Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith could see John Rhys-Davies, who played Gimli in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, play the part Gary Oldman turned down for its infringement of acting union rules. Rhys-Davies told a sci-fi convention that he was about to start work on a “Grievous new role” – a possible reference to the part of General Grievous a half-alien, half-robot villain. He has already worked for George Lucas in the Indiana Jones series. [More]
Day: September 21, 2004
Korean university researchers said today (Tuesday) that they had developed a simplified technology making it possible to create computer-generated 3D characters like Gollum in The Lord of the Rings films with a single camera at a fraction of present costs. [More]
“Blasphemy! Heresy! Not since Bored of the Rings has there been such a blatant desecration of the sacred works of J.R.R. Tolkien!” Now available from Cold Spring Press: The Sillymarillion by D.R. Lloyd, the first parody in print of The Silmarillion. The book is now available from online bookstores. [More]
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Cold Spring Press is pleased to announce the release of the long-awaited parody to The Silmarillion – D.R. Lloyd’s The Sillymarillion (ISBN 1-59360-025-9, $11.00, 168 pp).
From the back cover:
Blasphemy! Heresy! Not since Bored of the Rings has there been such a blatant desecration of the sacred works of J.R.R. Tolkien! True fans of Middle-earth, rise up against this upstart and his distorted retelling of The Silmarillion. No self-respecting Dark Lord would ever enter a rapping competition, nor would beautiful elf-maidens ever behave like this! The greatest tragic love story in fantasy history was not made possible through the efforts of a ferret, nor were the great battles of the First Age covered by TV news crews! D.R. Lloyd’s The Sillymarillion dares to be the first and only – and therefore we can claim without contradiction – the funniest, most outrageous parody of the good professor’s great posthumous masterpiece.
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The action begins in the land of Valium, an idyllic paradise, but now the tranquility has been shattered by the theft of the magical Siliputi by the Dark Lord Mostgoth. The King of the Neuter has vowed revenge and his people have rebelled against the gods themselves. Fleeing to the continent of Myrtle-earth in pursuit of their enemy, the Neuter become embroiled in a long and boring war.
The reader will encounter spoiled Elven princesses, cross-dressing gods, and
rodents possessed by malevolent spirits, but these will all somehow seem strangely familiar…
West of the Moon Webmistress Shadow writes: My Dragon*con report and photo galleries can now be found at West of the Moon’s Dragon*con website. In the next few weeks, I’ll be posting my interviews with Bruce Hopkins, Craig Parker, and the Brobdingnagian Bards, as well as transcripts of the talks given by Bruce, Craig, and Sala Baker, so stay posted! [More]
Today is David Wenham’s birthday! David was born on September 21st, 1965 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. That makes him 39 years old today! Happy Birthday David!