Elijah Wood has been confirmed as a guest for ORC 2007, our annual LOTR convention held in LA. I missed ORC 2006, therefore did NOT get the chance to meet Miranda Otto (doh!!!). ORC 2005 was a blast with Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies and more! More news as we confirm guests, ORC 2007 will take place Fri., Sat. & Sun. March 9-11, 2007 at the The Burbank Airport Hilton Hotel. [More]
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Lost star Dominic Monaghan has a soft spot for wildlife. In fact, he feels so strongly about the protection of wildlife and their right to live in peace that he agreed to star in peta2’s first-ever wildlife ad to help remind us that we’re not the only beings on the planet. In the ad, Dominic encourages everyone to “Share the World,” saying, “Your actions can and do have an impact on the natural environment around you.” [More]
The versatile Andy Serkis, known mostly for playing characters such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy or King Kong in, well, King Kong, can now add voice actor, writer and director to his growing list of credits. Serkis recently told Sci-Fi Wire that even though he has been busy as an actor with other projects, like the upcoming The Prestige and the action-adventure Stormbreaker, he also found time to work on the story and direct some of the sequences for an upcoming animated video game for Playstation 3 called Heavenly Sword. The story of Heavenly Sword centers around a warrior named Nariko who, when her village is attacked, takes up the fight against an evil king and his army using the Heavenly Sword. [More]
Today is Viggo Mortensen’s Birthday! Viggo was born on October 20th, 1958 in Manhattan, New York. That makes him 48 years old today! Happy Birthday Viggo!
Canadian composer extraordinaire Howard Shore turns 60 today! Shore, who composed the Academy Award winning LOTR Trilogy score was born on October 18th, 1946 in Toronto, Canada. Happy Birthday Howard!!
Dominic Monaghan’s hit sci-fi/fantasy show ‘Lost’ is on tonight! Be sure to catch it on ABC! TORN’s chatroom now has a special ‘Lost’ screening room, login to #lost at 9PM and watch with fans from around the country! [TORN CHAT]