The folks from Ringcon write: SEATTLE, WA, September 30, 2004 – The fifth Northwest RingCon will be held October 29th through 31st at the SeaTac Doubletree Hotel in Seattle. Lord of the Rings enthusiasts and fantasy lovers of all ages can experience a weekend of music, dance, costume-making, and fun, all in the context of the Middle Earth universe. [More]
Category: Old Main News
Suzanne writes: The Fellowship Of the Ring will be on CBC televsion October 3rd and 4th, 8:00pm Pacific Time. Part 1 on Sunday, Part 2 on Monday! [More]
After five years as hobbit Samwise Gamgee, Sean Astin has written a revealing book about life on the Lord of the Rings set. The trilogy gave him a new-found confidence, but not enough to look forward to Peter Jackson’s reaction, he tells Sarah Stuart. Sean Astin clears his throat, giggles anxiously and puts what he hopes is his best hobbit foot forward to tell me about his new book on the making of The Lord of the Rings. [More]
Be sure to check out TheOneRing.net’s exclusive sneak peak at Sean’s upcoming book. You can read the entire first chapter of the book as well as an exclusive MP3 of Sean Astin’s reading of an exclusive excerpt. [More]
Orlando Bloom has proposed to his girlfriend Kate Bosworth, according to the News of the World today. The Lord of the Rings star has apparently presented Bosworth with a £175,000 engagement ring. “All you see is diamonds,” Bosworth told a friend. “It’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.” [More]
Sideshow/Weta Collectibles announced in their newsletter this week that the Frodo’s Orc Helm and Pippin’s Helm are sold out. They have also set the edition size for their Gothmog on Warg figure at 4,500 pieces worldwide. Shop for these and other high-end collectibles at SideshowWeta.com. [Click Here]
Kelly writes: David Wenham has been nominated by the Australian Film Institute for male acting lead for his work in the Australian telemovie, The Brush Off. [More]