Archive for September, 2010

New CD: ‘Beyond the Western Seas’

Sunday, September 19th, 2010 Posted in Merchandise, Music

Galenswerd Swordsong sends along this press release from The Lonely Mountain Band: 09.18.2010 – Beyond the Western Seas is the debut album for The Lonely Mountain Band, a musical project ... Read more..

Indian Conglomerate Makes Bid for MGM

Friday, September 17th, 2010 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Miscellaneous, Rumors Spy News, The Hobbit

Thanks to Ringer Kookie for this heads up from the NY Times: Sahara India Pariwar, an Indian conglomerate with real estate and media holdings, says it has made a $2 billion ... Read more..

Billy Boyd Proposes His Cameo Role for ‘The Hobbit’

Thursday, September 16th, 2010 Posted in Billy Boyd, Casting Rumors, Hobbit Movie

"Lord of the Rings" star Billy Boyd wants to appear in the upcoming "The Hobbit" movie - in a disguised cameo role. The actor played a mythical Hobbit in the ... Read more..

The Finnish Hobbit!

Thursday, September 16th, 2010 Posted in Television, The Hobbit

Artist extraordinaire and our pal Colleen Doran writes: A little known 9 episode television version of The Hobbit made in Finland, circa 1993. Dug up by the folks at i09. ... Read more..

Beyond Bree 30th Anniversary Calendar

Thursday, September 16th, 2010 Posted in Books Publications, Merchandise

Nancy Martsch writes: I wanted to let everyone know that the JRR Tolkien newsletter "Beyond Bree" will be producing a Calendar for 2011! Advance orders are being taken for the ... Read more..

MGM gets yet another loan extension

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 Posted in Hobbit Movie, MGM, Studios

Once again, reported by multiple sources, MGM's due date for debt has been extended. Today's September 15 has turned into tomorrow's October 29, but that date will likely not matter ... Read more..

More Confirmation Of MGM Getting Back On Its Feet

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 Posted in Hobbit Movie, MGM, Rumors Spy News, Studios, The Hobbit

While we await further news of what today, 15th September 2010, has in store for MGM, it being the deadline for the studio's sixth debt extension, there's behind-the-scenes rumblings that ... Read more..

Sean Bean to play ‘Game of Thrones’

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 Posted in LotR Cast News, Sean Bean

Sean Bean is set to star in a big-budget HBO adaptation of a series of fantasy novels by George R.R. Martin. Bean, familiar to TORn readers as Boromir in the ... Read more..

The Hobbit rumour round-up

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Martin Freeman, The Hobbit

Virgin Media writes: Who's playing Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit? Good question. We haven't a clue, although that's not to say there haven't been a few actors rumoured for the ... Read more..

Resurgent Lord of the Rings Rules Fantasy Classics

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 Posted in Hobbit Cast News, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Martin Freeman, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

Wired.com writes: From heated news on the forthcoming Hobbit films -- The Office's Martin Freeman as Bilbo? -- to Tuesday's Blu-ray release of Peter Jackson's supernova The Lord of the ... Read more..

TheOneRing.net LOTR Blu-Ray Giveaway!

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 Posted in Blu-Ray, Collectibles, Contests, DVDs, Events, Jewelry, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Miscellaneous, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Other Merchandise, Posters Prints

The Lord of the Rings films are coming out individually on Blu-ray today, so we thought we'd celebrate with a bit of a giveaway! TheOneRing.net in coordination with Warner Brothers ... Read more..

The official ‘DragonCon 2010′ report (and photos!)

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 Posted in Casting Rumors, Characters, Collectibles, Conventions, Director news, Director Rumors, DragonCon, Events, Fans, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Lectures & Education, Locations Sets, Martin Freeman, Meet Ups, Merchandise, MGM, Peter Jackson, Rumors Spy News, Sean Astin, Sideshow Collectibles, Studios, The Hobbit, WETA Workshop

Things are moving in the Hobbit world; there are rumors afoot of castings, contracts, scripts and even start dates. It’s all very exciting and if you were at TORn's panels ... Read more..