Archive for August, 2011

James Nesbitt Kknows ‘The Way’

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 Posted in James Nesbitt

Justin writes: I just saw James Nesbitt in a new trailer for "The Way" starring Martin Sheen. Mr. Nesbitt delivered quite a few lines in it. More.. Read more..

Weta opens shop in Auckland’s Sky Tower

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 Posted in Crew News, LotR Movies, LotR Production, Miscellaneous, New Zealand, Production, Richard Taylor, Shop, WETA Digital, WETA Workshop

Local news coverage of Richard Taylor, speaking about the new Weta shop in Auckland's Sky Tower, setup in time for the rugby world cup. [TVOne] Read more..

Evangeline Lilly, precious son in Wellington for ‘The Hobbit’

Monday, August 22nd, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Characters, Director news, Evangeline Lilly, Fran Walsh, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Production, The Hobbit

Evangeline Lilly, taking on the role of an invented female Elf character in The Hobbit, has been spotted in Wellington, New Zealand as the second and much longer stint of ... Read more..

Today in Middle-earth, August 22

Monday, August 22nd, 2011 Posted in Calendar, Today in Middle-earth

The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on August 22:  Bilbo fights off spiders (1341) They come to Isengard; they take leave of the King of the West at Sunset (1419) Read more..

TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – August 21 2011

Sunday, August 21st, 2011 Posted in Calendar, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, LotR Movies, Return of the King, 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..

Hall of Fire chatting right now!

Saturday, August 20th, 2011 Posted in Barliman News, Barlimans, Hall of Fire

We're just about to begin our live chat in the Hall of Fire about Hobbit resistance to the One Ring. Bring your thoughts along and join our discussion! We're done! Thanks ... Read more..

Peter Jackson writes of the West Memphis Three

Saturday, August 20th, 2011 Posted in Director news, Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson, on his Facebook page, has written an essay about the West Memphis Three who were released from prison, one from death row two from life without parole, and ... Read more..

Hall of Fire chat tomorrow — Hobbit resistance to the Ring

Friday, August 19th, 2011 Posted in Barliman News, Barlimans, Hall of Fire

Sometimes it seems the sight -- or even the mere mention -- of the One Ring drives wizards, elves, dwarves, and especially men to the point of obsession. Boromir, Isildur, Galadriel ... Read more..

War in the North Event at Comic-Con 2011

Friday, August 19th, 2011 Posted in ComicCon, Conventions, Events, Fans, Gaming

The folks from WB Games have sent along this video from their event at Comic-Con last month. Read more..

Hobbit in 5 – Casting Call, John Rhys Davies, Dark Matters, Meet the Weta Crew

Friday, August 19th, 2011 Posted in Casting Calls, Creations, Fans, John Noble, John Rhys-Davies, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson

On this episode of Hobbit in 5, we tell you about the latest 3Foot7 casting call, Larry D. Curtis's article for movies.com, John Rhys Davies wants to be in The ... Read more..

‘Picturing Tolkien’ Author Interview

Friday, August 19th, 2011 Posted in Books Publications, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Peter Jackson

Kristin writes: I’ve just posted an interview with Janice M. Bogstad and Philip E. Kaveny, the co-editors of the new anthology Picturing Tolkien: Essays on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of ... Read more..

PJ’s ‘Heavenly Creatures’ Remastered Hits Shelves September 12th

Friday, August 19th, 2011 Posted in Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films

It was the film that put Academy-Award winner Peter Jackson on the international film circuit. It was the film that rocketed Academy-Award winner Kate Winslet to fame. It was the ... Read more..