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Ian McKellen to play Gandalf?
The Bolton News report that Ian McKellen is “likely” to play the role of Gandalf in the film version of The Hobbit.
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Exploring Tolkien: There and Back Again
Explore Tolkien’s Middle-earth in a 10-week on-line course hosted by the Centre for Lifelong Learning at Cardiff University, tutor: Dr. Dimitra Fimi. The course will examine Tolkien’s awareness of northern European mythologies and languages as well as other aspects of his scholarly background, by concentrating on The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The…
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Happy birthday Ian Holm
Ian Holm was born in Goodmayes, UK on 12th September 1931 and is 75 years old today. You can read his cast bio here. In the CoE gallery you can view pictures of Ian here and pictures of Ian in the role of Bilbo here. Happy birthday Ian.
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The Hobbit movie
Comingsoon.net report on an article in Variety about MGM’s future projects. The article states that in the next few years MGM plan to release “one or two installments of The Hobbit” which they hope will be directed by Peter Jackson.
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The Hobbit for sale
If you have several thousand dollars to spare you might like to buy a first edition of The Hobbit which is up for auction on 14th September at Freeman’s in Philadelphia. You can read more about the book here.
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Ted Nasmith exhibition
An exhibition of Ted Nasmith’s work will be held on 23rd to 26th September at Redesdale Hall, Moreton in Marsh, UK. The title of the exhibition is; Where Many Paths and Errands Meet. In addition, each afternoon he will also be performing Tolkien inspired songs from his forthcoming CD. There’s further information at his website…
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LotR – behind the scenes footage
You can view a clip from the new behind-the-scenes documentary at the Lord of the Rings official site. The full documentaries can be seen on the new LotR Limited Edition DVDs.
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Happy birthday Billy Boyd
Billy Boyd was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 28 August 1968 and is 38 years old today. You can read his cast bio here. In the CoE gallery you can view pictures of Billy here and Billy in the role of Pippin here. Many happy returns Billy.
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Lord of the Rings figures
A new video feature at Sideshow showcases their latest 12-inch and premium format LotR figures. You can view the video here.
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Lord of the Brush
On 12th September and 15th September Knowledge Network will be showing Lord of the Brush a documentary about artist John Howe. Knowledge Network is available to viewers in British Columbia.
