Pippin Skywalker writes: Ian Holm (Bilbo) is going to appear in a film alongside Natalie Portman and Zach Braff next year called “Large’s Ark” about a young man who returns home to his estranged family.

Truckle writes: Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf) will be appearing on Parkinson, a BBC1 show on Saturday 12th April at 10:30pm.

Rwingate writes: United Cutlery has confirmed new releases coming soon! They Include: Aragorn’s Elven hunting knife with sheath. Legolas’ fighting daggers with sheaths, Elven warrior sword, Aragorn’s ranger sword scabbard with eating knife! [More]

Hirsute film director Peter Jackson’s obsession with hirsute creatures went beyond doubt this week with the announcement he’s remaking the 1933 horror-adventure classic, King Kong. [More]

Yeah yeah.. I know it’s still 7 months away but I can’t help getting excited over this event. This weekend the English version of their website, www.RingCon.de, went online. It has some basic information about the event, but the most interesting piece is that there are at the moment two actors confirmed to attend: Bruce Hopkins (Gamling) and Mark Ferguson (Gil-galad)! Mark Ferguson was one of the guests from last year, it seems he had such a good time he wants to go back.. [More]

Micky dropped us a line to say that the BBC is currently running a poll searching for Britain’s best-loved fiction across television, radio, online and interactive services. So, if you’re in the UK, you might like add your vote for whatever your favourite fiction work is. The nomination period to discover the Top 100 best-loved books closes at midnight (GMT, I presume) on Saturday 19 April. [More]