Ian Collier, Tolkien Society Publicity sends this along: There are photos online from Saturday at Sarehole Mill, you can find them here! [More]

Be sure to check out our weekly Sideshow Collectibles update! Each week we provide an update on your favorite Sideshow goodies, from busts to premium figures and more! Take a look! [More]

Rachel from WETA writes: Today Weta Limited opened the pre-ordering for the Goliathon 83 Raygun from the Weta Originals range to VIP members. They also announced that members of the public could pre-order this piece seven days from now (25 May). [More]

Washington, May 17 (ANI): Actor Orlando Bloom has been named the 'Sexiest Guy of Summer 2007' in a new magazine poll. The poll, which led to the compilation of the In Touch Weekly list, was based on stars who will be appearing in big films this summer. Bloom acquired the top position by beating Brad Pitt, who was at the second spot. [More]

Orlando Bloom seems to be shying away from playing the great elf Legolas in “The Hobbit,” that is unless his original “Lord of the Rings” helmer is behind the camera. “Who’s directing it, Peter Jackson?” he mockingly answered when asked about the possibility. Yes, we know that Legolas isn’t technically in “The Hobbit,” and to his eternal credit, Bloom knows this as well. But dedicated “Rings” fans know that Legolas is an elf from the realm of Mirkwood, a kingdom Bilbo Baggins and his dwarf companions get captured in towards the end of “The Hobbit,” imprisoned there by the Elvenking Thranduil. [More]

Richard writes: Maybe you could help spread the news about an interesting event in Poland on July 12-15. "Gondolin - the city found by Turgon - the one of the Noldors - hidden in the Tumladen Valley, guarded by the eagles. There was only one entrance leading to the city strongly guided by the residents. Unfortunately, envy and the will of possession among the elves caused the fall of Gondolin When the secret way has been given away, Melkor's armies supported by the Dragons and the Barlogs destroyed the city. The ruler has also been killed. You also can act out this history. The topic of the IX TOLK FOLK is preparation and taking part in an open-area performance The Fall of Gondolin. Anybody can take part in it. The organizer secures more part of costumes and props. On the website you can load down an incidental music for the performance." More can be found at Elendilion's English (Westron) department website. [More]

Brian from MTV's movie blog wrote in to say that they asked Orlando Bloom for his view on possibilities of Legolas' participation in "The Hobbit". Anything about Jackson and 'The Hobbit' is the question everybody simply must ask these days. You can read Orlando's response at the MTV movie blog.

Mary writes: I found this in Time Out & thought you'd be interested in this. The new book by Tao Lin, Eeeee Eee Eeee, features a group of dolphins who are plotting to assassinate Elijah Wood & other celebrites. How was Elijah chosen for this plot? Rest easy, the author doesn't hate Elijah, in fact, “I like Elijah Wood. I don’t want to kill him,” he says. “The dolphins probably wanted to murder him because he’s small and easy to kill. He seems pretty gullible.” LOL!! Read the whole article here.

Order 'Eeeee Eee Eeee' at Amazon.com today!

Jonotrek sends along word that our own Miranda Otto has joined Lucy Liu and Frances O’Connor in the new ABC show 'Cashmere Mafia': Four ambitious and sexy women, who’ve been best friends since business school, try to balance their glamorous and demanding careers with their complex personal lives in the city that never sleeps. They’ve created their own “boys club” to protect each other and discuss their ups and downs as they try to have it all. What good is it to break the glass ceiling without girlfriends to share in your success? “Cashmere Mafia” will premiere after “Dancing with the Stars” and “The Bachelor” conclude their fall seasons.

Mark writes: Last night I went to see The Lord of the Rings Musical in London at the Theatre Royal and thought I'd share with you a quick review: I must admit, I was very sceptical that something like The Lord of the Rings could be adapted as a musical and fit into a 3 hour stage show and after hearing poor reviews about the Toronto show I was reluctant to spend £50 on a ticket. [More]

Dominic Monaghan was a guest on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on Monday, May 14th. He was there to promote the last few episodes of 'Lost' season 3. They also chatted about makeup, bugs and the paparazzi. Take a look at the clips below (moved to my MySpace account..thanks for nothing YouTube!) [More]

From The Hollywood Reporter: A week after DreamWorks picked up Peter Jackson's "Lovely Bones," Steven Spielberg and Jackson are teaming up again, this time to bring Spielberg's long-gestating pet project "Tintin" to the big screen. Sources said Monday that Jackson and Spielberg would each direct installments of the franchise, which is based on a series of Belgian comic books called "The Adventures of Tintin" by Herge. It is unclear whether other filmmakers would be involved, and no script has been written. The movies would be made using motion-capture technology. In the comics, Tintin is a young Belgian reporter and world traveler who is aided in his adventures by his faithful dog Snowy. He later was joined by such colorful characters as Captain Haddock, Professor Cuthbert Calculus and bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson. The books, hugely popular in Europe, have been translated into 50 languages, with more than 200 million sold. [More]

Orlando Bloom is slated to be a guest on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'. He is there to promote a small film called 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End', gee...I hope he gets the word out...this film needs it! 'The Tonight Show' airs on NBC at 11:35PM EST. Watch this space for the clip!

To celebrate their return to London’s biggest and baddest movie, comic and media convention, Weta Limited are selling 1,200 collectibles from their King Kong range at the bargain price of £1! Sounding a little too good to be true? Well, it isn’t! [More]

djdeathskiss writes: This year I was fortunate enough to be selected as a staff member for the Tolkien Track at this years DragonCon, held every Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. I am very, VERY happy to announce our first 'LOTR' guest - Sean Astin! He will be joining the always popular Tolkien scholar Anne Petty and performances by Emerald Rose. [More]

MrCere here with a response to a lot of e-mail regarding a scuttle going on about 'The Hobbit' movie. Our friends at AICN.com have been running some rumors about possible directors for the film such as Peter Weir, Stephen Summers and Michael Bay. Even AICN says to take this untested source with a grain of salt and that just isn't credible enough in my opinion. My journalism background informs me that I need two independent sources for a credible story if they are going to go unnamed. That rule gets stretched and bent wildly on the internet but there just isn't enough here for us to run with the story. However, 'thank you' to all the folks who care enough to send in news and tips, your help is highly valued, even if we can't reply or the tip doesn't make it. As always contact the news team via e-mail at Spymaster@TheOneRing.net. (And remember, it's an all volunteer staff!)

Dominic Monaghan is slated to be a guest tonight on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno', he is there to promote the third season finale of his hit TV show 'Lost'. 'The Tonight Show' airs on NBC at 11:35PM EST. Watch this space for the video soon!

Take an early look on our 'DVD Tuesday' feature...every Monday! Check out some TV on DVD goodies like 'American Dad!, Vol. 2', 'Er: Complete Seventh Season' & 'Wings-4th Season Complete'. There are a few compilations out tomorrow including; 'Tex Avery's Droopy - The Complete Theatrical Collection' & 'Martin Scorsese Collection, Vol. 2'. The big releases of the week are 'Arthur & the Invisibles', 'The Fountain' & 'Pan's Labyrinth: 2-Disc Special Edition'. Personally I'm interested in 'The Omega Man' & 'Shaolin Family Soccer'! Check out the whole list here! [More]