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Month: December 2006
Today is Dominic Monaghan’s Birthday! Dominic was born on December 8th, 1976 in Berlin, Germany. That makes him the big 30 today! Happy Birthday Dominic!
Publishing Director David Brawn at Harper Collins writes to inform us that the Dutch artwork we revealed for The Children of Hurin the other day uses temporary artwork by Alan Lee. That means it’s not the final painting for the cover. David says that that Alan is currently working on a new composition, to be used on all editions internationally. Harper Collins hopes to be able to reveal the artwork in the next few weeks.
On December 21st BBC Radio 4 are broadcasting a new translation of “Sir Gawain & the Green Knight”. This isn’t Tolkien’s own translation – though Tolkien was apparently the first translator of the work into modern English. It does however feature Ian McKellan as narrator. [More] Thanks to David for the link.
Elton John was delighted to receive an unexpected gift from Weta bosses Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger moments before he took to the stage for a one-off New Zealand Concert. [More] Thanks to Patricia for the link.
Entertainment Weekly has published a new article on the recent ‘Hobbit’ happenings taking place in Hollywood. The article is a great summary of where all parties stand on the issue and what needs to happen for ‘The Hobbit’ to be filmed with Peter Jackson. Thanks to Ringer Rebecca for the heads up! [EW.com]