Many Middle-earth fans will be familiar with the independent film Rise of the Fellowship, from director Ron Newcomb, who is himself a passionate Tolkien fan. Newcomb has teamed up again with producer Scott Mathias to launch a new project, which should appeal to all fantasy lovers. The proposal is for a web series about a group of Rangers guarding an ancient realm; The Lord of the Rings, George R R Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire, and Dungeons and Dragons are all cited as influences for this new tale. Going by Newcomb’s previous award winning work, The Rangers should be something to look out for! You can read more about this project here; and take a look at the teaser trailer, below:
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Month: March 2014
It’s a new month, so that must mean it’s time for a new Rewrite Tolkien contest, where you, the fans, can rewrite your favorite passages or scenes in the style of a classic author or theme. We will select a theme each month, and then it’s up to you to put your spin on it.
The theme for the month of March is…
‘The Hobbit’ in the style of Douglas Adams. Using characters and settings from ‘The Hobbit’, create your own sci-fi/fantasy crossover. Be creative, however the judges are begging you not to submit any Vogon poetry!
Our judges will read through all of your submissions, and choose the best of the bunch. The Grand Prize Winner will get their entry read live on TheOneRing.net’s newest show, TORn Book Club as well as having it published here on TheOneRing.net. The runner-up will have their story published on TheOneRing.net.
The contest deadline is 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Wednesday, March 26th 2014. Please be sure to read all of the submission guidelines below and submit your entry to rewrite_tolkien_contest@theonering.net. Good luck!
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- Contest is open to individuals worldwide, age 13 and up at the time of entry.
- To avoid duplicate submissions, please include your name and location on all entries.
- To qualify, submissions must be a minimum of 500 words and maximum of 2000 words, feature at least one character from The Hobbit and be in the style of the author/genre for that month’s contest.
- All submissions should be emailed to rewrite_tolkien_contest@theonering.net with the entry in the body of the email. No attachments.
- No posting your entry on the message boards or TORn’s Facebook page.
- No profanity. We realize that some authors’ styles require it, so if you MUST use profanity, please censor it with asterisks.
- By submitting, you are giving TORn permission to reproduce your entry on our website or other formats (Twitter, Facebook, etc…)
- Only one entry per person, and each entry may not be submitted more than once.
- Contestants are only eligible to win the Grand Prize once in a 12 month period.
- Entries that do not follow these submission guidelines will not be considered for the contest.
In my wanderings around the internet, I recently stumbled across this great little interview with Simon Tolkien on the Mythopoeic Society website.
Simon is, of course, the son of Christopher Tolkien and the grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, and a published author in his own right. He has written four novels. The most recent, Orders from Berlin
In the interview, which originally appeared in the Society’s journal Mythprint in June 2010, Simon speaks of his memories of his grandparents, his own writing process and his father’s work compiling The Silmarillion. Enjoy!
This weekend, Hall of Fire turns to examine Peter Jackson’s next (and almost certainly final) Middle-earth movie.
“At the end of the day I just want to entertain people and get them to come along to the movies.” Peter Jackson at the Desolation of Smaug live event. November 2013.
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Benedict Cumberbatch has just officially been announced as attending the 2014 Oz Comic-Con.
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