colossus on the march into screen legend.”...Rolling Stone, Peter Travers “The #1 film of the ... Read more..

LOTRO Expansion New Screens – Skirmishes

Sunday, December 13th, 2009 Posted in Gaming

Turbine has just released new screenshots for The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood, the digital expansion to the award-winning MMO. The images depict skirmishes from Mirkwood and ... Read more..

Andy Serkis Getting in ‘Gollum Mode’

Saturday, December 12th, 2009 Posted in Andy Serkis, Casting Rumors, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

Celebriel forwards a wonderful interview with Andy Serkis, focusing on his latest role as Ian Dury in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll and his eagerness to "get back ... Read more..

Kiwis seek funds to buy movie material

Saturday, December 12th, 2009 Posted in Richard Taylor

Weta Digital's Richard Taylor and other New Zealand businessmen are seeking to raise up to US$400 million (NZ$550m) to buy intellectual property with box office potential. If the explosive popularity ... Read more..

New Zealand casting for “The Hobbit” to begin on Monday

Saturday, December 12th, 2009 Posted in Casting Rumors, Headlines, Hobbit Movie

In the last few weeks, we've heard from reliable sources that casting directors for "The Hobbit" have been assigned in Great Britain, but the ball is now rolling 'for real' ... Read more..

The latest on ‘The Hobbit’ from a very reliable source!

Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in Casting Rumors, Director news, Guillermo Del Toro, Headlines, Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets

One of the most read members of TORn's message boards dropped by to update us on "The Hobbit". How reliable is this guy? Well, since he happens to ... Read more..

More information on Brian Cox

Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Movie

It still isn't a confirmation but it is a good indication that AintItCool was on the right track when they claimed a source told them actor Brian Cox was potentially ... Read more..

Photos from ‘Lovely Bones’ premiere

Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films

With the crush of news on the weekend, we are a little late in posting these but Paramount sent along some images from the Los Angeles premiere of Peter Jackson's ... Read more..

TheOneRing.net Radio Show: Sunday Dec 13th

Thursday, December 10th, 2009 Posted in Events, Gaming, Lord of the Rings

Blog Talk Radio Our next radio show is set for this Sunday, December 13th at 2PM Eastern. Our guest will be Sam Roads, artistic director at Microcosm Games, makers of ... Read more..

Tolkien Art for Auction

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Events, J.R.R. Tolkien, Merchandise, Tolkien

Sotheby’s is delighted to announce that their English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations auction on 17 December (sale code L09777) will include an exceptionally early drawing by J.R.R. Tolkien. ... Read more..

Peter Jackson Talks Temeraire

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson has had a busy old 2009 between The Lovely Bones, shepherding District 9, co-writing The Hobbit and overseeing Tintin. But now he's started to look again at future ... Read more..