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Happy birthday Peter Jackson
Today, October 31st, is Peter Jackson’s birthday. He was born in Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand in 1961 and is 47 years old today. You can read his crew bio here. In the CoE Gallery there are pictures of Peter in his own section and photos throughout the general cast and crew section.
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Born of Hope
Filming has started on Born of Hope, a prequel to the Lord of the Rings movies. The film will tell the story of Arathorn and Gilraen (Aragorn’s parents) and will be released on the internet in 2009. Director Kate Robinson has commented; “We want to show people more of a back-story for Aragorn. Based on…
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Tolkien letter for sale
If you have money to spare you might like to think about bidding for a letter written by Tolkien in which he apologizes for the long delay in publishing volume 3 of The Lord of the Rings. The letter goes on sale on 4th November 2008 at Bonhams, London, UK with an estimate of £2000…
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Del Toro on The Hobbit
In conversation with New Yorker staff writer Daniel Zalewski,Guillermo del Toro talked about the forthcoming films of The Hobbit. He reveals a lifelong fascination with dragons, some of his thoughts about the role of Smaug in the movies, why he has to remain “tight lipped” about the return of the Wargs and more. You can…
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Howard Shore “on track” for The Hobbit movies
Stuff.co.nz report that Howard Shore has been signed up to provide the music for The Hobbit movies.
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Tolkien Estate’s claim for damages
A Los Angeles judge has ruled that the Tolkien Estate may seek compensatory damages against New Line Cinema. The Tolkien Estate’s claim is that New Line failed to pay them any royalties on the money made from the three LotR movies. You can read the full story here.
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Happy birthday Alan Lee
Today, August 20th is Alan Lee’s birthday. He was born in England in 1947, and will be 61 today. You can read his cast bio here. You can view a gallery of his art work here and his sketches here. Many happy returns Alan.
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Happy birthday John Noble
Today, August 20th is John Noble’s birthday. He was born in 1948 in Port Pirie, Australia, and he will be 60 today. You can read his cast bio here and there are pictures of John in the role of Denethor here. Many happy returns John.
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The Best Authors in the UK
In a recent poll in the UK to find the best-loved author of all time, JRR Tolkien was voted in at number 7. To see the full list and find out who was voted in at number 1, go to dailymail.co.uk.
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Lord of the Rings Arms and Armour
The Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, UK, is hosting an exhibition of over 200 pieces of arms and armour made by Weta Workshop. Exhibits include Eomer’s helmet, the Witch King’s mace and Aragorn’s sword. The exhibition runs until 16th November. There’s further information, including pictures of some of the exhibits, here.
