From xoanon at theonering.net Fri May 7 20:43:26 2010 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina) Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 21:43:26 -0400 Subject: [Lotr_announce] This Week on TheOneRing.net Message-ID: <04e301caee4f$da1692e0$8e43b8a0$@net> Hello to all! Welcome to our new and improved newsletter! We will now be sending out weekly updates from TheOneRing.net and beyond! McKellen talks The Hobbit in Oz From bogus@does.not.exist.com Fri May 7 20:45:48 2010 From: bogus@does.not.exist.com () Date: Sat, 08 May 2010 01:45:48 -0000 Subject: No subject Message-ID: McKellen - currently appearing in an Australian production of Waiting for Godot at the Comedy Theatre - says he had expected to start work on the first of the two Hobbit movies a few weeks ago. "That should have started in April but they didn't contact me about a contract until a few weeks ago and we're in negotiation", the actor, who'd be reprising his Lord of the Rings' role Gandalf for the film, said. "I shall see (director) Guillermo del Toro and (executive producer) Peter Jackson when I'm in New Zealand after we've been to Australia and well find out more then." http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/05/04/36510-mckellen-talks-the-hobbit-i n-oz/ What Thorin might look like Quint over at Aintitcool has a report that Australian Jack Thompson is "up for Thorin in The Hobbit". The writer labels it a "rumor" so don't jump to any conclusions and being "up for" a film probably means he has or will have an audition. The pair of films based on "The Hobbit," are waiting for a green light from the studios because one of the 50 percent owners of the potential revenue (MGM) has its future up in the air. http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/05/04/36496-what-thorin-might-look-like / WHO'S COMING ON BILBO'S BIRTHDAY TOUR? You are invited on a tour of special magnificence! Red Carpet Tours requests the pleasure of your company to celebrate the eleventy-first birthday of Bilbo Baggins by journeying through Middle Earth with like-minded people. A Dinner Party on the 22nd. September is included and costumes are optional. Red Carpet's gift to TORn readers is a 5% discount on bookings made directly through Red Carpet. Book now and tell them you're a TORNado for the discount! http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/05/03/36490-whos-coming-on-bilbos-birth day-tour/ An Interview with John Leigh (Hama) We last saw him being chewed up by a Warg, but John Leigh is about to take on the role of NZ author Ronald Hugh Morrieson in the stage show Horseplay. The interview includes this snippet about a chat he had with Christopher Lee on the set of The Two Towers http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/05/01/36485-an-interview-with-john-leig h-hama/ Join us on Facebook - Twitter - YouTube! socnets.gif All the best, Michael Regina Editor in Chief - TheOneRing.net xoanon at theonering.net --Boundary_(ID_JVOInQ4Hheo4TUasc9yHbg) Content-type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT

Hello to all! Welcome to our new and improved newsletter! We will now be sending out weekly updates from TheOneRing.net and beyond!

 

McKellen talks The Hobbit in Oz

From whatsplaying.com Speaking to Melbourne’s Play yesterday, Sir Ian McKellen – currently appearing in an Australian production of Waiting for Godot at the Comedy Theatre – says he had expected to start work on the first of the two Hobbit movies a few weeks ago. “That should have started in April but they didn’t contact me about a contract until a few weeks ago and we’re in negotiation”, the actor, who’d be reprising his Lord of the Rings‘ role Gandalf for the film, said. “I shall see (director) Guillermo del Toro and (executive producer) Peter Jackson when I’m in New Zealand after we’ve been to Australia and well find out more then.”

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/05/04/36510-mckellen-talks-the-hobbit-in-oz/

 

What Thorin might look like

Quint over at Aintitcool has a report that Australian Jack Thompson is “up for Thorin in The Hobbit”. The writer labels it a “rumor” so don’t jump to any conclusions and being “up for” a film probably means he has or will have an audition. The pair of films based on “The Hobbit,” are waiting for a green light from the studios because one of the 50 percent owners of the potential revenue (MGM) has its future up in the air.

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/05/04/36496-what-thorin-might-look-like/

 

WHO’S COMING ON BILBO’S BIRTHDAY TOUR?

