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.
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
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Kalypso sends this in: According to the August 2011 edition of InStyle Magazine (Australia), Orlando Bloom is headed to New Zealand shortly to film his scenes as Legolas.
Attention NZ Ringers, be on the lookout for Orlando Bloom in your area!
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]
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.
Kalypso sends this in: According to the August 2011 edition of 