Archive for July, 2011

Steven Spielberg & Peter Jackson Wow Fans At ‘The Adventures of Tintin’

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in ComicCon, Conventions, Events, Peter Jackson

Thanks to Lissuin for the heads up! Andrew Sorcini writes: The The Adventures of Tintin panel began with something very special for the Comic-Con audience today in San Diego: a ... Read more..

Richard Armitage Talks Thorin Training

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in Richard Armitage

ShireHorse writes: Richard Armitage has just been interviewed in the British newspaper, The Telegraph. Most of it is about his past career and his stuntwork in Captain America where he ... Read more..

LOTRO: Rise of Isengard Expansion Beta Begins July 27!

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in Gaming

Turbine announced today The Lord of the Rings Online™: Rise of Isengard™, the next expansion to the award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) will launch its Beta Program ... Read more..

Dwarf Composite from Peter Jackson!

Thursday, July 21st, 2011 Posted in Adam Brown, Aidan Turner, Characters, Graham McTavish, Headlines, Hobbit Movie, James Nesbitt, John Callen, Ken Stott, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Richard Armitage, Stephen Hunter, The Hobbit

With all the excellent fan made composites for The Hobbit floating around Peter Jackson decided to send us along the definitive version. Click on the image above to see it ... Read more..

Peter Jackson posts ‘Hobbit’ production diary #3

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 Posted in Adam Brown, Aidan Turner, Andy Serkis, Characters, ComicCon, Conventions, Director news, Graham McTavish, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Ian McKellen, James Nesbitt, John Callen, Ken Stott, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Rob Kazinsky, Stephen Hunter, The Hobbit

He may not be at Comic-Con, and the only Hobbit content is from TheOneRing.net, but Peter Jackson knows that fans are salivating for more on the two Hobbit movies and ... Read more..

Join us LIVE from Comic-Con 2011

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 Posted in ComicCon, Conventions, Events, TheOneRing.net Community

TheOneRing.net will be streaming LIVE from San Diego Comic-Con 2011 and we hope you will join us! Starting at 10AM PT on Thursday, we’ll broadcast (or attempt to!) our entire ... Read more..

Hobbit Shooting Scenes in Piopio This Fall/Spring

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets

Patrick sends along word that scenes for 'The Hobbit' will be filmed this November in the North Island town of Piopio. From Jasons.co.nz: Piopio lies in a picturesque area ... Read more..

Official Fellowship Trailer for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 Posted in Gaming

Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment releases the Official Fellowship Trailer delving into the events and characters, which chart the path of turmoil, depicted in the upcoming 2011 video game, The ... Read more..

Geekdad: Hoping The Hobbit Inspires My Kids to Read

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Book, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit

Andy Robertson writes: My kids aren’t old enough for the Lord of the Rings films yet, but once they have read through Harry Potter I have it in mind to ... Read more..

LOTRO: Rise of Isengard Expansion – New Assets!

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 Posted in Gaming

Today, Turbine has released a new batch of screenshots from The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard, the upcoming expansion to the award-winning MMO. The screenshots show the ... Read more..

2011 Mythopoeic Award Winners Announced

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 Posted in Books Publications, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lectures & Education, Merchandise, Tolkien

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..

‘Persbrandt is Amazing, Impressive’ – Hobbit Directors

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 Posted in Andy Serkis, Mikael Persbrandt, Peter Jackson

The Swedish Hobbit Blogger writes: I read an article in the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. the article was an interview with Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis in which they were asked ... Read more..