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Friday News Update: new Lego displayed at SDCC, Tolkien Biopics in the Works, Heavy Metal Tolkien, and New The Battle of Five Armies Pics
Click here to see TNI`s coverage of the new Lego 866 piece ‘The Lonely Mountain’ set. Click here to be taken to Rolling Stone’s coverage of the two planned Tolkien biopics. Click here here to learn, thanks to Virtual Festivals, what Tolkien’s books inspired in many of the acts that will be appearing at Bloodstock…
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End of August News Update;
Click here to read why PJ is unlikely to direct a ‘Dr. Who’ episode at any time in the near future. Details on the ‘Festival In the Shire’ exhibition can be found here. To view Brotherhood Workshop’s detailed re-creation of the ‘Desolation of Smaug’ trailer using Lego(R) blocks and characters just click here. Click here…
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Woman Steals Lord of the Rings Swords
A woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing two swords featured in the Lord Of The Rings movie franchise from a New York storage facility. Click here to read about the details of the theft.
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Weekend News ; Actor Updates, Movie news, Smaug, Tolkien in Ireland, a new massive Lego Construction and other Fan Creations
Click here to read about Sean Bean’s next series. Click here to read about what new role Benedict Cumberbatch is about to play. You can Click here to learn where Hugo Weaving will be this June. Click here to learn more about Azog the Defiler and the actor that plays him. For information about James…
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Today’s News; Hobbit nears $1 billion Mark, Andy Serkis’ Imaginarium, Tolkien’s LOTR Cover Design, and much more!!
To read about the current and projected Domestic and International sales totals for ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ click here. For information about Andy Serkis’ new ‘Imaginarium’ motion capture studio click here. Click here to be reminded of J. R. R. Tolkien’s original cover designs for the Lord of The Rings trilogy. Click here to…
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Weekend Update; How to Tell the Dwarves Apart: A Flowchart, Tolkien’s Estate Countersued , Jackson and Walsh assist a Tourist, Autographed LOTR First Editions sold at Auction, Pricey Orcrist now available.
In order to make it easier to identify the 13 Dwarves in ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ the LOTR Project has come up with a simple flowchart. The flowchart can be found here. The battle over merchandising rights to ‘The Lord of The Rings. and ‘The Hobbit’ has gotten more confusing now that a countersuit…
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A Video Tour of Jef Murray’s studio
Renowned Tolkien fan and artist Jef Murray has just posted the first ever brief tour of the studio where he creates his magic. To watch the tour video click here and to visit the website of Jef Murray Studios click here.
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Hobbit Update; Collectibles, More Images, a Possible Cameo, Almost No Gandalf, and a New Audio Book
Collectibles; To see what is now available from the Noble Collection click here, and to see some of the new action figures now availalble click here for Goblins, here for Thorin and two Goblins and here for Legolas and Tauriel. Several new images and a movie trailer can be seen if you click here. To…
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New Zealand Issues New Commemorative Stamps and Coins
To commemorate the release of ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ New Zealand Post has just announced the November release of a new series of stamps and coins. A listing of the stamps can be found here, and a listing of stamps and coins can be found here.
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Today’s News; Serkis on Directing and Lego makes a Game
To listen as Andy Serkis talks about Directing THE HOBBIT click here and to see the Lego’s new board game click here.
