Archive for November, 2010

LOTRO: Confront Saruman next year News

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 Posted in Gaming

Robert Purchese writes: The Lord of the Rings Online may never get another proper expansion pack, producer Aaron Campbell has told Eurogamer - the free-to-play relaunch has taught Turbine "a ... Read more..

‘The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise’ – Print on Demand

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 Posted in Books Publications, Christopher Tolkien, Merchandise, Other Tolkien books, Tolkien

Looking for a great read? Check out 'The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise' edited by Christopher Tolkien, exclusively available as a print on demand title from the official Tolkien ... Read more..

Official Hobbit Casting Calls

Monday, November 15th, 2010 Posted in Headlines, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, New Zealand, Rumors Spy News

Thanks to Ringer Eowing34 for sending these three links to the official casting calls for The Hobbit! (And yes, the Tauranga casting is in this bunch) [Matamata-Piako, Waikato Casting Call] [Tauranga, Bay Of ... Read more..

Andy Serkis on Enslaved and acting in video games

Monday, November 15th, 2010 Posted in Andy Serkis, Gaming

The Games blog caught up with Mr Gollum himself to discuss the role of Monkey and his passion for performance capture. Andy Serkis as Monkey in Enslaved Andy Serkis as ... Read more..

TheOneRing.net’s Tolkien Reading Room

Monday, November 15th, 2010 Posted in Creations, Fans, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lectures & Education, Lord of the Rings, Miscellaneous, Other Tolkien books, The Hobbit, Tolkien, Tolkien Family

Did you ever want to ask a troublesome Tolkien question? Just who the heck is Tom Bombadil, anyway? Does the Ring think for itself? Well, you've come to the right ... Read more..

Write geek-themed poem, win geeky book

Sunday, November 14th, 2010 Posted in Contests

Compose an "Ode to Harry Potter." Dash off the "The Ballad of Gary Gygax." Or perhaps a "World of Warcraft War Chant" speaks more to the muse of your geekery? Now ... Read more..

Hobbit Casting Call in Bay of Plenty Times

Sunday, November 14th, 2010 Posted in Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, New Zealand, Rumors Spy News

An anonymous Ringer sends in this heads up about a Hobbit casting call in Tauranga, New Zealand: The Bay of Plenty Times (Tauranga's regional newspaper) had an ad in the weekend ... Read more..

Hui to heal Hobbit wounds

Friday, November 12th, 2010 Posted in Events, New Zealand

After the drama surrounding The Hobbit actors' dispute, the film and television industry is looking to talk through their problems at an industry hui. The announcement was made at the ... Read more..

Live near LA? Wanna Meet Barrie Osborne?

Friday, November 12th, 2010 Posted in Barrie Osborne, Conventions, Events

Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) November 11, 2010: Academy Award winning producer Barrie M. Osborne will join actor Jang Dong-gun and director Sngmoo Lee, to talk about their upcoming movie The Warrior's ... Read more..

New Fantasy Flight ‘Hobbit’ Game Reviewed

Thursday, November 11th, 2010 Posted in Gaming

Ostadan writes: Fantasy Flight Games' new 'Hobbit' title by Reiner Knizia is apparently already in stores in Australia (not yet in North America; perhaps shipping from China has something to ... Read more..

Martin Freeman Is “Ready to be Bilbo”

Thursday, November 11th, 2010 Posted in Characters, Director news, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Martin Freeman, Peter Jackson, Production, The Hobbit

TORn message board member AlexMaglor has pointed us to a great interview (albeit in Spanish) with Martin Freeman over at Spanish website elpais.com. But thanks to the linguistic skills of ... Read more..

Sylvester McCoy Talks ‘The Hobbit’

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Sylvester McCoy

Bruce Hopkins writes: Here is a link to an interview with Sylvester McCoy from the Armageddon convention in Melbourne in Oct. I was a guest with Sylvester McCoy and sat ... Read more..