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More Details on RotK
The Straits Times has more info on what details we’ll be seeing in December for Return of the King! Spoilers! If you wish to avoid any and all RotK spoilers, do not click this link.
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Pretty as a Shire penny
A set of coins featuring designs from The Lord of the Rings films will become legal tender this year. The currency has been commissioned by New Zealand Post to coincide with the release of the The Return of the King in December. To read the entire story, go to Stuff.
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Earn $59,000 as Rings researcher
It is a $59,000 a year job many fans of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings will want – but they have to base themselves in Aberystwyth, at the University of Wales. Does that sound like your dream job? Read about it at Stuff.
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Ents of Fangorn TCG
The third The Two Towers™ expansion set, Ents of Fangorn, brings to The Lord of the Rings TCG a new force to be reckoned with – Ents, led by a new Treebeard and bent on vengeance against Saruman’s destruction of their kin. Add in new versions of many companions and allies like Merry, Pippin, and…
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JK Takes on JRR in Top Book List
KEEN readers in Wycombe reckon it’s going to be a war of the wizards as to who will scoop the top spot in a national book survey. Lord Of The Rings and the Harry Potter series were tipped for the top in the run-up to the national survey of the top 100 books of all…
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Jackson talks about The Two Towers Extended Edition
Peter Jackson has given Lord of the Rings fans a better idea of what they can expect when he releases the extended version of The Two Towers this fall. To read the article, go to Film Force.
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Richard Taylor Interview
WETA’s Richard Taylor answers questions about both WETA Workshop, and working on Lord of the Rings. To see the video, click here.
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Inspired by Middle Earth…
A European classical/folk band, the Tolkien Ensemble, writes music that is inspired by Middle Earth. With the recent release of Jackson’s movie trilogy, interest in this Tolkien-inspired music has grown significantly. Read more about the Tolkien Ensemble here.
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Middle Earth Vacations
The New Zealand Tourism bureau says that tourism has doubled to $2.9 million, and the success of New Line’s ”The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring” and ”The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” has helped. Read more.
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Gollum Speaks!
Andy Serkis, the actor who plays Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, was recently in the Hot Seat, ready and willing to answer the questions of his fans.
