Sideshow Collectibles, makers of high-end The Lord of the Rings collectibles, is hosting a ‘Collect for Life’ auction to benefit Make-a-wish of Orange County. Their goal is to fund five wishes and they are raising money via paypal, txt, and one-of-a-kind auction items. The auction items from LOTR are: Witch-king of Angmar Statue LOTR Artist Proof, Fell Beast and Morgul Lord Statue ROTK Artist Proof, Gandalf the White on Shadowfax ROTK Artist Proof, and Legolas Greenleaf Statue LOTR signed by Orlando Bloom! So place your bids, or simply donate to the cause. Jump over to SideshowCollectibles.com for complete details. [Make-a-Wish Auction]
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It’s not been a bad year for Luke Evans, what with turns in Immortals, The Raven and The Three Musketeers all in the bag. He was in San Diego to promote at least two of those movies, so naturally we grabbed him and asked about his latest, and most geek-friendly, role: Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit. More..
During, Comic-Con 2011 Weta released the next amazing environment from their The Lord of the Rings line. The item is noneother than Orthanc the home or Saruman during the battle for The One Ring. This version of Orthanc is before we see Saruman tear apart Isengard to use in his part of making war in Middle-Earth.
The detailing in Orthanc is off the charts! It looks like the statue is made from real obsidian and pulled from what we saw on screen during the trilogy. The addition of the trees add a feel of peace that this location had before Saruman sold himself out to Sauron. For owners who have Orthanc after Saruman destroyed the beauty that you see here the comparisons will make for one of the cooler looks in any The Lord of the Rings collecton.
Continue reading “Collecting The Precious – Orthanc Pre-Ruin by Weta”
Our TORn staffers at Comic-Con are busy (and tired) but the time is coming soon when the live streaming will return to TheOneRing.net/live and continue for the convention’s afternoon and then into San Diego’s night. We want to under-promise and over-deliver so we will only tease that if things go well, an astounding guest or two might join us today. We will visit Weta’s booth and Sideshow Collectibles to feature the news LOTR items available as well as cool stuff and cool people from everywhere.
The first time appearance of legendary director Steven Spielberg was a big, big deal at the San Diego Comic Con. Despite all his top-grossing and critically acclaimed movies that fit the genre, appearing at the show had never worked out. So knowing he would show up to talk about The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn set the popular culture celebration all abuzz. When co-producer Peter Jackson shocked the movie-loving world and showed up Friday morning, the euphoria and applause shook the convention hall to its foundations. Continue reading “Peter Jackson suprises fans at Comic-Con! (updated)”
On this episode of Hobbit in 5, we talk about Peter Jackson’s latest production diary videos, show off the new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, introduce pictures for The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard, look for crew accommodations in Piopio, NZ, and find out what Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis think about Mikael Persbrandt. We’ll also cover Thrain in our character study!
Thanks to our executive producers: Henry Tobin and Danielle Logan
Visit our new website – Rebekah has her own Facebook page now! Go check it out and “like” her! – Go like theOneRing.net on Facebook as well! – Peter Jackson’s Facebook Page – LOTR: War in the North – LOTRO: Rise of Isengard – Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis Swedish Interview