Tag: lord of the rings

First Promo Trailer for HBO’s “Game Of Thrones” Starring Sean Bean

Posted: June 15, 2010 at 12:41 am   /   Local, Television News

Fantasy fans must be going wild right now. Game of Thrones is a fantasy story with high production values, an all star cast, and the most powerful cable network backing it. Fantasy has made a leap into the mainstream with the blockbuster success of the Lord of the Rings series.  Game of Thrones is a […]

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DC’s Chief Creative Officer, Geoff Johns, Talks About “Green Lantern”, Ryan Reynolds, and More!

Posted: April 19, 2010 at 6:56 pm   /   Local, Movie News

It has already been a couple months since DC Entertainment announced that Geoff Johns would be named their Chief Creative Officer (read the article here), and since then he has already started tweeting about their upcoming release Green Lantern (read about it here). Now he has given a pretty cool interview to Comic Book Resources […]

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“Twilight” Director Catherine Hardwicke Attached to Dot War?

Posted: March 4, 2010 at 2:44 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Catherine Hardwicke has yet to do another film since she finished 2008’s Twilight, but she has gotten attached to high profile projects such as The Girl With the Red Riding Hood, and not it seems the new film Dot War. Dot War is described by Empire Online as a mix between War Games and Real […]

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“A Game of Thrones” Officially Green Lit By HBO

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 2:16 pm   /   Local, Television News

Fantasy fans rejoice! HBO has finally green lit the production of the long awaited, A Game of Thrones, adapted from George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice.  The series has been green lit for a full season after HBO execs watched the pilot, which was made last year. Game of Thrones isn’t your […]

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Matthew Goode Up For Bilbo Baggins in “Hobbit” Movie?

Posted: February 24, 2010 at 12:46 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Matthew Goode had a pretty good year last year with starring roles in Watchmen and A Single Man. Unfortunately, his year got off to a bit of a slow start with the romantic comedy Leap Year co-starring Amy Adams. Although, this bit of casting news might put his year back on track.  Goode appears to […]

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‘Avatar’ Rules Box Office For Third Weekend, Crosses $1 Billon Worldwide!

Posted: January 4, 2010 at 1:38 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Three weeks in and Avatar is officially the 4th largest worldwide grossing movie of all time. Pretty impressive right? Even more impressive is the fact that in probably less than a week will move into the number 2 spot currently occupied by Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. After this weekend Avatar is […]

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‘Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy Hitting Blu-Ray April 6

Posted: December 14, 2009 at 3:44 pm   /   DVD News, Local

I’m sure there has been lots of waiting for Lord of the Rings fans who want to see their favorite movies in high definition. The biggest blow was the fact that the set was originally slated to be out by now. New Line has set a definitive date now, and it is April 6, 2010. […]

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The Decade’s Best – The Lord of the Rings (2001-2004)

Posted: September 21, 2009 at 10:13 pm   /   Featured, Local, Opinion

When it was announced that Peter Jackson, a small time and rather unknown Kiwi director, was going to be taking over the reigns of one of the most sought after and daunting film tasks in the history of cinema many didn’t expect a whole lot.  But what came out of this man’s mind is an […]

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Tolkien Trust and New Line Settle Dispute

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 1:45 pm   /   Local, Movie News

According to Reuters The Tolkien Trust (a UK registeredcharity), New Line Cinema, and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. have resolved the lawsuit relating to the “Lord of the Rings” films. From Reuters.com The claim was filed in February of last year. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. and the trustees of the JRR Tolkien Estate were co-plaintiffs in the claim, […]

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The Hobbit w/Peter Jackson a reality!

Posted: December 18, 2007 at 11:12 am   /   Local, Movie News

Here is the press release and lets all be happy that this film, or films, as it will be two as they add material from the appendices for the LOTR characters who are not featured in the novel The Hobbit, is one step closer to being made with the right people involved! Very cool stuff, […]

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