Oscar-winning writer, director, and producer Peter Jackson has already left an indelible mark on Hollywood with his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, which stands out as one of the best marriages between cutting-edge special effects and J.R.R. Tolkien’s rich narrative. Jackson’s most recent project, the big screen re-make of King Kong, resulted in another successful melding of entertainment — this time between the linear film and the video game that bears Jackson’s name in the title. Not since Enter the Matrix has there been such collaboration between a Hollywood director and a video game based on his creation. Like the Wachowskis, Jackson has been a gamer all of his life, so he brings gaming sensibilities to the table in his interactive collaborations. Jackson hand-picked Rayman creator Michel Ancel to spearhead the King Kong game because he had been impressed with his critically acclaimed, but commercially unrecognized adventure game, Beyond Good and Evil, several years ago. [More]
Category: Other Merchandise
Seems one of the horses that played Shadowfax is for sale, anyone interested? From the website: This horse is Blanco – the genuine Shadowfax double in the movie Lord of the Rings. He is a Liberty trained trick horse trained by world renowned horse trainer Don Reynolds. He has been used in Hercules TV series filmed in NZ 2004. Credited trainer Wayne McCormack worked on these two films with Blanco. Blanco also worked on commercials and has done live shows. Due to overseas work commitments….a regretful sale of this great horse. [More]
Isabel writes: We are auctioning a King Kong Director’s Chair signed by no other than Peter Jackson himself on eBay. 100% of the proceeds are going to support Variety – The Children’s Charity of Southern California. It is a great charity that gives help to Los Angeles children who need it. Could you please pass along the info to your website visitors? You would be helping a great cause and we would really appreciate it! We are going to list another chair at the end of the week. This chair will also be signed by Peter Jackson but will have a different color logo. [More]
Grant Gould writes: Here’s a look at some more sketch cards from Topps’ upcoming “Lord of the Rings: Evolution” set. [More] [Topps]
By popular demand — we proudly present very cool brand new “Ringers” T-SHIRTS (including white 100% cotton ‘ringer’ style shirts [funny, eh?] with the Dominic Monaghan key art as seen on the DVD cover). Check out the perfect online shop for RINGER fans — www.ringersstore.com — we’ve got gorgeous full-size MOVIE POSTERS, LANYARDS, and the award-winning DVD itself of RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS. [More]
Artists Cynthia Cummens, Grant Gould & Tom Hodges all sent in samples of the TOPPS approved LOTR: Evolution cards that will make their way to storeshelves in 2006. Take a look! [More]