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Boy Wizard Beats LOTR For Amazon Pre-Order RecordFrom digitalspy.ca: The final movie in the Harry Potter series has become the most pre-ordered film or TV product of all time on the UK arm of Amazon, beating the long-standing record of Mamma Mia!. Amazon said today that pre-orders for the DVD and Blu-ray release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 are more than double those achieved by Part 1. Elijah Wood talks LOTR 3D and bloopers and ‘Hobbit’
“I think it would be cool to see. There’s talk of releasing a dimensionalised trilogy eventually. I’m okay with doing post-process 3D, as long as someone takes the time. He also had this to say about the oft-mentioned future release of the LOTR films to home audiences:
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Peter S. Beagle is no stranger to The Lord of the Rings. He penned both the screenplay for the Ralph Bakshi animated adaptation and the introduction to the infamous 1970’s Ballantine re-issue of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. Mr. Beagle is one of the many outstanding authors featured in RINGERS. A resident of Oakland, Beagle recently accepted the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement. ‘Sucker Punch,’ ‘Lord of the Rings’ Boxed Set Top DVD Sales ChartLord of the Rings is the franchise that wouldn’t die. A boxed set featuring extended versions of the three films on Blu-ray Disc debuted at No. 2 on the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart, selling nearly 80 percent as many units as Sucker Punch, which bowed at No. 1. Never mind the fact that the trilogy carries a hefty suggested retail price of $119.98 – or that theatrical versions of the three films, also neatly bound in a boxed set, have been available on Blu-ray Disc for more than a year. Not surprisingly, the Lord of the Rings set easily topped Nielsen’s dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart for the week ending July 3, with Sucker Punch – an action fantasy, starring Vanessa Hudgens and several other hot young actresses, that grossed $36.4 million in theaters – debuting at No. 2. More.. Costume Contest finalists – Best Buy LOTR LaunchWETA founder Richard Taylor and Daniel Falconer judge the costumed finalists live. The surprised winner gets an all expenses paid trip to the set of the Hobbit in New Zealand! Wired: Visualize The Hobbit, Win Giant Lord of the Rings Blu-ray BoxWant to win a massive, 15-disc Lord of the Rings box set to rule them all? Punch in your expectations for Peter Jackson’s cinematic adaptation of The Hobbit in the comments section below for your chance at winning one of three Blu-ray copies of The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Extended Edition + Digital Copy). Scores of makeshift Orcs and Halflings are expected to line up Monday night in Los Angeles for the Middle-Earth Midnight Madness event marking the $120 box set’s Tuesday release. On hand to sign copies for the first 150 fans in line: Actor John Noble, who creeped out viewers as The Return of the King’s Denethor (and currently stars as Walter Bishop in sci-fi show Fringe). Stuntman Sala Baker, who inhabited various Orcs and even the Dark Lord Sauron in the Rings movie trilogy, will be doing the same. More.. Denethor Speaks! A Noble Conversation About Lord Of The Rings John Noble For those of you living in the Los Angeles region, here’s something you can look forward to before a giant earthquake knocks you into the sea: an all-day-and-into-the-night LOTR event! Middle Earth Midnight Madness is happening at the Best Buy in West L.A. There’ll be a costume contest, trivia, lots of giveaways (including a trip to New Zealand), fireworks, lasers and a chance to meet Denethor, also known as John Noble. More.. Hobbit in 5 – Casting News, LA Release Party, New PicturesOn this episode of Hobbit in 5, we talk about Peter Jackson’s newest Facebook note, share some viewer experiences, let you know of a Blu-Ray release party in LA, and give you a look at some new pictures from The Hobbit set! We also cover Saruman for our character study! Thanks to our executive producer: Jonathan W. Platt June 24th, 2011 – Episode 23 Visit our website (t-shirts in stock!) – Rebekah has her own Facebook page now! Go check it out and “like” her! – Go like theOneRing.net on Facebook as well! – PJ’s Facebook page – Larry Curtis movies.com article – The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Facebook page Remember When: Extended Edition DVD PreviewsWith 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 the Extended Edition to bring us back to why we love these versions of the films. Don’t forget you can still purchase tickets for The Two Towers: Extended Edition and The Return of the King:Extended Edition through the following link. And of course, if you haven’t already placed your pre-order for the Blu-ray set…what are you waiting for?! [EE Screening Tickets] [Pre-Order Blu-Ray] FOTR EE Extended Edition DVD Promo Click ‘continue reading’ to see the ROTK Preview and for fun, both converted into classic 3D! Hobbit in 5 – Extended Edition Screening, Bean Bar Brawl, NZ EarthquakesCan’t watch this clip? Watch it on Blip! On this episode of Hobbit in 5, we talk about the Fellowship of the Ring extended edition screening, Sean Bean is okay after being stabbed with a piece of glass, NZ was rocked again by two earthquakes, and show you some Ringer fan creations! For our character study, we’ll look at Radagast the Brown. Thanks to our executive producers: John A. Smith, Mark Ernst, Scott Bulger, Tony Borgersen, Bryce Nargi, and Vegard Ovland. Red Cross – Christchurch Earthquake Appeal – http://www.hobbitin5.com – Rebekah has her own Facebook page now! Go check it out and “like” her! – Go like theOneRing.net on Facebook as well! – Mark Sommer’s Article – The Fellows Hip: Rise of the Gamers Wanna Watch FOTR & Chat with War in the North Team?
Tina writes: “We’re have a big part of our team sit down from 2-6 PDT today to watch the ‘Fellowship of the Ring: extended edition’ all together. Luckily, being a game studio means we all have tvs, computers, and dvd players right at our desk. We’ll be chatting along on Facebook with a heavy bent of just fans being fans together. The main reason we set this up is because the theatrical re-release didn’t come to our part of town, so not many of us got to go… I know it is that way for International fans, and a lot of other folks as well.” Be sure to head on over to their Facebook page for the details…happy viewing! |
 
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