March 15th, 2010 by Calisuri
| Source: Slashfilm.com
| Discuss
Thanks to ringer ’smokerings’ from the forum for alerting us to this story. On of Guillermo del Toro’s favorite actors, Ron Perlman, has been cast in the upcoming ‘Conan’ film as Conan’s Dad. What does this have to do with ‘The Hobbit’ films? Well, we are beginning to see a trend. Actors who we would expect to have a role in the Hobbit films are taking other roles in films coming out in 2011. One can start to jump to a few conclusions…either the actor(s) will not be involved with ‘The Hobbit,’ their roles in these other films do not prevent them from working on ‘The Hobbit,’ or (what we believe is more likely) ‘The Hobbit’ is being delayed to a 2012 release. As always, this is all speculation and rumor. Discuss it in our forum! [Read Article]
More about Casting Rumors, Hobbit: Movie, The Hobbit
March 15th, 2010 by grammaboodawg
| Discuss
| March 15, 2009 |
| March 15, 2010 |
The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on March 15th:
- In the early hours the Witch-king breaks the Gates of the City (3019)
- The horns of the Rohirrim are heard at cockcrow (3019)
- Denethor burns himself on a pyre (3019)
- Battle of the Pelennor (3019)
- Aragorn raises the standard of Arwen (3019)
- Théoden is slain (3019)
- Frodo and Samwise escape and begin their journey north along the Morgai (3019)
- Battle under the trees in Mirkwood; Thranduil repels the forces of Dol Guldur (3019)
- Second assault on Lórien (3019)
- The realm of King Brand of Dale is attacked (3019)
- Evening in the Morgai (3019)
- The wounded come to the Houses of Healing (3019)
More about Calendar, Today in Middle-earth, Uncategorized
March 14th, 2010 by Calisuri
| Discuss
ComingSoon.net is reporting that Hugo Weaving, aka Elrond from The Lord of the Rings films, is in talks to play the villain Red Skull in the upcoming ‘Captain America‘ movie. If Hugo takes the role, he would be reuniting with director Joe Johnston (Wolfman). The film is expected to be released July 2011. What does this mean for Hugo’s involvement in the upcoming ‘Hobbit’ films? Your guess is as good as ours, but with the continuing rumblings that the first Hobbit film will not be released until Dec 2012, this may have no effect at all on his availability. There is a lively discussion taking place on the message boards thanks to Ringer Alex. [ComingSoon.net Article]
More about Casting Rumors, Hobbit: Movie, Hugo Weaving, The Hobbit
March 14th, 2010 by Calisuri
| Discuss
Sideshow Collectibles is now shipping the ‘Battle of the Last Alliance’ Sauron vs. Numenorean Army Diorama. As the name implies, the dynamic diorama features the Dark Lord Sauron swinging his mace as the valiant Numenorean Army goes flying. Having just received this piece myself, I must say, the description does not do justice for the scale and action contained within in it. If you have any interest in the Last Alliance battle sequence from Fellowship of the Ring, this piece perfectly captures one of the more dramatic moments. Sideshow is also hosting their annual Fantacular where you can get a free promo item with the purchase of instock collectibles. Check it all out at SideshowCollectibles.com. If you do end up owning this piece, please take a moment to share your thoughts in our forum! [Battle of Last Alliance Diorama] [Sideshow Fantacular]
More about Collectibles, LotR: Movies, Merchandise, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Sideshow Collectibles
March 13th, 2010 by xoanon
We’re pleased to have author and artist extraordinaire Colleen Doran on the show tomorrow! Tune into TheOneRing.net Radio Show on BlogTalkRadio at 2pm Eastern for your chance to chat with Colleen and ask her questions about anything from her love of LOTR, to ‘A Distant Soil’, ‘Sandman’ and more! Be sure to check out our BlogTalkRadio page and set yourself a reminder for 2pm!
More about Events, TheOneRing.net Radio Show
March 13th, 2010 by grammaboodawg
| Discuss
| March 13, 2008 |
| March 13, 2009 |
| March 13, 2010 |
The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on March 13th:
- Frodo captured by the Orcs of Cirith Ungol (3019)
- The Pelennor is overrun (3019)
- Faramir is wounded (3019)
- Aragorn reaches Pelargir and captures the fleet (3019)
- Théoden in Druadan Forest (3019)
- Frodo is taken ill (3020)
More about Calendar, Today in Middle-earth, Uncategorized
March 12th, 2010 by Calisuri
| Discuss
Wanna join the staff of the Prancing Pony? WBShop.com is pre-selling an official and exclusive Pracing Pony T-shirt right now.
Follow the link to place your pre-order today! [Prancing Pony Shirt]
More about Clothing, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Movies, Merchandise
March 11th, 2010 by xoanon
Gavin writes: Just thought I’d pass on the following bit of info about the stage play of The Hobbit appearing at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland at 7.30pm, running from 23rd to 28th March. More..
More about Events, Stage Productions, The Hobbit
March 11th, 2010 by xoanon
Claire writes: In early December 2008 TheOneRing.net carried a report of the launch of Dr Dimitra Fimi’s book ‘Tolkien, Race and Cultural History’. Well, the publishers, Palgrave Macmillan, have decided to reissue the book – and this time it’ll be in paperback!
It’s fairly unusual for an academic volume to be published in paperback, so this is a real coup for Dimitra and Tolkien studies. It’s due out on 14th August 2010, but you can always pre-order a copy from your local bookshop or on line. To do that you’ll need the ISBN, which is 9780230272842, the title, author’s name and publisher.
More about Books & Publications, J.R.R. Tolkien, Merchandise, Tolkien
March 11th, 2010 by xoanon
Many many MANY geeks have written in to let us know that the guys at xkcd have a LOTR themed comic. Take a look at their site here. 4d 6f 72 65 2e 2e 2e
More about Lord of the Rings
Discuss »
