Parallel writes: I am a journalist working in the Toronto area. I had arranged to have an interview with Billy Boyd before his upcoming apperance here on the September 1st Labour Day weekend, but was told two days ago that he’s had to drop out of the show. Not sure if it’s a personal or professional committment. Too bad, I was looking forward to speaking with him.
Xoanon here, the news has been confirmed on the Con’s website. [More]
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Melissa writes: This editorial is really only tangentially related to “Lord of the Rings,” but I simply had to share it. It’s a quite touching account of a teenage boy who’s recently announced he’s homosexual. Naturally, Sir Ian McKellen is mentioned because of his positive impact on the perception of homosexuality in the modern day. It’s just… the nature of the mention that had me in stitches. To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of Sir Ian’s death have been greatly exaggerated. [More]
The city of Aachen will swell with the music from Lord of the Rings tonight (August 18th). Sinfonieorchester Aachen will be performing the LOTR score in Germany. Follow this link for more dates and cities! [More]
Matt from Topps writes: We have several cool components to the LOTR Masterpieces set, an all artwork LOTR set, that we think people should hear about. [More]
Rumors about Peter Jackson directing Jakie Chan and Jet Li in a new movie are absolutely untrue. Sources close to the Jackson camp confirmed this earlier today. According to various websites Jackson has been signed to direct an untitled new film, which would star Li as the villain, and Chan as the hero.Chan recently spoke about the ambitious, high-action film, stating it “will be more American-style. It will be more suited to foreign audiences than Chinese audiences”. Again, all of this is not true
Due to popular demand, we have a few more props from Cassie Claire’s delightfully naughty “Very Secret Diaries” segment as seen in the award-winning film RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS. Using Fisher-Price toys and Toy Biz Action Figures, we created a mini set to indulge our favorite Fellowship spoof! Check out these authentic toys and props now offered on eBay! Own a fun little piece of indie film history and win a FREE BONUS AUTOGRAPHED POSTER! Check out the sequence from the film (Quicktime required) and throw down your bids! [More]