Toby and Cody McClure write: For the past eight months we’ve been working on an animated fan short called “The Lord of the Rings: The Sons of Elrond” and we would like to inform you that it is available for viewing from our website. As twin brothers, our road was changed forever after seeing the Fellowship of the Ring in theaters Christmas 2001. Since that day the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien have made a tremendous impact on our lives and in everything we do. For all the fans, we hope this short will be at least a small reminder of Middle-earth and the great inspiration it has made in all our lives. [More]
Month: January 2006
Dominic Monaghan will be on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ tonight (January 9th). He is there to promote the return of new episodes of ‘Lost’ on ABC. Be sure to set those TiVo’s as ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ airs at 12:05AM on ABC.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The hirsute star of Peter Jackson’s “King Kong” will receive a special honor at the 11th annual Critics’ Choice Awards on January 9. The Broadcast Film Critics Assn., the group behind the event, created the Distinguished Achievement in Performing Arts Award to recognize what it called “the singular achievement in creating this character, representing a revolutionary leap forward in synthesizing visual effects with an actor’s performance.” “Many BFCA members wanted to vote for Kong for best actor because they were so impressed by the astonishing way in which he expresses love, lust, humor and rage in the tradition of the finest human actors,” BFCA president Joey Berlin said. The award will be accepted by Andy Serkis, the actor who breathed life into Kong. Jackson and his crew are creating new footage for the event. [More]
The Golden State Theatre is presenting the entire LOTR Trilogy on the big screen next month (February 19th). Tickets are still available, from their website: The complete epic trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson: The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Two Towers and the Oscar-winning The Return Of The King. A marathon of all three incredible movies as they were meant to be seen, back-to-back without interruption on the big screen! [More]
Fantasy war games retailer Games Workshop today warned its full year profits would fall short of market expectations after interest in Lord of the Rings – one of its mainstay lines – continued to wane. The England-based group, which makes model versions of the trilogy, said revenues for the six months to November 27 had fallen from £71m (€103m) to £57.1m (€82.7m) and profits before tax tumbled from £7.6m (€11m) to £119,000 (€172,000) as the “bubble” created by the Lord of the Rings films continued to deflate. [More]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., 6 January, 2006 – Electronic Arts today announced The Lord of the RingsTM, The Battle for Middle-earthTM II Collector’s Edition – the first ever Collector’s Edition DVD release from the highly successful The Lord of the Rings franchise. The sequel to last holiday’s critically acclaimed PC game is filled with exclusive The Lord of the RingsTM game content that will offer fans an opportunity to delve into parts of the Middle-earth they’ve never seen before. Scheduled to ship simultaneously with The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II in February 2006, The Lord of the RingsTM, The Battle for Middle-earthTM II Collector’s Edition will be available at select retailers and is rated 12+ by PEGI. [More]