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Weta invites you to a live chat!

Movie News Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro invite you to a live internet chat about The Hobbit, to be held on May 24th. They want to answer your questions about the upcoming movies. To register for the chat as well as to submit your question(s), please go here. More information can be found if you click Read More.

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Happy Birthday Cate Blanchett

General News May 14th is Cate Blanchett's birthday. She was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1969 and is 39 years old today. You can read Cate’s CoE bio here. There are pictures of Cate here and of Cate in the role of Galadriel here.

Many happy returns Cate.

Posted by: morwenna on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 12:05 AM 7 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

CoE Store Item of the Month

Collectibles For the month of May the CoE Store will be featuring a great addition to any LotR collection. The Trilogy Film Cell Presentation features mini posters from each of the movies along with hand picked original 35 mm film from the movies. This set is nicely framed and includes a titled and numbered nameplate. Also available in our collectibles section are individual movie film cell presentations. So stop by the CoE Store today.

Posted by: Dolwen on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 04:39 PM 2 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Happy birthday John Rhys-Davies

General News John Rhys-Davies celebrates his 64th birthday today. John was born in Wiltshire, England, on the 5th of May, 1944. John's cast biography can be viewed here. You can view pictures of John here and pictures of John in the role of Gimli here.

Happy birthday John!

Posted by: morwenna on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 12:05 AM 6 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Ian McKellan to play Gandalf in The Hobbit

Movie News It's official: Ian McKellen will again take up the robes of Gandalf the Wizard in the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy classic "The Hobbit," Empire recently reported. We can all breathe a sigh of relief now!

Posted by: Rivka on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 03:16 PM 15 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Trilogy screening

Event News Starting at 23:30pm on 3rd May the BFI IMAX in London, UK, is showing all three of the Lord of the Rings movies. There are further details here.

For a chance to win tickets to the screening enter the prize draw here.

Posted by: morwenna on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 05:15 PM 2 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Del Toro’s vision for The Hobbit movies

Movie News In an interview at mtv.com Guillermo Del Toro talks about his vision for The Hobbit movies including what the second movie is going to be about. He reveals that Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen, Howard Shore and John Howe will be involved and the thing he’s been most excited about are the spiders of Mirkwood

Posted by: morwenna on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 11:52 AM 7 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

It’s official - Del Toro will direct The Hobbit movies

Movie News Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh along with executives from New Line Cinema and MGM have announced that Guillermo del Toro will direct The Hobbit movies. Peter and Fran said "We have long admired Guillermo's work and cannot think of a more inspired filmmaker to take the journey back to Middle-earth. We are delighted ‘The Hobbit' is in such trustworthy hands." You can read the full story here.

Posted by: morwenna on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 06:01 PM 10 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Del Toro and The Hobbit – news expected soon

Movie News In an interview with IGN Guillermo Del Toro has revealed that a definitive answer regarding his involvement with The Hobbit movies will be, “coming in the next four or five days”. You can read the full story and watch a video of the interview with Del Toro here.

Posted by: morwenna on Monday, April 21, 2008 - 03:44 PM 2 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Happy birthday Andy Serkis

General News Andy Serkis celebrates his 44th birthday today. Andy was born on the 20th of April, 1964, in Ruslip Manor, England. You can view some pictures of Andy here and pictures of Andy as Gollum/Smeagol can be viewed here.

Happy birthday Andy!

Posted by: morwenna on Sunday, April 20, 2008 - 07:43 PM 6 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Shadowfax visits Wisconsin

Event News Shadowfax from the LotR movies, (known as Blanco in real life), will be appearing with his trainer Cynthia Royal from April 25th to April 27th at Merrimount Morgans Stable in Wisconsin. Friday 25th will be a family night with clinics being held on 26th and 27th. There are further details here.


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Happy birthday Sean Bean

General News Today, April 17th, is Sean Bean's birthday. Sean was born in Sheffield, England in 1959 and is 49 today. You can view some pictures of Sean here, of Sean in the role of Boromir here and you can read his CoE cast bio here.

Happy birthday, Sean!

Posted by: morwenna on Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 12:05 AM 13 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Comics on CoE

Updates Day not going so well? Laugh it up in the Comics Section! We have a variety of original comics that are sure to tickle your funny bone. Remember to check out our newest comic strip, The Silma...What?! by 7hot_feanorians!

Posted by: Fealome on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 05:54 PM 1 Comment Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Climbing one of the Two Towers

General News Perrott’s Folly in Edgbaston, UK, is said to have been Tolkien's inspiration for one of the Two Towers. Now open to the public you can take a trip up the tower. Reporter Graham Young relates his experiences of climbing the tower in this article at birminghammail.net

Posted by: morwenna on Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 05:19 PM 1 Comment Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

American men prefer Lord of the Rings

Book News According to a recent Harris poll, the second favorite book of American men is Lord of the Rings. Women chose Gone with the Wind for their second pick. Find out the rest of the top ten at reuters.com.

Posted by: legolasgurl on Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 05:10 PM 4 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Poll
Which character from the Hobbit are you most looking forward to seeing?

Bilbo
Gandalf
Thranduil
Smaug
Bard
Thorin
Gollum
Bill, Tom, and Bert
Other/None


[ Results | Polls ]


Votes: 3728
Comments: 58

 
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Monday, March 31
·The 8th Cross Realm Poetry Contest (0)
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