Category Archives: LOTR

Electronic Arts and Middle-earth Enterprises “announced on Monday an upcoming free mobile game called The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth,” reports CNET:
With the role-playing game, Lord of the Rings fans can look forward to experiencing the … Continue reading EA Plans Free Mobile ‘Lord of the Rings’ Game→

The site GeekyTyrant is excited about Amazon’s upcoming eight-episode series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power — premiering September 2 and set in Middle-earth’s “Second Age,” thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lor… Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’ Prequel Series Will Explore ‘Unseen History’ of Middle-Earth→

Hmmmmmm shares a report from Reuters: Unity will buy Weta Digital, a visual effects (VFX) studio known for its work in movies such as “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “Avatar” in a $1.63 billion cash-and-stock deal, the companies said on Tuesday. The deal would… Continue reading Unity To Buy ‘The Lord of the Rings’ VFX Studio Weta Digital In $1.63 Billion Deal→

One of Amazon’s most anticipated originals to date, a yet-unnamed Lord of the Rings original series, will officially debut on Prime Video on Friday, September 2nd, 2022. The Verge reports: Along with a premiere date, Amazon Studios released an official… Continue reading Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Will Premiere In September 2022→

cold fjord writes: Sir Ian Holm, a classically trained actor celebrated for his interpretations of Shakespeare, and with an astonishing range of work in important science fiction and fantasy films, has died at age 88. Holm’s depiction of King Lear was … Continue reading Ian Holm, Bilbo Baggins In ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Alien’ Star, Dies At 88→

“Just about the entire cast of The Lord of the Rings gathered their Zoom screens together for a reunion nearly two decades after the end of the epic fantasy film trilogy,” reports CNET:

io9 notes that it was comic actor-singer Josh Gad who “gathered … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’ Reunion Brings Actors, Director, Writers Together on Zoom→

New submitter mikaere writes: The New Zealand Herald reports that Amazon will base their upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series in West Auckland (home to fantasy series such as Hercules, Xena: Warrior Princess,Legend of the Seeker and The Chronicles of S… Continue reading Amazon Confirms ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Series Will Be Filmed In New Zealand→

An anonymous reader quotes CNET:
J.R.R. Tolkien fans can get their hands on what might be the late author’s final work. The Fall of Gondolin was published August 30 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the US and HarperCollins in the UK. J.R.R. Tolkien died… Continue reading J.R.R. Tolkein’s Last Book Finally Published→

An anonymous reader quotes The Verge:
Amazon Studios has been looking for a way to duplicate HBO’s success with Game of Thrones, and the company may have found a solution: adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings into a TV series. Variety report… Continue reading Amazon (and Netflix) Pursue a ‘Lord of The Rings’ TV Series→