Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Tolkien now available as digital e-books Digital e-versions of the J.R.R. Tolkien's multimillion-selling "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy were released Monday, with "The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun" planned for next month, publisher HarperCollins announced. The Harry Potter books are still not available as digital downloads. [more...] Source:  MSNBC

Monday, March 16, 2009

Lord of the Rings quests from EA to Warner Brothers Electronic Arts is suffering a loss of one of their top licensed franchises, as their deal with New Line Cinema for Lord of the Rings-based games ended at the end of 2008, and the franchise franchise has come back to New Line's parent company, Warner Brothers, valuable with the promise of two Hobbit films coming in 2011 and 2012. [more...] Source:  Kombo

Monday, January 19, 2009

Original Hobbits returning for Rings prequels? In what we can only describe a bizarre turn of events, Dominic "Merry" Monaghan has said that the team developing The Hobbit want the original band to return for the prequels. "They really want us to come back, and I think there's a really strong chance that we might be back," he told MTV. [more...] Source:  Total Film

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Dominic Monaghan: I'd go back to Lost in a heartbeat Not many actors could go from playing a sing-songy hobbit in the fantastical "Lord of the Rings" trilogy to playing a sing-songy drug user in the fantastic "Lost," but Dominic Monaghan has never been comfortable with being boxed in. His next project premiered this weekend at Slamdance, and will soon be starring in "Wolverine." [more...] Source:  New York Post

Andy Serkis talks about The Hobbit ComingSoon.net talked to Andy Serkis, who stars in the January 23 fantasy-adventure Inkheart, about returning to performance capture in The Hobbit. He said, "I am going to really be looking forward to it. I mean the combination between he and Peter is extraordinary as well. I know they are writing at the moment." [more...] Source:  Coming Soon

Friday, January 9, 2009

The battle for Middle Earth Guillermo del Toro is a controversial choice to take over on The Hobbit from Peter Jackson. Can he satisfy the fans? There is no doubt that Del Toro knows how to direct wonderful, personal, unique films, but his Hellboy movies have been good, not great, and his studio debut Mimic was by all accounts a disaster. [more...] Source:  The Independent, UK

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

New Tolkien books to be published in May HarperCollins is to publish a new book by the late Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien. The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, edited and introduced by Tolkien's son Christopher, will be published in hardback in May 2009. The previously unpublished work was written during the 1920s and '30s, before The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. [more...] Source:  The Bookseller

Friday, January 2, 2009

The Hobbit and Twilight make Cinematical's Hottest of 2008 list What do you do when your geek base demands a prequel to one of their biggest fantasy trilogies, and that it be done right? You hire Guillermo bleepin' del Toro. Few can claim a supporting role in the Harry Potter series and then go on to open their own franchise wide and loud. [more...] Source:  Wizard News Blog

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Followup: The Hobbit not pushed back to 2012 On Monday here on Wizard News we linked you to a story widely repeated in the press that said The Hobbit may be postponed until 2012. Fan website TheOneRing.net says they have received confirmation from the source of all sources, the director of the film, Guillermo del Toro, himself, stating that this rumor is untrue. [more...] Source:  Wizard News Blog

Monday, December 22, 2008

The Hobbit pushed back to 2012 According to reports, Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit may be postponed until 2012. The movie, to be released in two parts, was due to shoot in New Zealand this winter but has reportedly had its start date shifted to 2010. Guillermo del Toro will direct the fantasy epic, with Peter Jackson serving as producer. [more...] Source:  Movies.ie, Ireland

Monday, October 13, 2008

Guillermo Del Toro promises Hobbit films will be one continuous journey About the script meetings for the upcoming Hobbit film, director Guillermo Del Toro said, "The reality is that we stopped talking the first movie and second movie, and we just started taking about the movie - the two episodes, or two parts, as if they were a single piece of narrative." [more...] Source:  MTV Movies Blog

Monday, July 24, 2006

Up Close: Lord of the Rings Exhibition in Wellington WIZARD NEWS EXCLUSIVE by Marjorie Dawson This last consummate salute to the workmanship on the movie trilogy inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's novel is now well into it's run. As anyone familiar with the initial exhibition will remember - it focused on one part of the story; the rest was veiled... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Wednesday, February 8, 2006

Interview: The Illustrator of the Spanish Harry Potter books Our friends at Redflu.com in Argentina have published an exclusive interview to Dolores Avendaño, who is the illustrator of the Spanish Harry Potter books. Here is that interview, translated into English from Spanish by Martin of RedFlu.com: Q. How much time do you spend creating the cover illustration? Without counting... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Monday, September 26, 2005

Rings and Potter claim 8 of top 40 Canadian best books poll Indigo Books & Music Inc. asked and Canadians have spoken. In a recent on-line poll of members of Indigo's loyalty program, iREWARDS, respondents were asked to identify their favourite books of all time. 7,000 of Canada's biggest book lovers nominated their top picks from classic novels, tasty cookbooks, self-help handbooks... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Tuesday, July 5, 2005

