Update from the Minnesota Tolkien Society: The Church of the Open Door who is having the Return of the Trilogy event on December 31st in Maple Grove, MN has heard from many fans who for one reason or another cannot attend the entire event and are interested in seeing Return of the King Extended Edition (ROTK EE) only on the big screen in surround sound. In response, on December 14th, they converted a LIMITED number of trilogy tickets to ROTK EE only. ROTK starts at 5pm and is $8. [More]
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Jeff Hrubiak writres: The newest offering from Sabertooth Games for their The Lord of the Rings Tradeable Miniatures Game is the mighty Balrog. He is the latest Evil figure to come to Middle-earth in the Premium Line (PL) of figures. This is one bad dude! Lucky for the forces of Good, he comes packaged with a very impressive version of Gandalf the Grey. They are hitting retailers’ shelves sometime this month, December 2004! [More]
Laura Miller writes: All but the most ardent Middle Earth lovers among us were feeling a bit burnt out by the time “The Return of the King” swept the Oscars earlier this year. One of the chief symptoms of Tolkien mania is the feeling that you just can’t get enough of the stuff, but in reality that’s rarely the case. The parade of awards felt predictable, every aspect of the professor’s creation seemed thoroughly explored and it was time for a rest. [More]
Matt, Global Moderator at RCTMart.com writes: Most of you have probably heard of Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, but if not, it is a Interactive game similar to Sims: Theme Park, and you can create your own rides, theme park, etc. It is a wonderful game. The Lord of the Rings Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 Project is a on going project that has been in the makings since May of 2004. [More]
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Sean Bean will join Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in the cast of “The Island” for director Michael Bay. The DreamWorks project centers on a harvested being who becomes self-aware and tries to escape the utopia where he lives. Bean, who played Boromir in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, will take on the part of Merick, the chief antagonist. [More]
Scott Collura, Managing Editor of Now Playing Magazine writes: We’ve just uploaded our third and final part of the interview, which I’m offering as an exclusive scoop to TheOneRing.net – consider it a big “thank you” for all the great coverage you’ve given us recently. This story is not currently publicly available on our site, so only TheOneRing.net readers will be able to access it at a “hidden” link. [More]