Ringer Spy Lightwards sends us this amazingly detailed (if a little late) report from one of the biggest line parties created, the New York City Lowes Party. Take a look! [More]

Alyse writes: I just wanted to quickly let you know about some photos I took of Ian McKellen at his recent Book Soup signing. Ian McKellen was very sweet to all the children there who were excited to meet ‘Gandalf’. [More]

Ryan sends along great news that the Directors Guild of America has nominated Peter Jackson as one of the best film makers of 2001! Go to the DGA website and click on the first ‘Monthly News’ article [More]

Karl Urban (Eomer) sets sail on a ‘Ghost Ship’, Miranda Otto (Eowyn) takes a hike with ‘Julie Walking Home’, John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) gets all hot and bothered with ‘Scorcher’, and used his pipes for ‘Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance’, Orlando Bloom (Legolas) is ready to scream ‘Ali G in da House’! And something tells me Brad Dourif (Wormtongue) is not making a Disney film when he steps into the studio to voice ‘Child’s Play 5’. [More]

Karl Urban (Eomer) has joined the cast of ‘Ghost Ship. A horror flick about a salvage crew that discovers a long-lost 1953 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea. As they try to tow it back to land, “strange things” begin to happen. The film is set for an October, 2002 release.

Miranda Otto (Eowyn) is starring in ‘Julie Walking Home’ with polish director Agnieszka Holland (The Third Miracle) at the helm.

John Rhys-Davies has joined the cast of ‘Scorcher’, the film also stars Mark Dacascos of ‘The Crow: Stairway To Heaven’ TV fame and Rutger Hauer (King Vortigern from the ‘Merlin’ Mini-series).

John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) has also lent his voice to the new video game ‘Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance’, the game is in stores now.

Orlando Bloom has joined the cast of the comically named film ‘Ali G in da House’, Orlando plays Lance. The film was shot in multiple locations in England and is set for a March 22, 2002 release date.

Brad Dourif (Wormtongue) is getting his vocal chords ready to voice Chucky the killer plaything in ‘Child’s Play 5’, and as the title suggests, it is the 5th venture in the series. Look for that to come out this Hallowe’en.

Take a look at a whole slew of LOTR stars you can catch on the small screen this week! [More]