Today, May 25th, is Ian McKellen’s (Gandalf) birthday! Ian was born Ian Murray McKellen on May 25th, 1939, in Burnley, Lancashire, England. That makes him 63 today! Happy birthday Ian!
Category: Original TORn
This weekend, the Hall of Fire crew are talking about the effect of the One Ring on Frodo, as he makes his travels to Mordor with his friend Sam at his side, oblivious to the War of the Ring between Elves, Men and Orcs nearby in the kingdom of Gondor. What would have happened if Sam was not with Frodo, would he have been totally demoralised and have failed? Did the One Ring scar Frodo for the rest of his days in Middle-earth? [More]
Well, with more than three months before its release, the first review of the first Fellowship of the Ring DVD has surfaced on the Internet, and it’s the folks at LightsOutEntertainment who have landed the scoop. Check out the review (with a lot of beautiful screenshots), though you may make the wait for August that much harder for yourself. [More]
J. R. R. Tolkien’s Sanctifying Myth author Dr. Brad Birzer sends this along personally. This is the upcoming cover of his new book, to be published in October of 2002. Take a look! [More]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Soon after Kenneth Cron became head of Vivendi Universal Games last year, he was faced with a career-defining decision — whether to spend millions to develop games based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novels. [More] [Gaming Havens]
Ian McKellen (Gandalf) has been chosen to head up the Gay Pride parade in San Francisco on June 29th. [More]