LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Sean Bean will join Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in the cast of “The Island” for director Michael Bay. The DreamWorks project centers on a harvested being who becomes self-aware and tries to escape the utopia where he lives. Bean, who played Boromir in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, will take on the part of Merick, the chief antagonist. [More]
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Scott Collura, Managing Editor of Now Playing Magazine writes: We’ve just uploaded our third and final part of the interview, which I’m offering as an exclusive scoop to TheOneRing.net – consider it a big “thank you” for all the great coverage you’ve given us recently. This story is not currently publicly available on our site, so only TheOneRing.net readers will be able to access it at a “hidden” link. [More]
Adele sends along this link with Billy Boyd commenting on his new film ‘On A Clear Day’. “…The inaugural ceremony was attended by over 800 guests. Among the biggest names were ‘LOTR’ stars Orlando Bloom and Billy Boyd. Boyd later told reporters, ”I think film is something we all understand. It’s international. The way the world is just now, the more ways we can build bridges and understand different races and how we all live our lives. What better way to do this than film,” he added…” [More]
ProLiteracy Worldwide is auctioning off a pair of Wizards Circle tickets to the One Ring Celebration in Pasadena, CA Jan 14-16. These tickets include a two nights stay at the Sheraton Pasadena Hotel, though your transportation there is not covered. [More] [The Auction]
Today is Miranda Otto’s Birthday! Miranda was born on December 16th, 1967 in Queensland, Australia. That makes her 37 today, happy birthday Miranda!
Ringer Brent sent us some pictures of the Harper Collins UK edition (no, I don’t know what the difference is!). The production on both looks wonderful – and the text has been corrected by Chris Tolkien. Here’s some pictures of the HM edition. [More]