You are invited on a tour of special magnificence! Red Carpet Tours requests the pleasure of your company to celebrate the eleventy-first birthday of Bilbo Baggins by journeying through Middle Earth with like-minded people. A Dinner Party on the 22nd. September is included and costumes are optional. Red Carpet’s gift to TORn readers is a 5% discount on bookings made directly through Red Carpet. Book now and tell them you’re a TORNado for the discount!

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/05/03/36490-whos-coming-on-bilbos-birthday-tour/

 

An Interview with John Leigh (Hama)

We last saw him being chewed up by a Warg, but John Leigh is about to take on the role of NZ author Ronald Hugh Morrieson in the stage show Horseplay. The interview includes this snippet about a chat he had with Christopher Lee on the set of The Two Towers

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/05/01/36485-an-interview-with-john-leigh-hama/

 

 

 

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Message-ID: <04e001caf3ce$912787e0$b37697a0$@net> Hullo!! Take a look at the latest updates from TheOneRing.net and beyond! TheOneRing Radio Show: Richard Taylor & Michael Pellerin This week's guests on TheOneRing.net Radio Show are WETAs Richard Taylor and LOTR/King Kong DVD producer Michael Pellerin! Click on over to BlogTalkRadio to hear Richard talk about the LOTR Blu0ray DVD, and to chat live with Michael! The show airs May 16th at 2pm Eastern. Click here for more info! http://tinyurl.com/29a32vn Time Warner now lone MGM bidder Variety: Len Blavatnik's Access Industries has dropped out of the bidding for beleaguered MGM, leaving only Time Warner Inc. as a potential buyer. Reps for MGM and Access had no comment but a source close to the situation indicated Friday that Access has withdrawn its offer after a deadline passed to accept the bid. For Blavatnik, buying MGM would have established him as a certified showbiz player, but one who would have probably sold off the rights to James Bond and the Hobbit. MGM put itself up for sale in November, drawing a trio of binding offers in mid-March. Lionsgate bailed out of the bidding a week later. http://tinyurl.com/2c4qw6u More hints about an 'Ultimate' hi-def LOTR box set that may never happen Peter Jackson has hinted in the media for years and told us at TheOneRing's own Oscar Party (not in that linked video) that he always planned to deliver a high definition ultimate edition of the LOTR trilogy. Blu-ray sales for the LOTR trilogy were / are strong, taking the #1 position on the sales chart its first week, moving over 124,00 units despite its hefty price. But did it sell well enough? Can fans look forward to that Ultimate version to rule them all jam packed with new extras and the Extended Editions we have been waiting years for? http://tinyurl.com/2f7ysut Middle-earth exhibition's unseen Tolkien art A newly opened exhibition at Banbury Museum will feature art inspired by JRR Tolkien's Lord of The Rings. The main artwork is by Ted Nasmith, the illustrator of the official 2010 Tolkien calendar. The internationally acclaimed artist's admirers include director Peter Jackson. Inspiring Middle-earth will also feature work by other leading artists and will include a very rare print of one of Tolkien's own early drawings. The author drew Lamb's Farm, Gedling in 1911 and the exhibition at Banbury Museum will be the first time the art has been seen on public display. http://tinyurl.com/25gwcfu KING KONG 360 3-D - Coming Summer 2010! Universal City, California-King Kong, among the screen's most powerful and enduring icons, will re-emerge in Summer 2010 as a new signature attraction created under the direction of Peter Jackson on the famed Universal Studios HollywoodSM Studio Tour. "King Kong 360 3-D" Created by Peter Jackson will be the world's largest most intense 3D experience on the planet, combining thrilling visceral effects to create a next-generation theme park experience. http://tinyurl.com/27ychkl Extension #5 For MGM: The Lion Given Two Months More To Roar MGM's lenders have granted the studio a fifth extension on its debt payment, giving the studio until July 14th to sort out its financial issues. In a statement released yesterday, a day before the studio's fourth extension (granted around March 31st) was due to expire, MGM released a statement saying: ". its lenders agreed to extend the forbearance period and therefore will not seek remedies in connection with the nonpayment of interest and principal due on the company's bank debt, including the revolving credit facility, until July 14, 2010. The lenders took this action in support of the company's ongoing efforts to evaluate long-term strategic alternatives to maximize value for its stakeholders. MGM appreciates the continued support of its lender group for the process it is undertaking." http://tinyurl.com/28n6j5h Join us on Facebook - Twitter - YouTube! socnets.gif All the best, Michael Regina Editor in Chief - TheOneRing.net xoanon at theonering.