Archive for December, 2009

Fan Review: Viggo Mortensen’s ‘The Road’

Sunday, December 6th, 2009 Posted in Viggo Mortensen

Ringer Preston sends us this review of Viggo Mortensen's 'The Road' - which has been in limited release since Nov 25th. Please note, spoilers ahead... When I first sat down ... Read more..

BlogTalk Radio Show: Sunday 2pm EST

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 Posted in Contests, Events

On the next TORN radio show on Sunday, December 6th at 2PM Eastern, our guest and author Ethan Gilsdorf will be giving away a copy of his new book ... Read more..

Will Tom Waits be a Hobbit?

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

Epleterte writes: Again an awesome Hobbit casting rumour from Aintitcool's "AICN: Downunder" column, From Latauro's post: AICN-Downunder: your one-stop shop for HOBBIT casting news. There's nothing like breaking the (admittedly-unconfirmed) ... Read more..

Jackson on Bilbo Casting

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Movie, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

US, December 5, 2009 - IGN Movies chatted exclusively tonight with Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson at a cocktail reception for his new film The Lovely Bones, during which time he ... Read more..

LOTR Online: Siege of Mirkwood Update

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 Posted in Gaming

The folks from Turbine write: With this week's release of Siege of Mirkwood™ we thought we'd make sure you've seen all the content and coverage surrounding the launch! Consider this ... Read more..

Video: John Rhys-Davies Talks Tolkien

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 Posted in Conventions, Events, John Rhys-Davies

Russell Nelson from Leicester Square TV sends this in: LSQTV sat down for an intimate one on one chat with the charming and phenomenally talented John Rhys-Davies last weekend whilst ... Read more..

Exclusive: ‘Hobbit’ casting 1 female role

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 Posted in Casting Rumors, Headlines, Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, Peter Jackson, Rumors Spy News

[caption id="attachment_29370" align="alignright" width="127" caption="Guillermo Del Toro"][/caption]It is confirmed, casting is under way on the Hobbit and that is news enough. There have been rumors but now we have confirmation ... Read more..

Jackson says ‘Hobbit’ still targeted for 2011

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 Posted in Headlines, Hobbit Movie, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

In an interview with Collider.com regarding 'The Lovely Bones,' Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub was able to get the skinny on what is going on with the start of the filming of ... Read more..

Timeout Talks Films of the Decade

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 Posted in Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Peter Jackson

Tom from timeout.com writes: LOTR features in Time Out London's 101 Films of the Decade (should have placed higher... I did my best) with a word from PJ. More.. Read more..

Hobbit Delay Affects DVD

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Rumors Spy News, The Hobbit

December 2, 2009 - We've already reported that The Hobbit, the Peter Jackson-produced follow-up to The Lord of the Rings, has been pushed back a few months and won't start ... Read more..

John Howe Booksigning in NZ

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 Posted in Alan Lee, Events, John Howe, New Zealand, WETA Cave

Debo writes: I was at the Weta Cave in Wellington yesterday and there is going to be a book signing by John Howe this Saturday 5 Dec. from 1 to ... Read more..

TheOneRing.net Radio Show: Sunday Dec 6th

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 Posted in Events

Our next radio show is set for this Sunday, December 6th at 2PM Eastern. Our guests include author Ethan Gilsdorf ('Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks') and professional blogger Jenna ... Read more..