Still too depressed about The Hobbit to think about anything else? Well these new DVDs on sale tomorrow may cheer you up for a while. There is some cool TV on DVD coming out including: ‘Bones – S1’, ‘Criminal Minds – S1’ & ‘St. Elsewhere – S1’. Be sure to take a look at ‘Dane Cook – Vicious Circle’, ‘Ellen Degeneres Show: Dvd-Licious’ & ‘Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Even Harder’. And of course the big release of the week is ‘Superman Returns’, but not to be outdone by the latest man of steel, it seems Warner Bros. is releasing almost everything ‘Super’ tomorrow as well! There is the ‘Christopher Reeve Superman Collection’, all 4 Reeve films, the 1940’s and 50’s set with Kirk Alyn, the ‘Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition’, even Supergirl and Smallville season 5 on HD DVD. Personally I want ‘The Usual Suspects (Collector’s Edition)’ & ‘Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition’ for Christmas! see the entire list of new DVDs available tomorrow right here. [More]
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Fans of Peter Jackson’s LOTR have been taking succor over the last couple of days from a snippet of an interview given by Tolkien Enterprises’ Saul Zaentz. The interview, which first surfaced here on Elbenwald quoted Zaentz saying the Hobbit would “defitely be shot by Peter Jackson”.
Now, WorldofKJ is reporting that the orginal source is German magazine Cinema, and that publishing lags mean the interview could well have been given several weeks ago. It’s unclear what this means for the Hobbit. In the short term, it appears Jackson will have no involvement with New Line (since the break-up came after Zaentz’s interview), but the production rights will still revert to Zaentz “next year”. And that deadline could still be something that forces a compromise from New Line somewhere along the way. [More]
Last week TheOneRing.net asked you, the fans, to show your support for a Peter Jackson-directed adaptation of ‘The Hobbit’ in a funny and creative way. And you responded! Take a look at the first gallery of photoshop creations and caption contest-entries by clicking on the poster below!
Not all of the entries for the caption contest came with an apropriate picture though, so be sure to check out some of these other suggestions we received! [More]
So you still feel a little frustrated over all this PJ/Hobbit-news? Here are some things you can do:
Show us Peter Jackson’s Hobbit: Channel that frustration into something fun and creative! Photoshop, cut and paste a scene, poster or screenshot based on The Hobbit or simply the current situation of the project. Let your imagination run wild! [More]
Peter Jackson Caption Contest!: You think you’re upset? Join in on this caption ‘contest’ and let us know what you think Pete’s thinking! [Download the image]
Letter-writing Campaign: With the revelations from Peter Jackson’s letter to TheOneRing.net, the only way we are going to reach our goal of having a live-action version of ‘The Hobbit’ from Peter Jackson and his team, is by keeping after the studios who own the rights. [TheHobbitFilm.com]
Talk to other fans: TORn’s chat room and message boards have been humming with activity since the news broke earlier this week. Join in on the fun by meeting other Ringers who are chewing over what might happen next. Please mind the rules, and remember that our discussion areas are family-friendly. [Barliman’s chat room] [TORn message boards]
Last week TheOneRing.net asked you, the fans, to show your support for a Peter Jackson-directed adaptation of ‘The Hobbit’ in a funny and creative way. And you responded! Take a look at the first gallery of photoshop creations and caption contest-entries by clicking on the posters below!
Gallery 2:
Not all of the entries for the caption contest came with an apropriate picture though, so be sure to check out some of these other suggestions we received!
“Oh, well. This happened to the Beatles too, so I’m in good company”
“So Ordesky says ‘You’re not doing the Hobbit – put that in your pipe and smoke it!”
“If I made the Hobbit I would just get more complaints from the actors
about their fuzzy feet”
“Who do they think they’re going to get? Frank Oz? ‘A Muppet Hobbit’ with Kermit Froggins, Piggy Sackville Froggins, Fozzie Okenshield, Gandrolf the Gray and Gozzum?”
“This is where I belong. Just let ’em try to move in!”
“Squatter’s Rights! I was here first!”
“It took the Five Armies and the talents of Weta Digital to put these shoes on my feet.”
“Will he never cut the cake?”
“..I suppose if I’d just done a better job with the Lord of the Rings..”
“Hm, Fran and Phillipa told me I should just sit here and look interesting. I say show me The Precious”
“Oh well, at least I have the Simarillion trilology to work on…”
Now it could well be that you think you have a better, edgier or funnier caption, or that your Photoshop-skills surpass anything seen before on this website. In that case, be sure to keep sending us your entries! [Show Your Support!]
Mrcere writes: LOS ANGELES – Let me make this really easy for you: If you have played EA Game’s “Battle for Middle-earth II” and enjoyed it even moderately, the new expansion “The Rise of the Witch King” is spectacular! If you haven’t played it, you may find like I did, that crawling into Middle-earth in a game format is immensely fun and contains more of the ‘feel’ of Tolkien’s works that you thought possible. [More]