Reclaiming the Blade Out in 2009

December 27th, 2008 by xoanon Comments Off

Reclaiming the Blade

Peter Lyon Confirmed Work on The Hobbit!

September 21st, 2008 by xoanon Comments Off

Alex writes: I visited the Royal Armouries yesterday to see the “Arms and Armour from the Movies: The Wonderful World of Weta” exhibit and attended the fantastic lecture by the great Peter Lyon, Sword smith. Many people came along to hear his speech. He talked initially about his work on the Narnia films and how the process from concept drawings to the fully developed weapon was achieved.

LOTR Props Display at St.Louis Symphony

September 19th, 2008 by xoanon Comments Off

Anonymous writes: Pieces from a private collection of authentic LOTR movie props will be shown at the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for the weekend for their Lord of the Rings Symphony. There will be six pieces on display Friday and Saturday night, more news can be found at Original Prop Blog.

Peter Lyon is on his way to the Royal Armouries

September 1st, 2008 by Altaira Comments Off

Nickey writes in: Dear TORn Friends, My friend and extraordinary artist, Peter Lyon, will be making his way to the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds as of a flight this evening. He is very excited about the trip. If you are in Leeds, please stop by and see the exhibit while he is there. Cheers!

A reminder: the “Arms and Armour from the Movies: The Wonderful World of Weta” exhibit runs until November 16 at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. Read more in our previous article about the exhibition, or at the Exhibition Site.

Peter Lyon to return as Hobbit swordsmith?

August 13th, 2008 by Tehanu Comments Off

Peter Lyon, the man responsible for translating John Howe’s visions into LOTR’s workable weapons props, says he is looking forward to working on the Hobbit.The comment came in a reply to a recent fan mail, where he said that, all going well, he was looking forward to “completing the circle” to that part of his life. Lyon did not say whether his involvement was confirmed, but his words do sound hopeful!
Thanks to Josh for the news.

TheOneRing.net Teams With RTB at Comic-Con 2008

July 17th, 2008 by Calisuri | Source: Galatia Films | Discuss | Comments Off

Galatia Films is pleased to announce the forging of a new friendship with TheOneRing.net, the most comprehensive Tolkien fan site on the Web. To kick things off at San Diego’s Comic-Con 2008, TheOneRing.net will be conducting an exclusive interview with both Weta Workshop director Richard Taylor and award-winning artist and movie illustrator John Howe both of whom are featured in Reclaiming the Blade. The interview will be used to discuss their various film projects, including their association and involvement with Reclaiming the Blade.

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Hobbit chat with Peter Jackson and G. del Toro peppered with big news (and little details about both films)

May 24th, 2008 by MrCere | Discuss | Comments Off

Future “Hobbit” director Guillermo del Toro and former “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson sat down with a world-wide internet audience and answered a lot more than the announced “20 questions” this weekend.

Hosted by Weta, there were a lot of minor details and significant confirmations and revelations about the gigantic production that will yield two “Hobbit” related movies, one in 2011 and the second in 2012.

Peter Jackson said,

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Step into our cave, says Weta

April 19th, 2008 by xoanon Comments Off

From Lord of the Rings to lords of the ringing tills, the Weta team that conquered Hollywood is now branching out into a souvenir shop for film buffs. The new store, Weta Cave, opens next month and will provide fans and tourists with a chance to get up close to the film-makers. The shop will have goods ranging from $1000 ray guns to King Kong figurines, and will be based next to Peter Jackson’s Miramar empire. Weta Ltd general manager Tim Launder said the store, which will stock limited-edition collectibles, DVDs, books and clothing, had been built to help satisfy Wellington’s thriving movie tourism sector. Step into our cave, says Weta

Leo Talks LOTR Party

May 13th, 2001 by xoanon Comments Off

From: Leo our good buddy at lotr.nl

leo just called me to report from the party in Cannes:

There are Elves, Hobbits, Orcs, Men from Gondor and Rohirrim walking around at the party.

Outside of the castle they built the entire set of Bag End (real life size), the tents which they used at bilbo’s farewell party, and there was a pool in which Galadriels boat was floating.

Inside the castle there was some sort of exposition where you could see the phial of galadriel, some swords (including Narsil) and pictures of the cast.

A Few New Names

June 14th, 1999 by xoanon Comments Off

Xoanon here,

Just a few more names to throw into the Rings, NZ ONFILM is reporting that Bruce ‘Die Hard’ Willis is petitioning PJ for a role in ‘Fellowship’.
Premiere magazine reports that Bruce Willis has also called Jackson seeking a role in the trilogy.
And as production rolls on, a few more crew names begin to slip my way.
Nick Weir as props master, Jill Westwalker as assistant props master, and Nick Riera as props buyer.