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 8540 bytes Desc: not available URL: From xoanon at theonering.net Fri May 21 17:05:06 2010 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina) Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 18:05:06 -0400 Subject: [Lotr_announce] This Week on TheOneRing.net Message-ID: <091901caf931$ac0cbc70$04263550$@net> Hullo!! Take a look at the latest updates from TheOneRing.net and beyond! Smaug Themed Stein Now Available! Taverncraft Introduces Two Versions of the SmaugT the Magnificent Stein. SAN DIEGO, CA (May 20, 2010) - Taverncraft, a subsidiary of 3 Point Entertainment LLC, today announced that they have begun accepting pre-orders for the first stein in their ongoing collectible drinkware series based on the literary masterpieces The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Smaug the Magnificent, illustrated by premier fantasy artist Matthew Stawicki, is presently available in both Epic and Legendary editions, both with special pre-order pricing. Additional details are available at www.hobbitsteins.com. http://tinyurl.com/2amo3bx Actor Bill Bailey auditioned for Gloin Bailey, who is bringing his comedy show Bill Bailey Live to Wellington in June, told The Dominion Post he had auditioned for the part of Gloin the dwarf in The Lord of the Rings prequel. "I went along for a read-through of The Hobbit. The first read-through was for Gloin," he said from London. http://tinyurl.com/2bo7yl6 Samwise in The Hobbit? Sean Astin is getting back into character as Samwise Gamgee, Frodo Baggins' faithful hobbit friend in the Lord of the Rings trilogy-but he's not prepping to shoot The Hobbit, because that is set before his character was even born. Samwise will be appearing in the new Warner Brothers Interactive video game The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest. http://tinyurl.com/29saj22 Hobbit Extras Casting News: The Final Answer We've received word from the folks at 3Foot7 regarding the casting of extras for The Hobbit. Earlier in the year, incorrect contact and address details were posted to TORN and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. 3Foot7 would like to reconfirm how the process works: "We are casting in the usual way. IE - we will contact people ONLY if we want to take their application any further. As it happens, we do not need any further applications at this time, and we will not be acknowledging that we've received applications to date. There are just too many!" http://tinyurl.com/2f4v8qz Sing ROTK at Wolf Trap! Isabel writes: If you're an experienced choral singer near the DC/VA area interested in singing the score of Return of the King Live at Wolf Trap National Park of the Performing Arts in September, come audition for the City Choir of Washington. It'd be great to have some other Ringers in the choir!! Either way, don't forget to RSVP. It's going to be fantastic!!! http://tinyurl.com/27jkxox Primula and other casting news / clues for 'The Hobbit' Nobody has been cast in "The Hobbit," but there are some clues that despite not being able to hire anybody, plenty of auditions are taking place. The latest example is Caroline Grace-Cassidy for the role of Primula. We aren't announcing that she has been cast, only that she visited Los Angeles for an audition with "Lord of the Rings" casting director Victoria Burrows back in March. It might be notable that this is beyond "send in a tape" or auditioning in the UK where she is based so it could even be a second audition or an in-person follow up to a previous recorded reading. http://tinyurl.com/24wrod2 Blanchett Role In Hobbit Uncertain Fans of The Hobbit know actors such as Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Andy Serkis (Gollum) have at least discussed reprising their Lord Of The Rings roles with Hobbit director Guillermo del Toro or producer Peter Jackson. While reports suggest other Lord Of The Rings actors may have a role in the upcoming production, it appears one name has not been contacted at all. http://tinyurl.com/28msaq8 Join us on Facebook - Twitter - YouTube! socnets.gif All the best, Michael Regina Editor in Chief - TheOneRing.net xoanon at theonering.