Well, its April 30th and Master Replicas, true to their word, have posted their first series of LOTR electronic replicas for pre-sale!. Included in this first series are Sting, the Light of Earendil, Gandalf’s Staff and The One Ring. [More]
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Where to from here? Now that our long days of anticipation are over (bar the Extended Edition DVD), what are we going to do with ourselves? It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot since last December. [More]
ROTK hits store shelves on May 25th
Since the announcement of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’s May 25 DVD release date, fans have been speculating about details of the content, the packaging and when the Special Extended Edition will hit shelves. Matt Lasorsa, New Line Home Entertainment’s senior vice president of marketing, offers some insight into the much anticipated home video release in an informative Q&A. [More]
Wellington’s special effects house Weta, used to working with big-name Hollywood stars on The Lord of the Rings, is now mixing it with royalty. For the past week the son and daughter-in-law of Prince Chatri Chalem Yukol of Thailand and five technicians from the prince’s film production company have been learning the tricks of the trade from Weta’s experts. [More]
If you weren’t aware, there is a new set of collectibles about to be release from Master Replicas. These items a direct replicas from the film and include an electronic component to simulate the special effects from the films. According a recent newsletter from the company, we should see some images of these collectibles very shortly! Follow the link for details. (PS – Master Replicas has already earned themselves quite a following with the Star Trek and Star Wars lines. Lets hope they can do LOTR justice!) [More]
The Company ride on the eagles’ backs over the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo is very glad when he is finally deposited back on the ground. When the eagles depart, Gandalf leads them to the house of one of his friends from whom he intends to procure some assistance. This friend is however something of an original and steps must be taken to ensure that the Company will be welcomed to the house of Beorn.[More]