Ryan sends along word that Christopher Lee’s metal album, ‘Charlemagne’, now has a release date. From the website: Legendary actor Christopher Lee, who has appeared in such cinematic milestones as “Lord Of The Rings”, “Star Wars”, “The Man with the Golden Gun” and “Dracula”, will release “Charlemagne”, a concept album with original words and symphonic metal music, on March 15, 2010. More..

Our latest episode of ‘TheOneRing.net Radio Show’ (we need a better title) is now online and available for listening! Our guest was none other than Sir Ian McKellen, and boy did he dish out on The Hobbit! Along with telling us details about reading the script a little while back, he teased us about his forbidden knowledge of events, new and returning character and more! Check out the latest episode using the player above, or click here.

Our second guest, the great Andy Serkis, was a victim of technical difficulties and we were not able to have him on the air live. What we did record the interview and will have a transcript online this week!

Michiel from the Dutch Tolkien community website DeHobbit.net writes: Episode five of our “L” comic is now online. The Fellowstrip is a comic series created by DeHobbit.net staffer Philippe Collin. New episodes are published every Sunday. More..

Andy Serkis Lefties among us might recognise Andy Serkis. Of course he was bug-eyed hobbit Gollum in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Sure, he gave us a supremely tender King Kong. Yes, he was terrifyingly eloquent as serial killer Ian Brady in the television drama Longford, horribly creepy as French prisoner Rigaud in Little Dorrit and simply monstrous as the interrogator in Extraordinary Rendition. But there’s something else. Wasn’t he the fella who sold the Socialist Worker on the streets of London back in the early 90s? More..