It looks like gamers still debating whether to buy a PSP may get another nudge to get off the fence. Besides the arrival of the Grand Theft Auto and SOCOM franchises, it appears Q4 2005 may also see the Lord of the Rings games make their debut on Sony’s portable. [More]
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The One Ring finds a Texas home this summer during “The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy – The Exhibition” at the Houston Museum of Natural Science through Aug. 28. Museum staff are reporting they had the largest opening weekend for any exhibit they’ve ve ever had. [More]
And remember, The Houston Museum of Natural Sciences has offered to provide discounted entry to the Lord of the Rings exhibit for TORn readers! [More]
FredO writes: I thought it might of interest to TORn readers that there is now a package available for those traveling to Pittsburgh for the LOTR Symphony on July 22 and 23. [More]
Ataahua found this snippet of news in the one-minute miceNZ e-newsletter – a tourism industry magazine in New Zealand: Not only can visitors take a stroll through Peter Jackson’s Hobbiton film set near Matamata, but a refurbishment of a conference and function centre there means groups can now meet on the set too. [More]
Several people wrote in to let us now Sir Ian Holm is to play the late Pope John Paul II in a television mini-series. Sir Ian, 73 – who played Bilbo Baggins in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy – will portray the late Pope in the four-hour biopic for US television. [More]
Barrie Osborne, producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Matrix Face/Off and many more, is set to produce Beggars Inc, a high-concept comedy about panhandlers. Thanks to Adele for the link. [More]