Archive for March, 2010

Hobbiton Set Visit Report

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, Rumors Spy News

Ed writes: Hello, just last week I visited the Hobbiton set and in the distance I saw a man in a white shirt and hat with grey hair. I knew ... Read more..

Turbine Releases Next Major LOTRO Update – Book 1: Oath of the Rangers

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Gaming

Today, Turbine announced the release of the newest Volume in the epic story of The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO). Volume III: Allies of the King begins a new ... Read more..

What’s Your Preciousssss?

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

From Empire.com: We want to know your favourite Lord Of The Rings moment The world is changed. You feel it in the water. You smell it in the air. Yes, ... Read more..

Elijah Wood Interview

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Elijah Wood

Michael writes: Just saw your fantastic and well informative RINGERS documentary, and have been a fan of your site for some time. I thought I'd let you all know of ... Read more..

Weta Digital’s New R&D Group Goes to SIGGRAPH 2009

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in WETA Digital

Weta Digital, which intends to tackle production-related problems with its new R&D unit, handled establishing mothership shots in District 9. © 2009 Sony Pictures. Weta Digital recently formed a dedicated ... Read more..

Weta Digital staff ‘ecstatic’ about BAFTA

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Events, Other Events, WETA Digital

A team from Weta Digital has taken out the special visual effects award at the British equivalent of the Oscars. Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew Jones accepted ... Read more..

Tolkien Paintings On Exhibit at Oxford’s Bodleian Library

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Hobbit Book, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Tolkien, Uncategorized

Tolkien devotees will be making their way to Oxford’s Bodleian Library on World Book Day for a fleeting glimpse of some of the revered author’s original artworks. The Bodleian is mounting a ... Read more..

James McAvoy Replaced In ‘I’m With Cancer’

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Movie, Rumors Spy News, The Hobbit

British actor James McAvoy was set to star with Seth Rogan in I'm With Cancer, directed by Jonathan Levine who was behind The Wackness.  But according to MTV, he has ... Read more..

Sean Bean’s ‘Game of Thrones’ officially a go for HBO

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Sean Bean

Sean Bean will star in a fantasy series on HBO based on George R. R. Martin's fantasy series "Song of Ice and Fire". Bean plays lead Eddard Stark, head of ... Read more..

Serkis dismisses calls for CGI Acting Oscar

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Andy Serkis

From hollywood.com: Many critics called for Zoe Saldana to be nominated for a Best Supporting Actress prize at this year's (10) Oscars for her turn as an alien in Avatar. ... Read more..

Tolkien Reading Day in LA

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Events, Fans, J.R.R. Tolkien, Meet Ups, Tolkien

Garfeimao writes: Here ye, here ye, Tolkien Reading Day is quickly approaching and Tolkien Forever, the official Los Angeles area smial of the Tolkien Society, is hosting a Reading Day ... Read more..

You Want Your Classic NZ LOTR News Segments? You Got ‘em!

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Costume Design, Lord of the Rings, LotR Production, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, New Zealand, Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor, Television, Tours, WETA Workshop

Linuxelf is building something of an online video archive of New Zealand news segments involving LOTR. Linuxelf writes "I dont think any of this stuff has been seen outside NZ ... Read more..