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NZ Movie website Flicks.co.nz took some stunning photos of the Hobbiton set during Peter Jackson’s press conference with the NZ prime minister a few days ago. Take a look at their collection below. Continue reading “More Hobbiton Set Photos”
The folks at TheOneRing.net are great miners… of information.
A few months ago, message board member Moahunter alerted us to a posting over at Johnson&Laird that listed an actor named Ray Henwood as playing the role of “Old Bellringer” in The Hobbit, a role that has subsequently been changed to “Net Mender“. To our purely speculative minds, both roles seem to have been crafted with a common intent – to have a man who sees Smaug’s firelight coming down the river from the North and alerts the people of Laketown.
As a piece of trivia, this is the same actor who played the character Erland in The Fellowship of the Ring, where he was present at the Council of Elrond as a Dale Counselor, the Advisor of Brand, son of Bain, son of Bard. More geeky information along with images can be found here.
Anyway, digging for more information on the same site brought something else of interest to our notice.
An actor named Robin Kerr has seemingly been cast in the role of Elros. We don’t suppose this is the character who, according to the books, is Elrond’s brother (who wasn’t an Elf anyway).
We feel rather that the name Elros is just being reused for a hero Elf, similar to how the name Morwen was used for a woman of Rohan in The Two Towers.
What do you think of all this? Feel free to share your thoughts on our message boards.
jan-u-wine writes: For LA Ringers (and Astin fans), Rudy will be screening at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica on Thursday, Nov. 17. Sean Astin, Jon Favreau & David Anspaugh will be on hand for a q & a! More..
Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released the fourth and final vignette featuring a new perspective on The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, releasing November 1st. As the first M-rated video game bearing The Lord of the Rings name, this video addresses a simple – though key – element of this title: slaying orcs.
An assemblage of faces from the gaming and entertainment worlds, as well as key members of the Snowblind Studios team discuss not only the sheer fun obliterating the foul creatures that terrorize Middle-earth, but also speak to the violence depicted in the pages of the books, to describe war torn Middle-earth. Sean Astin and Dominic Monaghan (The Lord of the Rings), Brian Posehn (The Sarah Silverman Show) and Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) comment on not only the hordes of orc players will face in the game, but other foes that will pursue them, from troll, to goblins, to fell beasts and more. Gaming personalities Eric Eckstein (G4), Alison Haislip (G4) and Miri Jedeikin address the combination of the visceral combat, with the depth and character development of the RPG elements. Noted Tolkien scholar Corey Olsen points out the scribe’s own experience with war, particularly World Wars I and II. Continue reading “WBIE Releases Final Video of Four for The Lord of the Rings: War in The North”
Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released the third of four new videos discussing the theme of Fellowship in The Lord of the Rings. From the world of entertainment, to the development team at Snowblind Studios, this video includes candid commentary from people close to The Lord of the Rings canon.
Speaking to the concept of Fellowship, and it’s vital impact on The Lord of the Rings story, film stars Sean Astin and Dominic Monaghan (The Lord of the Rings) discuss the power created through these characters coming together. Actor Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) discusses the coming together of different races, utilizing their different attributes to create an even stronger bond, Experts from the world of gaming, Eric Eckstein (G4) , Alison Haislip (G4) and Miri Jedeikin discuss this theme in relation to concept of co-op play, and actor Brian Posehn (The Sarah Silverman Show) discusses his choice of player race. Continue reading “WBIE: Releases Third of Four Videos for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North”
jan-u-wine writes: For LA Ringers (and Astin fans), Rudy will be screening at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica on Thursday, Nov. 17. Sean Astin, Jon Favreau & David Anspaugh will be on hand for a q & a!