[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter - July 2009

[Michael Regina]

TORN #377

July, 2009

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Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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TORn at Comic-Con with big surprise guest
It is official, TheOneRing.net has been officially invited to present a
panel at the 2009 edition of Comic-Con in San Diego on its first day of
programming on Thursday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. in room 7AB. That great news
gets even better because we can announce that Weta’s own Richard Taylor is
very likely to join in!
http://tinyurl.com/mpc9ch

Big news regarding the Tolkien/New Line legalities
Voronwë_the_Faithful, our resident message board legal brain, posted today
about some developments in the lawsuit between the Tolkien Estate and New
Line. Keep in mind this is simply one person’s opinions but they are an
interesting read by somebody who understands the law and can explain it
simply. It starts, “New Line has now filed a motion for summary adjudication
of the plaintiff’s cause of action seeking the right to terminate New Line’s
future rights to make the Hobbit films (or other Tolkien films). In other
words, they are asking to have that claim be dismissed entirely.”
http://tinyurl.com/mhkp67

Sets for ‘The Hobbit’ Being (re?)built!
Thanks to the folks at Red Carpet Tours for this one: A spy has uncovered
some exciting developments regarding a film set for The Hobbit - but all he
can say at the moment is that an official announcement will be coming from
Peter Jackson’s people later this week. Stay tuned!
http://tinyurl.com/lszknc

Guillermo del Toro Interview from LA!
Cliff ‘Quickbeam’ Broadway and his gang at slaveboyfilms.com were at
Meltdown Comics recently and caught up with Guillermo del Toro to talk THE
HOBBIT!! TheOneRing.net catches up with Guillermo Del Toro at Meltdown
Comics in Hollywood. We touch on all topics Hobbit - voice of Smaug, the
movie split, and even TORn anniversary!
http://tinyurl.com/pb723s

‘Lord of the Rings’ lawsuit: Judge sends case to jury
On Tuesday, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge decided that a lawsuit filed
by J.R.R. Tolkien’s heirs against New Line Cinema should be brought before a
jury. In the suit, filed in February 2008, The Tolkien Trust claims New Line
owes them at least $220 million of the profits collected from Peter
Jackson’s film trilogy (a 1969 contract promises the author’s heirs 7.5
percent of gross receipts from films and other related products).
http://tinyurl.com/qwqenj

TV Watch: Guillermo del Toro on Ferguson Video
Michelf writes: On Monday night, Guillermo del Toro was on Craig Ferguson’s
late night talk show to promote his vampire book, “The Strain.” Shortly
after sitting down, GDT remarked on Ferguson’s coffee cup, shaped like a
coiled snake. Craig said that since GDT was working on “The Hobbit”, maybe
he should put a big snake in with all the other creatures. GDT said, “Well,
there IS a “worm”. Craig said, “Oh, yeah, Smaug the Dragon”, and held the
cup in front of his face, pretending to talk like Smaug–”Bilbo Baggins,
You’d better be careful
!” GDT asked if he could borrow the cup for about
three years.
http://tinyurl.com/pnbele

It’s about ‘Time’ - GDT gives TORn prominent props
The June 1st issue of Time, our friend and director of “The Hobbit,”
Guillermo del Toro, talks about TheOneRing.net. In the magazine’s regular
feature “Short List,” (page 63) where the movers and shakers of the world
talk about what folks do in their spare time, he says, “TheOneRing.net is a
great community where intelligent, articulate dissenters argue about
fascinating minutiae–and not just about fantasy.”
http://tinyurl.com/olqnsa

Warner Bros. Takes Over Lord Of The Rings Games With Aragorn’s Quest
As it steps up publishing efforts, Warner Bros. has revealed its first
post-EA Lord of the Rings game, the family-friendly LOTR: Aragorn’s Quest,
which will be making an appearance at E3 next month. Revealed as part of a
larger email discussing all the ‘first look’ games to be shown at E3, the
platforms for the new Lord Of The Rings game were not revealed, but the
title is described as “the first Lord of the Rings video game created
specifically for kids and their families.”
http://tinyurl.com/onamub

TV Watch: Primetime Geek Talks TORN..sorta
Paul Vincenti writes: I am a fantasy artist (winner of best in show at the
ELF art show a few years back), and recently did an interview with Prime
Time Geek www.primetimegeek.com at the FX convention in Orlando, Fl, and
gave you guys (TORN) and the folks at “The Hunt for Gollum” a nice plug.
They show a nice screen shot of your site, an theirs, etc. Just thought I
would pass this along to you
.enjoy! TORN RULES!!!  
http://tinyurl.com/p78acq

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Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)
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TORn braves airwaves with bi-weekly segment on ‘Fictional Frontiers’

TheOneRing.net will be providing a segment on this Sunday’s broadcast of
‘Fictional Frontiers with Sohaib,’ on WNJC 1360 AM, Philadelphia at 11AM ET.
http://www.wnjc1360.com/Shows/Fictional_Frontiers/fictional_frontiers.html

TORN 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 the original
articles appearing on its Green Books and Tehanu's Notes pages. This book
adapts some of the most popular articles on the TheOneRing.net as well as
offering readers completely new articles that are not available online.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/6/1046309473


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.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1098932815


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"

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.ringersstore.com

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-The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub (TBHL)- The Lord of the Rings Director's
very own fanclub! Stop on by to learn more about the man, the myth, the
beard. If you are a Peter Jackson fan, then 'TBHL' is the place for you!
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That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those
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