Archive for June, 2011

Middle-earth Madness in LA June 27th! Win a Trip to NZ!

Monday, June 20th, 2011 Posted in Blu-Ray, Collectibles, Contests, Creations, Events, Fans, Film Screenings, Headlines, Lectures & Education, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Meet Ups, Merchandise, Miscellaneous, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, New Zealand, Other Merchandise, Premieres, Tours, Weta Collectibles

We've been teasing it for weeks, and we can finally announce it! TheOneRing.net is proud to be a part of a very special event happening in Los Angeles on June ... Read more..

TORn talks Jackson, new characters on Movies.com

Monday, June 20th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Director news, Evangeline Lilly, Hobbit Movie, Martin Freeman, Peter Jackson, Saoirse Ronan

Peter Jackson has always understood how the popularization of the internet changed film. Since the beginning of his pre-production on The Lord of the Rings he was available to ... Read more..

Just who is Tauriel? Let the Speculation Begin!

Monday, June 20th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Community

The following is some speculation from Garfiemao, a long time staffer and event coordinator of TheOneRing.net. Please note, there are many story spoilers in this article, so if you have ... Read more..

Local News Coverage of Casting Update

Monday, June 20th, 2011 Posted in Cast Q&A, Character Q&A, Characters, Director news, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Hobbit Movie FAQ, J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, Tolkien

Check out these two video clips from the local coverage of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit casting news, featuring Evangeline Lilly as a Sylvan Elf 'Tauriel' and Barry Humphries as the ... Read more..

PJ Confirms Evans and Cumberbatch, Announces LOST’s Evangeline Lilly and Barry Humphries

Sunday, June 19th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Director news, Headlines, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

Peter Jackson has posted a new note on his Facebook page today that confirms the casting of Luke Evans as Bard, as well as Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of ... Read more..

Collecting the Precious: Interview with Weta’s own Daniel Falconer

Sunday, June 19th, 2011 Posted in Books Publications, Collectibles, Costume Design, Locations Sets, LotR Production, Make Up, Merchandise, Models, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, New Zealand, Other production, Props, Studios, Weta Collectibles, WETA Digital, WETA Workshop

For the folks at Weta to be successful they need super talented people to help bring the world of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to life. These folks ... Read more..

TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – June 19 2011

Sunday, June 19th, 2011 Posted in Calendar, Director news, Events, Film Screenings, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Peter Jackson, 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..

Tolkien fans are awesome! LOTR Rap

Sunday, June 19th, 2011 Posted in Concerts, Creations, Events, Fans, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, LotR Movies, Other Events, TheOneRing.net Community

One of the best things about running a website like TheOneRing.net is to see how fans express their fandom for the words and works of J.R.R. Tolkien. In the following ... Read more..

Signed, First-Edition ‘Hobbit’ on ‘Antiques Roadshow’

Sunday, June 19th, 2011 Posted in Books Publications, Hobbit Book, J.R.R. Tolkien, Merchandise, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Community, Tolkien

Fans of PBS's 'Antiques Roadshow' will want to catch the upcoming El Paso episode, just filmed yesterday in the historic Texas City. From the El Paso Times: A book by J.R.R. ... Read more..

Stuff.co.nz: In-depth Interview with James Nesbitt ‘Bofur’

Sunday, June 19th, 2011 Posted in Characters, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Nesbitt, The Hobbit, Tolkien

This is the most in-depth interview we've seen to date with James Nesbitt regarding The Hobbit and living in Wellington, NZ. The Hobbit bring Nesbitt to NZ (Sunday Star Times) Nesbitt is ... Read more..

Hall of Fire rumours chat now!

Saturday, June 18th, 2011 Posted in Barliman News, Barlimans, Hall of Fire

We're about to begin sifting through the latest news and rumours from the Hobbit movie set.  Come join us and indulge in some good old-fashioned speculation! Thanks to everyone who came ... Read more..

Remember When: Extended Edition DVD Previews

Saturday, June 18th, 2011 Posted in Blu-Ray, DVDs, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, LotR Production, Miscellaneous, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Production, Tolkien

With the up and coming Blu-ray release of the Extended Edition versions of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (quite exciting!!), here's the original preview for the DVD release of ... Read more..