The Lord of the Rings Archives

Electronic Arts announced this morning they've partnered with Middle-Earth Enterprises to make a new The Lord Of The Rings mobile title According to today's announcement, this will be an entirely new free-to-play title in which you'll experience everything of Middle-Earth as told in the novels in an entirely new way The game will be called[...]

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent star Nicolas Cage dispells myth he takes any roles and turned down Lord of the Rings and The Matrix.

Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings was for BBC Radio, and there was more than one Many people remember the critically-acclaimed 1981 BBC Radio 4 version but there was actually an earlier version that Tolkien scripted back in the 1950s The audio recordings were believed erased and lost forever, but Tolkien's original scripts have been[...]

Designed specifically to evoke the atmosphere of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the game contains rules for creating heroes and sending them off on adventures in a land threatened by the growing Shadow. This beautifully illustrated, full-colour hardcover manual presents Middle-earth as it was twenty years after Bilbo Baggins' remarkable disappearance and unexpected[...]

We enter the world of Middle Earth once again as Asmus Toys reveals their newest 1/6th scale figure from The Lord of the Rings franchise The Nazgûl are back and are seeking the power o the One Ring once again with this highly detailed figure Standing just shy of 12" tall, the Nazgûl will feature[...]

Asmus Toys has revealed a brand new articulated figure from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Balrog is back and ready for some vengeance with this new highly detailed figure design in a dynamic pose Unlike previous action figures, this figure combines the detail from a statue with small added[...]

Today during the Nacon Connect livestream, Daedalic Entertainment revealed more insight on The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum The video is only two and a half minutes long, with a brief intro from producer Harald Riegler, but it introduces some new characters and environments Gollum encounters on his journey Which includes the Mouth of Sauron[...]

If you're not familiar with it, this game is set in the world of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien, with the RPG system designed by Francesco Nepitello This is a new edition of the game, which has been around almost a decade, taking a lot of the core elements from Tolkien's works[...]

They're calling it The Lord of The Rings, but I think that's slightly misleading From what I understand, the material they are working on exists chronologically further back in history in the lore of Lord of Things Rings or Middle Earth than any characters represented in Lord of the Rings It sounds more Silmarillion era[...]

Interesting news this evening for The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum as the game has been pushed back into 2022 The news came about when Daedalic Entertainment revealed today that they have entered into a new co-publishing and distribution agreement over the game with NACON Which on the surface, doesn't really make a ton of[...]

The last time we checked in on Amazon Prime's The Lord of the Rings prequel series, there was a little less than a month to go until the end of the year, and the streaming service had just dropped a huge 20-name casting news announcement on the world A very good sign for a production[...]

Considering what we had been hearing lately from writer Gennifer Hutchison (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) and series star Morfydd Clark combined with the series starting to get the production wheels spinning again, we were expecting nothing but good things from Amazon Prime's upcoming The Lord of the Rings prequel series Well, let's just say this[...]

Some good news for fans of Amazon Prime's upcoming "The Lord of the Rings" series and Netflix's live-action series take on popular anime Cowboy Bebop Deadline Hollywood reports that the "LotR" prequel has resumed filming (which was teased on social media over the past few weeks), and that Netflix's John Cho-starring series will restart production[...]

The last time we checked in on Amazon Prime's upcoming (and massive) The Lord of the Rings prequel series, series writer Gennifer Hutchison (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) was reminding us that no one had any intention of discussing the series outside of official press announcements Thankfully, series star Morfydd Clark thought different during her[...]

Peter Jackson directed Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films Even in limited screen time, it is immeasurable what he added to them Sadly, Holm passed away on Friday, leaving a legacy in acting that will stand the test of time From Alien, Chariots of Fire, The[...]

Amazon Prime Video's upcoming The Lord of the Rings series has signed British actor Maxim Baldry (Years and Years, Doctor Who) Though rumored to be joining the series in a lead role back in late 2019, a deal was not in place so he wasn't listed in January's official casting announcement Baldry joins a cast[...]

Pre-orders are already live and you can find them located here. "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." Premium Masterline The Lord of the Rings (Film) The Dark Lord Sauron EX Version "You cannot hide I see you There is no life[...]

The 59-year old actor completed Peter Jackson's Tolkien-related projects in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and final The Hobbit film Weaving spoke to Time Out on what happened in his talks with Marvel and Warner Bros that fell through. Denis Makarenko / Shutterstock.com Following Weaving's time as Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger, Marvel[...]

In mid-July 2019, Amazon Prime Video's upcoming The Lord of the Rings series started rolling out updates – beginning with reports that Markella Kavenagh (Picnic at Hanging Rock) had joined the highly-anticipated epic fantasy series as a character named Tyra Then during the Television Critics Association (TCA) summer press event, the streamer formally introduced the[...]

Asmodee Digital announced today that they will be bringing The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game to all three major consoles A bit of a surprise announcement with the game being available today, along with a trailer and a ton of new information to read about it below The game has been going strong[...]

The country's direct association with the film franchise has proven a considerable boost to the tourism industry. Here's a look at what Payne and McKay to say about the decision: 🇳🇿 — The Lord of the Rings on Prime (@LOTRonPrime) September 17, 2019 "As we searched for the location in which we could bring to life the primordial beauty[...]

Deadline is reporting that Amazon has hired Juan Antonio (J.A.) Bayona to direct the first two episodes of their The Lord of the Rings television series, which is being created to run on their Prime Video service Bayona recently directed Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The series will explore new areas of the story-lines surrounding the world[...]

Switch ports of Carcassonne, The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game, Pandemic, Catan, and Munchkin are already in development for Switch optiomization. "Bringing our most popular titles to new platforms is a no-brainer, but we're going a step above to make sure they are optimized for Nintendo Switch," said Philippe Dao, CMO of Asmodee Digital[...]

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Billy Boyd, who played the hobbit Pippin in The Lord Of The Rings, has a song on the soundtrack for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. In a way the song, along with the official video, is a fitting swan song for the amazing feat accomplished by Peter Jackson and everyone who has worked[...]

Patrick Dane writes for Bleeding Cool: The Lord of the Rings has very depressing themes It was written in the wake of J R R Tolkien's time spent at the Somme during World War 1 While the stories of Hobbits, Wizards and Elves is easily consumable by all ages, there are a deeper undertones about the[...]