[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (04/01/2007)

Sun Apr 1 12:08:21 EDT 2007

TORN #344

April 1st, 2007

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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Jackson to direct Live Action 'Powerpuff Girls' Movie?
Sources inside Peter Jackson's '3foot6' and WETA have sent along word that
Peter Jackson is working on a live action version of the popular 'Powerpuff
Girls' cartoon. "WETA Workshop is already hard at work on props and
miniatures based on the cartoon," our source reveals "Pete is very excited
about this project and is looking for a Summer 2008 release". Meanwhile,
news that his other projects, directing 'The Lovely Bones' and producing
'Damnbusters', have all been put on the back burner.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1175443484

USA Today blogs Middle-earth Idols
Jewels passed on the USA Today blogging of Middle-earth Idols! TORn gets
credited instead of our friends at www.marsproductions.net and our own
Xoanon is part of the production, but Ashlee & Rachel Scott did all the
work! Read the blog and what others have to say here
http://blogs.usatoday.com/techspace/2007/03/and_in_the_dark.html

New Weapons Doco Out Soon
Ever wanted to lead an army? Or just pretend for a day that you were King
Theoden from LOTR? Well, lucky you because I can reveal that soon you will
be able to re-live the trilogy in a new documentary coming out later this
year, called ‘Reclaiming The Blade’. Just last week, the crew from RTB
popped into the Workshop to talk to Richard and our Senior Swordsmith, Peter
Lyon about the making of the weapons for the LOTR trilogy, The Last Samurai
and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1175215014

EA Ties Up Lord Of The Rings License Through 2008
Major publisher and developer Electronic Arts has renewed its license to
release additional games set within the literary world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s
The Lord Of The Rings through 2008. EA has been responsible for recent
titles based on New Line Cinema’s film adaptations of the classic novels
since 2001. In addition, EA acquired the rights to develop games based on
the classic The Lord Of The Rings book series itself in 2005, thus bringing
all The Lord Of The Rings titles under EA's umbrella. Previously, Vivendi
Universal Games had separately licensed the right to use the Tolkein books
from the Saul Zaentz Company, a situation which led to competing Lord Of The
Rings games being released at the time the first movie debuted. However,
Vivendi's titles, which included a game based on The Lord Of The Rings and
The Hobbit, failed to garner either critical or consumer appeal.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1175214072

'Lord of the Rings' pre-order packs online
Forthcoming online epic The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar can
now be experienced ahead of its April 24 release after publisher Codemasters
announced the launch of a unique pre-order pack. Available online and in
retail stores the pack will include exclusive Lord of the Rings stickers, a
copy of the game to play online from April 24, an exclusive Wayfarer's Cloak
for use in-game and the chance to play the full game 10 days ahead of its
official release. The pack will also include details of 'The Lord of the
Rings Online Founder Programme', which offers players two different
membership options including £99.99 (EUR 149.99) for a lifetime subscription
or a 6-month subscription for £35.94 (EUR 53.94).
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1174961183

LOTRO ready to launch itself into MMO fray
MrCere writes: BOSTON – There is a war brewing, the forces many times larger
than those gathered at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. The lines have
been drawn, great resources have been allocated and very soon the trumpets
will sound as two giant armies will clash. One of the principal generals in
the upcoming clash is Turbine Entertainment’s CEO Jeff Anderson who took
time to give the complete lowdown of his company’s entry into Middle-earth
to TheOneRing.net.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1174945870

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Coming Soon:

April 4th: Hugo Weaving's Birthday
April 7th: Trilogy Screening in Cardiff
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1174008691

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TORN's Own Books:

The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien

The People's Guide is written by five contributing writers of
TheOneRing.net -- the leading fan website devoted to Tolkien, his books, his
lore, the New Line Cinema movies, and the fan community that centers on
Middle-earth. TheOneRing.net has always been distinguished by the quality of
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This book adapts some of the most popular articles on the TheOneRing.net as
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More People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien

Following last year's successful The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien, this
volume continues in the best tradition of Green Books and Tehanu's Notes to
explore the words and worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien through essays, Q&A from
readers, and interviews with special guests.
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The Tolkien Fan's Medieval Reader, edited by Turgon

Over the years Tolkien's fondness for and indebtedness to medieval
literature has often been mentioned. His special devotion to older Germanic
literature, including Beowulf and the Eddas, has long been known, for as a
professor he taught these works in addition to teaching the languages in
which they were written. This anthology has been compiled in the hope of
sharing the pleasures of these -- and other -- classics of medieval
literature that were part of Tolkien's professional life and inspirations to
him in his creative work.
http://greenbooks.theonering.net/turgon/files/032504.html

Ongoing EXCLUSIVES from "Ringers: Lord of the Fans"

Get breaking news on TORn! As the "Ringers" team completes work on this
exciting project, you can follow post-production and get EXCLUSIVE
announcements of who is starring in the film! Ringers: Lord of the Fans is a
feature-length documentary that reveals the ongoing cultural phenomenon
created by The Lord of the Rings. Very funny and often moving, Ringers shows
the hidden power behind Tolkien's books -- and how after 50 years a single
literary work continues to spark the minds and hearts of millions.
http://www.lordofthefans.net

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