Archive for November, 2010

Signed up for TORN’s Newsletter Yet?

Friday, November 19th, 2010 Posted in TheOneRing.net Announcements

Did you know TheOneRing.net has a weekly newsletter? We bring YOU the news every Friday! Follow this link to signup! Don't miss the Hobbity Goodness! Signup Read more..

LOTRO: Rise of Isengard Announced!

Friday, November 19th, 2010 Posted in Gaming

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment unveiled today The Lord of the Rings Online™: Rise of Isengard™, the latest expansion to the award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) developed by ... Read more..

Highest Grossing Movie Franchises of All Time – LOTR is Fifth

Friday, November 19th, 2010 Posted in Fans, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, The Hobbit, Tolkien

With the release of the latest Harry Potter film, CNBC has a slide show featuring the highest grossing movie franchises of all time. Here are the top five... Star Wars (6 ... Read more..

Scan of Official Hobbit Casting Call – Tauranga

Friday, November 19th, 2010 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, New Zealand, The Hobbit

Above is a scan of the official Hobbit extras casting call ad as it appeared in the Bay of Plenty Times. Thanks to the Tauranga Library! Read more..

Taverncraft Introduces Two Versions of the Smaug™ the Magnificent Stein

Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Collectibles, Merchandise

SAN DIEGO, CA (November 17, 2010) – Taverncraft, a subsidiary of 3 Point Entertainment LLC, today announced that they have begun shipping the first stoneware stein in their ongoing ... Read more..

Let the Battle Begin! Glu Mobile Announces the Launch of The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth Defense

Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Gaming

San Mateo, Calif.- November 18, 2010 – Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a leading global publisher of social games for smartphone and tablet devices, today announced the availability of The ... Read more..

Are you short or tall enough for ‘The Hobbit’?

Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Production

Fans in the Auckland area will be delighted to find that the shortest and tallest among them are wanted for work on "The Hobbit," films according to the link sent ... Read more..

Howard Shore Going There… Back Again

Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Crew News, Hobbit Movie, Howard Shore, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Production, The Hobbit

Ahead of next week's performance of The Lord of the Rings Symphony in Vancouver, Canada, the guys over at The Province snagged an interview with Howard Shore and asked him about whether ... Read more..

The Lord of the Rings Meets Diablo

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 Posted in Gaming

Looking at 2011 and beyond, the action role-playing genre is very much alive and well. Between Torchlight II, Dungeon Siege III, Darkspore, and Diablo III -- whenever it winds up ... Read more..

Peter Briggs Talks NZ & Peter Jackson

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, New Zealand, Television, The Hobbit

Santino sends along this interview with 'Hellboy' writer Peter Briggs on TVNZ show Good Morning. Take a look! Read more..

Tolkien Estate Comments on Book Cancellation

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 Posted in Books Publications, Christopher Tolkien, Merchandise, Tolkien, Tolkien Estate, Tolkien Family

Beren writes: I received the following statement by the Tolkien Estate regarding the “Wheelbarrows at Dawn” cancellation: "The J R R Tolkien Estate has been made aware of a statement by ... Read more..

Glen Goodknight Tribute in LA Tonight

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 Posted in Events, Fans, Meet Ups

Janet writes: For any LA Ringers: members of Tolkien Forever and MythSoc will hold their monthly meeting and celebrate the life of Glen Goodknight this evening (Tuesday) at Conrad's, ... Read more..