Howard writes: Factory: the film industry magazine celebrates its fifth birthday with the launch of a radical, online edition at www.factory-publishing.com packed with world-exclusives and free iPod downloads. Ian McKellen recently recorded an interview for us which you can download, in it he talks about his desire to work on ‘The Hobbit’! Ian McKellen Talks ‘The Hobbit’ in Podcast
Category: Hobbit Movie
In the eventuality that Peter Jackson does not direct ‘The Hobbit’ films, our new poll asks the question, who should? The poll on the right side of this page gives you a chance to vote for three of your favorite directors. Once you’ve voted, discuss it on our message boards with fellow Ringers! (Thanks to Annael for the original poll idea)
Attention Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) and ‘Indiana Jones’ fans! Vanity Fair has posted the first picture of Cate Blanchett as Agent Spalko from the upcoming ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.’ Cate is well known for the diversity of her characters, and it looks like the next Indiana Jones film will be no exception. Jump over to VanityFair.com right now to see the larger pictures and read the full article. [Vanity Fair]
2007 has been quite an exciting year for Tolkien fans! There’s been an abundance of news and events from across the globe including openings of musicals, new book releases and new movies in the pipeline: something to satisfy just about any geeky preference! As a thank-you for following all the developments of the year with us, we thought we’d put together a retrospective of the top Tolkien stories of 2007 in one convenient list. The list below is in chronological order.
Here’s to a 2008 that’s just as exciting! Stay tuned! Continue reading “Top Tolkien Stories of 2007”
LONDON – Sir Ian McKellen — Gandalf to “Lord of the Rings” fans — rose further in status Saturday as he joined the elite circle of Britain’s Companions of Honor. Kylie Minogue rivaled McKellen for attention as Britain announced Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s Honors list. The Australian pop diva was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE. Britain announces New Year’s honors list
Kristin Thompson, author of ‘The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood’, writes: Over on my Frodo Franchise blog, I’ve posted an epic summary of the news about the Hobbit breakthrough, along with some speculation on what’s to come. The Hobbit breakthrough and where we stand