Archive for September, 2011

TV Watch: Benedict Cumberbatch Talks Hobbit on Jonathan Ross

Monday, September 12th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Television, The Hobbit

Cumberbatch who is promoting his new film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy sat down with Jonathon Ross. He briefly talks about his other new role, Smaug in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. ... Read more..

An Unexpected Party – NYC, Friday 14th October, 7pm. Ringers take Manhattan!

Monday, September 12th, 2011 Posted in Conventions, Events, Fans, Headlines, Meet Ups, NYCC, Other Events, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TheOneRing.net Community

Attention Tolkien fans in the New York City area! We are excited to announce that TheOneRing.net will be hosting an exclusive, private party in NYC on Friday October 14th, during ... Read more..

TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – September 11 2011

Sunday, September 11th, 2011 Posted in Calendar, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, 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..

David Salo, Linguistic Consultant for The Hobbit, speaks at Geek Kon

Sunday, September 11th, 2011 Posted in Conventions, Events, Hobbit Book, J.R.R. Tolkien, Languages, Lectures & Education, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, The Hobbit, Tolkien

Geek Kon is a relatively young gathering, started in 2007 by students and alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The fifth con was held this weekend, September 9 to 11, ... Read more..

New Video & Screens: Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard expansion

Sunday, September 11th, 2011 Posted in Gaming

Today, Turbine has released a new video and screenshots from The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard, the upcoming expansion to the award-winning MMO, which will launch on ... Read more..

Announcing a deluxe expansion for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game

Sunday, September 11th, 2011 Posted in Gaming, Merchandise

Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce the upcoming release of Khazad-dûm, the first deluxe expansion for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game! Khazad-dûm transports you to the ... Read more..

Hall of Fire chatting The Hobbit now!

Saturday, September 10th, 2011 Posted in Barliman News, Barlimans, Hall of Fire

We're about to kick off our live discussion of chapter 12 of The Hobbit. Follow the link below to join our chat (anyone can join, we only ask that you're ... Read more..

Hall of Fire tomorrow: The Hobbit chapter 12 — Inside information!

Saturday, September 10th, 2011 Posted in Barliman News, Barlimans, Hall of Fire

Tomorrow (or later today, for some of us), Hall of Fire returns to The Hobbit as we delve into the events of Chapter 12 -- "Inside Information". "It does not do ... Read more..

Collecting The Precious – Weta Orthanc Pre-Ruin Naming Contest Winner Announced

Friday, September 9th, 2011 Posted in Collectibles, Collectibles, ComicCon, Fellowship of the Ring, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Return of the King, The Two Towers, Uncategorized, WETA Cave, Weta Collectibles, WETA Digital, WETA Workshop

When Weta announced the Orthanc Pre-Ruin environment during Comic-Con 2011 they together with TORn it had a very special contest attached tothis announcement. Weta would be allowing the fans to ... Read more..

DragonCon 2011 wrap up!

Friday, September 9th, 2011 Posted in Conventions, DragonCon, Events, Karl Urban, LotR Cast News, Sylvester McCoy

ATLANTA — DragonCon 2011 marks the 11th year of involvement with the Atlanta based convention, where it has grown dramatically and yet remains true to its fan-based roots. (We dug ... Read more..

Hobbit Country – Hobbit Production to Hit Takaka Hill & Golden Bay

Thursday, September 8th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, New Zealand

Thanks to Pioneer for this clip from The Christchurch Press: The top of the Takaka Hill and northwestern Golden Bay are set to become Hobbit country, with filming of Sir ... Read more..

New Concert: Of Myths and Rings

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 Posted in Concerts, Events, Howard Shore

Doug Adams writes: In May of this year, I was contacted by Howard Shore's office with a rather unique request: Can you write a concert? Wait, let me back up. Before ... Read more..