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LotR trading card game
The latest updates at Decipher.com include a downloadable Mount Doom starter rule book and some new card previews. The projected release date for Mount Doom is 14th July.
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Interview with Liv Tyler
Liv Tyler talks about how for over two years the LotR trilogy dominated her life, the friendships forged during the making of the movies, how Viggo is still a “total mystery” to her and more in this article at Mirror.co.uk.
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Perrott’s Folly at risk
IC Birmingham report that Perrott’s Folly, which is said to have been the inspiration for one of Tolkien’s Two Towers, is listed on the recently published 2004 Register of Buildings at Risk. You can see a picture of Perrott’s Folly at 24 hour museum.
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Time Warner in a bid for MGM
Time Warner, who own New Line Cinema, are putting together a bid of nearly $5 billion for film studio MGM. As this article at Reuters.com points out, Time Warner have made nearly $2.9 billion in ticket sales for the 3 LotR movies but, “there is no fourth Tolkien film to be made. Unless, that is,…
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Happy birthday Liv
Today is Liv Tyler’s birthday. She was born in Portland, Maine, on July 1st, 1977 and is 27 today. You can read her cast bio here. In CoE’s gallery there are pictures of Liv here and of Liv as Arwen here. Happy Birthday Liv!
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Win a copy of RotK signed by Sir Ian McKellen
To celebrate the success of the video release of Return of the King , there’s a prize draw at Sir Ian McKellen’s official site. The prize is a copy of the Return of the King book signed by Sir Ian. The closing date for the draw is 31st July.
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The Battle for Middle-earth, latest updates from EA
The latest updates at EA’s official site are some new wallpapers and a downloadable fan site kit!
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Brian Sibley’s official website
Brian Sibley has just launched his official website. He reveals that he will be appearing on the “extras” on the RotK EE DVD, there’s news about his forthcoming books which include; “a final definitive, lavishly illustrated, book about the film trilogy” and some great pictures in the Wellywood and Wellington gallery including one of PJ…
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Decipher LotR trading card game
The release date for Mount Doom has been postponed to 14th July. There are further details at Decipher.com where you can also read the latest Mount Doom article, “A Blast From the Past” and view the latest card previews which include Éowyn, Lady of Ithilien.
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The South Bank Show on Sir Ian McKellen
There’s a change to the date of The South Bank Show feature on a year in Sir Ian McKellen’s life. The programme will now air on Tuesday 29th June at 11pm on UK TV channel ITV. Shooting for this programme began in June 2003 and covered re-shoots for LotR and the promotional world tour for…
