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News:
Sir Ian kept Gandalf close to his heart
Posted by GH on May 25th, 2004
Sir Ian McKellen has revealed that his Gandalf costume was specially altered so that he could keep a copy of The Lord of The Rings close to his chest at all times.More....
Source: BBC

Happy Birthday Sir Ian!
Posted by GH on May 25th, 2004
Sir Ian McKellen born 25 May 1939 celebrates his birthday today! Sir Ian plays Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings.


Prof. Tolkien's house for sale.
Posted by GH on May 25th, 2004
A comfortable family home in north Oxford was the inspiration for the best-selling works of JRR Tolkien.More....
Source: Uk Telegraph

Retailer Pays for Early 'Rings' DVD Sales
Posted by GH on May 20th, 2004
Video retailer Electronics Boutique is in hot water for allegedly selling DVDs of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" 10 days before the official May 25 release date. More....
Source: Yahoo News

'Rings' film heads for US to be kept in storage
Posted by GH on May 19th, 2004
The last of the original film footage of The Lord of the Rings has left New Zealand for storage in the United States. The final reels of more than 2000km of film that was shot was packed up yesterday for shipment to New Line Cinema in Los Angeles. More....
Source: NZ herald

Lord of the Rings coins!
Posted by GH on May 14th, 2004
The British Royal Mint in Wales has issued 48 different coins which honor Lord of the Rings. They feature the One Ring and several Rings characters, including the hobbit Frodo Baggins and the wizard Gandalf the Grey. More....
Source: Nationalgeographic.com

Happy birthday Cate Blanchett!
Posted by GH on May 14th, 2004
Happy 35th birthday Cate! Cate played the Lady Galadriel in the Lord of the Rings.

Lord of the Rings Footage Nearly Stolen
Posted by GH on May 9th, 2004
Pre-release sequences from The Lord of the Rings nearly fell into the wrong hands when Duncan Nimmo, the IT manager of Peter Jackson's production company Three Foot Six, was chased by muggers in Soho.
Full Story
Source: stuff.co.nz

Let the Hobbit film happen!
Posted by GH on May 9th, 2004
Let the Hobbit film happen! You can help us achive this!

Click here to see how to help.


Battle for Middle Earth Trailer Released
Posted by GH on May 6th, 2004
EA games have released the new 2 minute 22 seconds trailer for their LotR game coming out later this year.

Click here to view the trailer.


Rotk picks up 8 Saturn Awards!
Posted by GH on May 6th, 2004
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films held the 30th Annual Saturn Awards last night in Los Angeles, honoring this past year's best genre movies, television shows and video entertainment and singling out the noteworthy efforts of performers and creators for these fantastic visions.

THE RETURN OF THE KING, took home 8 Saturn awards..

The Awards RotK won were:

Best Fantasy Film
Best Director
Best Actor (EW)
Best S Actor (SA)
Best Writing
Best Music
Best Make-up
Best SFX

The EE of the Two Towers picked up the award for Best DVD Special Edition release.

Click here a complete list of the Saturn Awards winners including the recepients of special commendations.






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