Good article in USA Today about how “fans have the muscle to shape the movie.” We’re mentioned, along with AICN, TheForce.net, Dark Horizons and Comic2Film, who do the same kind of things for their favourite movies. Over time, the studios realised that sometimes “the Internet is my friend!” as Gollum would say. [More]

I’ll stomp out a rumour before it can get its boots on: I don’t “know” Elijah Wood or Sir Ian McKellen as in, I don’t have their phone numbers, addresses, or the faintest idea where they are. Do not email me to ask.