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Howard Shore signing in Sydney
On June 18, Howard Shore will at Borders in Sydney to sign copies of the LotR CDs. More information on the event can be found here.
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FIGWIT at the New Zealand Film Festival
A film called “Frodo Is Great… Who Is That?!!” will be part of the New Zealand Film Festival in both Auckland and Wellington. The description of the film in the festival’s website can be found
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John Howe – updates to his official site
Updates to John Howe’s official site include some new art galleries which include some designs and images from the LotR movies. You can view the galleries here. In the latest update to the news section, which you can view here, John talks about inspiration.
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MGM deal would help Time Warner make The Hobbit
Nydailynews report that a number of organisations, including Time Warner, are showing interest in MGM. Robert Routh, analyst at Natexis Bleichroder, states, “An MGM deal would help Time Warner – which backed the hugely successful “Lord of the Rings” trilogy – make a movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit”.
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New expanded Silmarillion
Ted Nasmith’s official site has updated with the news that he has finished the artwork for a new, expanded ‘Silmarillion’, which will probably be published the first week of September.
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Tolkien scholarship
In this discussion, Michael D.C. Drout, addresses a number of areas relating to Tolkien scholarship. These include; how Tolkien scholars have reacted to the film adaptations and who was Tom Bombadil. You can read the complete transcript at chronicle.com.
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John Noble at Sci-Fi Expo in Dallas
John Noble will be making a rare appearance at the Dallas Sci-Fi Expo to be held on July 10th-11th. Go to scifiexpo.com for details.
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CoE TV Guide June 7-12
Have you ever wondered when your favorite star from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EST.
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Happy Birthday Karl Urban
Karl Urban was born on 7th June 1972 in New Zealand so today is his 32nd birthday. You can read his cast bio here. In the CoE gallery there are pictures of Karl here and of Karl in the role of Eomer here. Happy Birthday Karl!
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Elijah Wood and The Hobbit
Elijah Wood hopes that now the LotR movies are finished that the making of The Hobbit will go ahead. However he said that he would not want a role in the film. You can read the full article at bbc.co.uk.
