Archive for May, 2011

Peter Jackson announces casting of Stephen Fry, Conan

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Characters, Headlines, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

Navigating around the Hollywood press-release protocol, Peter Jackson announced via Facebook that he has cast Stephen Fry as the Master of Laketown. From Jackson's comments it sounds like he and ... Read more..

Every guy should have his… Hobbit Home

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 Posted in Calendar, Creations, Fans, Miscellaneous, The Hobbit

At least that’s what Ringer Jim decided when he built his new shed, and four and a half years later, that’s just what he’s got. Jim said “I needed a place ... Read more..

Weta’s Rivendell Environment Pre-Order Open Now! 300 Piece Limited Run

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 Posted in Collectibles, Locations Sets, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, LotR Movies, LotR Production, Merchandise, Miscellaneous, WETA Workshop

All right ringers, I told you a couple weeks ago, when profiling Weta Workshop, that the most impressive environment was going to be justaround the corner. Well, we’ve rounded the ... Read more..

2011 Mythopoeic Awards Finalists

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 Posted in Books Publications, Events, Merchandise

The Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature is given to the fantasy novel, multi-volume, or single-author story collection for adults published during 2010 that best exemplifies the spirit of the ... Read more..

What a Middle-Earth classified ad page might look like

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 Posted in Barlimans

I was thinking: classified ads in Middle-Earth. What would they look like? Perhaps, something like this? Read more..

Budapest Emergency Broadcast Service: Severe Flooding in Middle-earth

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Book, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, LotR Movies, The Hobbit, Tolkien

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Hungary's disaster management agency is testing the country's emergency broadcast system with warnings of severe storms in Middle-earth, the fictional setting of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The ... Read more..

Turbine releases new LOTRO Update 3 screens! Lost Legends of Eriador

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011 Posted in Gaming, Uncategorized

Today, Turbine has released the first batch of screenshots from the latest content update for The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO), Update 3: Lost Legends of Eriador, which will ... Read more..

Layers of the Ring: The Two Towers (Part 3)

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011 Posted in J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, LotR Movies, Movie The Two Towers, The Two Towers, Tolkien

Strider continues his epic journey through the varying layers of Tolkien's Middle-Earth, examining the journey from book to game, this time focusing on The Two Towers. What connects a certain ... Read more..

Peter Jackson’s ‘Tintin’ trailer hits

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011 Posted in Director news, Peter Jackson

Quackingtroll from our own message boards sends along some of what Peter Jackson has been up to by sharing a link to the "Adventures of TinTin" trailer. Written by the ... Read more..

Peter Jackson’s Bad Taste is Returning!

Monday, May 16th, 2011 Posted in Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films

Ataahua sends this in: Get out your chainsaws! PJ's first feature film, the 1987 comedy-splatter flick Bad Taste, is being remastered and will be re-released in cinemas next year. ... Read more..

Howard Shore: A Composer’s Dream

Monday, May 16th, 2011 Posted in Howard Shore

Julie Matlin from the NFB sends this in: This short film demonstrates how Howard Shore has distinguished himself as one of Canada's most accomplished - and versatile - composers. During ... Read more..

TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – May 15 2011

Sunday, May 15th, 2011 Posted in Film Screenings, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, New Zealand, Production, Rumours Spy News, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Community, Uncategorized

Welcome to our collection of TORn's hottest topics for the past week. If you've fallen behind on what's happening on the Message Boards, here's a great way to catch the ... Read more..