A reminder that TheOneRing.net will be at Comic-Con this Thursday giving a 50-minute presentation titled “Hobbit Talk,” which we are hoping to stream live as we also bring the flavor of Comic-Con to readers.
Our friends at Weta wanted to remind fans that they will have a booth on the showroom floor and pass along this message:
“Weta Workshop would like to welcome all our friends from theonering.net to come visit us at the Weta booth at Comic Con next week. This year we have a bigger crew than ever before with conceptual designers Daniel Falconer, Greg Broadmore, Paul Tobin, Claire Hackett, Stephen Crowe and Stuart Thomas all attending. Continue reading “TORn, Weta, Comic-Con only four days away!”
With the last film in the Harry Potter series out, audiences around the world will line up to see how Harry finally reckons with the evil dark mage Voldemort. TIME looks at other famous nefarious wizards and The Lord of the Rings Sauron tops the list! Thanks to Ringer Corvalis84 for sending us the link. [Read the List]
The Project Magazine’s latest issue features an interview with Richard Armitage where he speaks about bagging the role of Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit.
You’ve got a nice gig in The Hobbit. How did a strapping 6’2” chap like yourself get the part of a dwarf?
I’d been in and read for a couple of roles, and been through the initial casting for Thorin Oakenshield, but not for one minute did I think that I’d end up getting the part. So when I was told that it had come my way, I was completely incredulous. At that point the film hadn’t been given the green light, so I didn’t think it was going to happen, even to the point where I was on set, in costume. And then I’m in front of Peter Jackson and I finally think, ‘OK, I am going to be playing this part.
Were there any reservations about taking on a job that would last so long?
None at all. In fact, I had to wiggle my way out of some other situations that were very, very complicated. It would have been much easier to say ‘OK, I’ll let it go.’ But there was no doubt in my mind that this was for me. If someone told me this was going to be the last piece of work I ever do, I think I’d be alright with that. I don’t want it to be, but I think I would be satisfied.
Thanks to message board member mulubinba for the heads-up on this one.
On this weeks episode, Andy Serkis could be earning an award nominations for his motion-capture performance, Peter Jackson recently posted a second production video on his Facebook page, more Hobbit photos from IGN, Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield and much much more!
Thanks to our executive producers: Daniel Carmen and Keith Gunther.
It’s time for our monthly discussion of the latest Hobbit movie news and rumours again in the Hall of Fire! And there’s a heap to get our teeth into — 12 dwarf portraits and their histories (are they accurate?), the recent production diary, Elijah Wood’s “flash forward” and now some vague hints that there’s some shooting going on in London at the moment! We’re about to begin! Come along and join the chat!
We’re done! Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such a great chat!
Ringers – today is a good day! We are getting a preview of yet another The Lord of the Rings statue making its way into the que of items from the new maquette line. The newest piece that will be entering our collections is the Snow Troll. This piece will come from the upcoming The Lord of the Rings War in the North video game. As with the other maquettes announced this Troll gives us a look at different view of Trolls from Middle-Earth. As you will see in the video from Sideshow Collectibles this piece is huge and will draw some major attention in your collection. Also in the video we get a look at the announced Arwen and Boromir maquettes and an explanation of what the exclusives will be for each item. Stay tuned to TORn for more news when this goes up so you can add a Snow Troll to your collections! [LOTR Showcase Video] [Snow Troll Preview]