Billy Boyd to sing with Rings Symphony The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jon Mauceri, has announced a unique collaboration for the special performance of "The Lord of the Rings Symphony" on Friday and Saturday, July 22 and 23. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Choir, with the addition of special guest vocalists, proudly announced that Billy Boyd... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Saturday, June 11, 2005

Charity Lord of the Rings trilogy screening in San Francisco TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR San Francisco Trilogy Screening of The Lord of the Rings BENEFITING C.A.N. (CURE AUTISM NOW) Save the date and buy your tickets now for the Charity Benefit Screening of all three of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings Movies! San Francisco will be the host... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Thursday, June 2, 2005

Fellowship the Musical at Comic-con in July Tickets are now available for "Fellowship!" LA’s hit musical parody of "The Fellowship of the Ring" which will be presented at the Lyceum Theatre in San Diego Thursday July 14th through Sunday July 17th at 8:00 pm nightly, coinciding with Comic-con International. In this Broadway style musical, Lord of the... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Movie Casting that could have been [excerpted from Movie Mistakes by Tammy Cordani on Bella Online] A number of actors have turned down what some may consider a career defining role in a movie, including roles in the Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket movies. What Do They Have Against Hobbits? Can you... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Sunday, February 27, 2005

Lord of the Rings gets deluxe edition [from the Associated Press] To mark the 50th anniversary of the U.S. publication of "The Lord of the Rings," Houghton Mifflin is offering a new deluxe one-volume edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy trilogy. The $100 leather-bound, slipcased volume has gilt-edged pages and a ribbon bookmark. Inside are two fold-out... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Monday, January 24, 2005

Dominic Monaghan finds love while lost [from Contact Music] Lord of the Rings star Dominic Monaghan has reportedly found love with his Lost co-star Evangeline Lilly. The British actor, 28, who plays Charlie on the hit American desert island drama, escorted his stunning Canadian co-star to the Golden Globe Awards on January 16. Fellow award attendees... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Thursday, December 9, 2004

Lord of the Rings stars offer their support for The Hobbit [from Contact Music] The stars of Lord of the Rings have given director Peter Jackson a promise they'll return for The Hobbit if the New Zealand director decides to complete the J.R.R. Tolkien saga - even though their Rings characters weren't born when the story takes place. Jackson has hinted... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Sunday, November 21, 2004

Billy Boyd from little hobbit to little evil doll [from Contact Music] Lord of the Rings star Billy Boyd is delighted to be finally shedding his innocent hobbit role to become an evil doll in the latest Chucky movie. The Scottish actor provides the voice-over in new horror comedy The Seed of Chucky, and his own facial characteristics will... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Monday, November 8, 2004

Hobbits maintain off-screen fellowship [from AIM Celebrity] “Lost” star Dominic Monaghan reports that he and his “Lord of the Rings’” homies, er hobbits, are creating their own off-screen fellowship. “Elijah Wood and I are working on starting up a T-shirt company,” says Monaghan. “We’re just big fans of clothes so we want to do... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Thursday, October 7, 2004

Lord of the Rings exhibit is spectacular I recently atended the museum exhibit of the Lord of the Rings currently going on in Boston MA, and it was a spectacular. I was so impressed with the displays. The workmanship that you see on the DVDs can't be compared to seeing it up close and personal. [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Thursday, September 30, 2004

Howard Shore spins magic at Royal Albert Hall Howard Shore's music for the Lord of the Rings trilogy has reached an unprecedented number of people, via the films, CDs and regular broadcasts on the radio. So when he arrived in London last week to conduct two performances of the symphonic work, it was an opportunity not to be missed! [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Monday, September 13, 2004

Time Warner withdraws bid for MGM [from Coming Soon!] Time Warner Inc. announced today that it has withdrawn its bid for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM). Dick Parsons, Time Warner Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said: "Although MGM is a valuable asset, we have decided to withdraw our bid. As we pledged to our shareholders, we approach every... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Tuesday, September 7, 2004

A possible wrench in the plans for The Hobbit movie [from IMDb Movie/TV News] Although news reports have suggested that Time Warner has taken the inside track in negotiations to buy MGM from billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, Sony is not planning to give up its own effort to win the Lion's den. Sony CFO Katsumi Ihara told Bloomberg News today (Tuesday... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Monday, August 2, 2004

Ex-Boyzone star Stephen Gately has hobbit ambitions [with information from ITV News] Former Boyzone star Stephen Gately is set to show an evil streak as The Childcatcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He will star in the musical at the London Palladium from September. But he also his heart set on another role - as Frodo in... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Sunday, July 25, 2004

Dominic Monaghan to appear in series on ABC this fall [from Associated Press Reports on the scene of Comic-Con in San Diego] It's hard to describe an enigma. That's the challenge facing "Alias" creator J.J. Abrams as he prepares to launch the new series "Lost" on ABC this fall. The writer-director spent a day at Comic-Con International to mingle with... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Monday, May 10, 2004

Howard Shore and the right musical context for Rings [excerpted from an article on Canada.com] Howard Shore discussed the marriage of movies and music during the Tribeca Film Festival, which ended Sunday. Shore won original-score Oscars for the first and third parts of The Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Return of... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

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