Our old pal Carlene sends this in: “The Doctor”, David Tennant, weighs in on those casting rumors about him being in “The Hobbit.” “There’s a new rumour about me every day. I’m playing The Hobbit, apparently. No phone calls about that yet but I don’t know, no idea.” More..
Month: August 2009
Meredith Woerner from io9.com writes: While $30 million seems like a lot, it’s pretty small when half of District 9’s main characters had to be CG-ed into each frame. We talked to producer Peter Jackson about the benefits of that budget and working with aliens. More..
Fantasy Flight Games’ new boardgame, ‘Middle-earth Quest‘ is now shipping. The FFG web site has a PDF of the rulebook and a QuickTime trailer movie. This looks to be an interesting offering, not as heavy as the FFG ‘War of the Ring’ game, but certainly more complex than the Knizia ‘Lord of the Rings’ co-operative boardgame. [Trailer] [PDF]
The time period is sometime before the main events of LotR, with Sauron extending his power from Mordor; one player portrays Sauron, with up to three opponents portraying heroes who try to hinder his plans. The heroes win or lose against Sauron as a group.
Hopefully, when I have actually played the game, I will report on it more informatively. [Middle-earth Quest]
As you probably know, there is a lot of buzz about the upcoming release of ‘District 9,’ a film produced by Peter Jackson with effects from the good folks at WETA Digital. Reviews are hitting the web, and from the looks of things, they are relatively positive. See you in line! [Yahoo!] [GFP] [AICN]
We don’t often get much news about fan favorite Bernard Hill, but Ringer Celebriel sends an item about Bernard abseiling down a lighthouse in the UK as a fund raiser for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. There are some great pictures – follow the link for more! [Read More]
Norman Kolpas writes: One of the most fascinating phenomena to come of that widespread obsession is a craze for Hobbit-style weddings and Elvish-style weddings. The Internet abounds with resources to help fans of Tolkien’s books wed with all the trappings of Middle Earth. It isn’t difficult to have a Lord of the Rings wedding. Incorporate one or more of the following elements into the proceedings to have a ceremony that either subtly evokes Tolkien’s books or fully recreates their fantasy world. More..