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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(and fans) frustrated over 'The Hobbit' potential greenlight Ringer spy Earl provided a story hot of the presses from the Los Angeles Times that says MGM's management is no longer in control of the studio's fate and that debtholders are now the decision makers. http://tinyurl.com/2u33kwu Better Late than Never! LOTR Blu-Ray Winners! Last month, TheOneRing.net and Warner Brothers teamed up to celebrate the release of The Lord Of The Rings Motion Picture Trilogy on Blu Ray with a special giveaway. We've finally gotten around to announcing the winners (yay!): Congratulations to message board member jmmorehouse who wins the Grand Prize of a Lord of the Rings Middle-earth Treasure Chest Jewelry Box. http://tinyurl.com/333k4g7 'Hobbit' a go? Not so fast and 3D uncertain Rumors have hit the interwebs today that there is an now an official greenlight for 'The Hobbit' which we have learned is not true and further have learned that that 3D is a bit unlikely at this point. A greenlight would mean that Warner Bros. either with MGM or despite MGM and its uncertain future, have approved a budget and put the movie-making machine in motion. We checked with our global spy network and our own Xoanon heard back from sources in New Zealand that this is not true. So fans, calm those heart palpitations. Update #1: Another rock-solid trusted source has checked in with duplicate info so if there were any doubts, obliterate them. No lights are green*. http://tinyurl.com/2wzxeg6 Sideshow Releases a variety of LOTR Items If you are a fan of Lord of the Rings collectibles and fine art, you'll want to jump over to SideshowCollectibles.com tonight. With the launch of their latest newsletter they have added Funko's LOTR plush dolls, including Legolas, Gandalf, Frodo and a Moria Orc. Besides being insanely cute, they are also very affordable at only $9.99 a piece. Sideshow has also begun a relationship with renown LOTR artist Ted Nasmith to offer some of his masterpieces. The first two offerings are custom framed versions of 'The Wrath of the Ents' and 'Eowyn and the Nazgul.' And if that wasn't enough LOTR to whet your collecting whistle, they've also added the Hobbit themed Taverncraft 'Smaug the Magnificent' mugs which we posted about earlier this week. Oh yea, they've also teased a new line of LOTR statues, starting out with everyone's favorite Ranger! http://tinyurl.com/32quhvb Guillermo del Toro confirms no-green 'Hobbit', no 3D Sources all over the place are confirming our earlier report that indeed, there is no greenlight for "The Hobbit," and that currently 3D isn't being planned. The director held a conference call supporting the film "Splice," and predictably those films based on J.R.R. Tolkien's book written for children came up during the phone chat. The Mexican director, currently living and working in New Zealand was definitive. http://tinyurl.com/38dnpqm Top 10 ways to make 'The Hobbit' movie like 'Avatar' With all the rumors and speculation about having "The Hobbit" movies in 3D, it sometimes feels like the big money made by "Avatar" has cast impossible expectations over blockbuster films forever. It also seems that all that cash is simply being attributed to the 3D aspect of the film and so now every movie, including both parts of "The Hobbit," are part of the hype. Since "Avatar" made sooooo much money, we wondered, "Why stop with visual depth and polarized glasses?" And so we present our "Top 10 ways to make 'The Hobbit' movie like 'Avatar'." http://tinyurl.com/3yhuj5d Join us on Facebook - Twitter - YouTube! socnets.gif All the best, Michael Regina Editor in Chief - TheOneRing.net xoanon at theonering.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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"In light of ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming "The Hobbit," I am faced with the hardest decision of my life", says Guillermo. "After nearly two years of living, breathing and designing a world as rich as Tolkien's Middle Earth, I must, with great regret, take leave from helming these wonderful pictures. I remain grateful to Peter, Fran and Philippa Boyens, New Line and Warner Brothers and to all my crew in New Zealand. I've been privileged to work in one of the greatest countries on earth with some of the best people ever in our craft and my life will be forever changed. The blessings have been plenty, but the mounting pressures of conflicting schedules have overwhelmed the time slot originally allocated for the project. Both as a co-writer and as a director, I wlsh the production nothing but the very best of luck and I will be first in line to see the finished product. I remain an ally to it and its makers, present and future, and fully support a smooth transition to a new director". Read the rest here: http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/05/30/36920-guillermo-del-toro-departs- the-hobbit/ All the best, Michael Regina Editor in Chief - TheOneRing.net PH: 514.947.5221 xoanon at theonering.net