Lurtz Premium FormatSideshow Collectibles has posted a teaser of their upcoming Premium Format Lurtz. Unlike the past products from the company, the premium format line is made of a mixture of metals, cloth, leather, etc and usually stand about 18-inches for standard sized figures. We imagine the Lurtz will be bigger than that! Pre-orders begin next week to registered newsletter members. Check out the details! [Click Here]

Meghan, Online Community Manager for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: This week we’ve updated our Playable Classes page with more information on the Guardian class. We’ll continue to update the classes each week through the end of January. Let me take this opportunity to wish everyone Happy Holidays, and best wishes on the coming New Year! 2005 brought a lot of changes to LOTRO and our community, and we expect 2006 to be an exciting time for everyone as we begin to roll out more information and move closer to launching the game. [More]

The cast of `Lost,’ ABC’s hit drama of air crash survivors marooned on a mysterious island, have won one battle – they beat a 40-year-old virgin and King Kong’s girlfriend for the title of ‘Entertainer of the Year.” Entertainment Weekly named what it called a group of `treasured islanders,’ the cast of `Lost,’ as its Entertainer of the Year, calling the show one of the “biggest cult breakouts since The X-Files.” [More]

A long awaited announcement is coming for collectors. Ever since Sideshow Collectibles picked up the Premium Format LOTR license, we’ve all been wondering which character will be produced first! In less than 24 hours, we’ll know – And of course, we’ll post as soon as we get the announcement. [Click Here]

A few months ago we saw Viggo Mortensen sporting the most impressive moustache in film history. Now the first trailer for his Spanish language film Alatriste features ‘The Stash’ in its full glory! [More]

The folks from TOPPS send along some more details of thier ‘Lord of the Rings: Evolution’ series. Similar to the Star Wars – Evolution set from 2001, this is an all-character series (a first for Lord of the Rings, as all 7 past sets have been story-based). It will be printed on silver-foil stock and will feature double-image front designs (a primary big image, and a secondary, smaller image). There will be 72 cards, which will be broken into Character, Races and Creatures subsets (plus a title/checklist card). [More] [Visit Topps.com]