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Sideshow/Weta Collectibles has finally revealed their new ‘Balrog of Moria’ statue with a series of 5 pictures and a 360 degree turnaround. They’ve also released for pre-order a brand new Alan Lee piece, featuring Gandalf on Gwaihir as they travel over Helm’s Deep. The piece is limited to 400 worldwide and signed by Richard Taylor, Alan Lee and Ian McKellen! Check them both out at SideshowWeta.com. [Balrog] [Gandalf on Gwaihir]

Green Books is back with more updates:

  • Three poems and six works of fiction are up in our Ringer-submitted writing section, Moon Letters. [More]

Check back for more June offerings from the Green Books staff!

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In his most recent review of ‘The Chronicles of Riddick,’ Roger Ebert has apologized for his comment telling LOTR fans to ‘Get A life’. [More]

We knew Andy Serkis would lend his motion capture performance to the great Ape in PJ’s upcoming ‘King Kong’ but now the The Hollywood Reporter confirms he will also play Lumpy the Cook, a non-cg character. [More]

The MTV Movie Awards are on MTV — tonight! For some of you on America’s East Coast, they’re on right now. For the rest of us, they’re on at 9 PM. Enjoy!

Update: To all the folks who have emailed about that troublemaker Dominic Monaghan’s last statement (“There will be another [movie] next year!”) — guys, sadly, he was joking.