Archive for June, 2010

Del Toro to Announce Next Project at Comic-Con

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 Posted in ComicCon, Conventions, Events, Guillermo Del Toro

Former 'Hobbit' director (and all around classy guy for still replying to my emails) Guillermo del Toro has let it be known on his official site that he will announce ... Read more..

Calling all budding artists!

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 Posted in Crew News, Events, Locations Sets, New Zealand, Other Crew, Tours

Daniel Reeve, (LOTR Calligrapher, Cartographer and Artist), is leading a 7 Day Tour of Northern New Zealand, October 3rd to 10th,for people interested in developing their artistic talent while ... Read more..

Serkis Talks Hobbit and Tintin

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 Posted in Andy Serkis, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

At last month's Cannes Film Festival, actor Andy Serkis came to town to announce the creation of The Imaginarium, a performance capture facility based in London that he said aimed ... Read more..

A Message from Guillermo

Sunday, June 6th, 2010 Posted in Director news, Director Rumors, Guillermo Del Toro, Headlines, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

As Guillermo Del Toro promised on the day the story broke here at TheOneRing.net of his departure from The Hobbit, he stopped by our message boards today with a few ... Read more..

Another knighthood for Weta stable

Sunday, June 6th, 2010 Posted in Events, Richard Taylor

Five Oscars and four Baftas are recognition for a body of work in the film industry, but a knighthood for Weta Workshop's Richard Taylor is reward beyond the realm of ... Read more..

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces The Lord of the Rings Online™ to Adopt Global Free-to-Play Model

Sunday, June 6th, 2010 Posted in Gaming

Turbine’s Award-winning Online Game Will Be Free-to-Play Worldwide This Fall BURBANK, CA – June 4, 2010 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today that Turbine, Inc. will unveil a major update ... Read more..

Tolkien and Fantasy Online Courses at UWIC

Sunday, June 6th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized

Fans of JRR Tolkien and Fantasy Literature are set to be taken on a voyage of discovery following the launch of two exciting new on-line courses at the University of ... Read more..

Lord of the Rings next Friday

Sunday, June 6th, 2010 Posted in Events, Stage Productions

On the opening night of One Man Star Wars, performer Charlie Ross confirmed that he will present a one-off One Man Lord of the Rings at Theatre 99 next Friday, ... Read more..

Peter Jackson’s KING KONG continues his trek through LA…

Friday, June 4th, 2010 Posted in Events, Miscellaneous, Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films

We received more images and video of a very large animal trekking its way to Universal Studios! This time, it is leaving a path of destruction through Los Angeles's famous ... Read more..

MGM, the sequel? Creditors seek leads

Friday, June 4th, 2010 Posted in Director news, Director Rumors, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, MGM, Peter Jackson, Production, Studios

Will MGM's creditors sell the studio or run the studio? The waiting, figuring and speculation continues. No matter which option they choose, debtholders must realize that Guillermo del Toro walking ... Read more..

TORnadoes forcast for San Diego, Atlanta conventions

Friday, June 4th, 2010 Posted in Casting Rumors, ComicCon, Conventions, Director Rumors, DragonCon, Events, Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, Rumors Spy News, TheOneRing.net Community

TheOneRing.net has been invited and will attend popular culture conventions on both coasts as we present live at the San Diego Comic-Con and Atlanta's DragonCon. Each convention will feature staff ... Read more..

Moviefone Minute: Breaking ‘Hobbit’ News

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 Posted in Director news, Director Rumors, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

From Jenna Busch: While we were all out having picnics and honoring the veterans, there was some breaking news about the upcoming films based on 'The Hobbit.' And it was ... Read more..