Streaming service Amazon is currently hard at work in development on its billion dollar adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, which – as we heard back in November – is set to take place prior to the War of the Ring, featuring “previously unexplored stories” from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth works. Well, now comes word […]
Rumour: Peter Jackson deciding between a DC movie and Amazon’s Lord of the Rings
After luring legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg with the prospect of a Blackhawk movie, it looks like Warner Bros. and DC Films have now set their sights on another A-list director in Peter Jackson. According to TheOneRing.net, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit filmmaker is weighing up whether to take another trip to Middle-earth […]
Asmus Toys’ The Lord of the Rings Gimli figure available to pre-order now
Sideshow and Asmus Toys have unveiled their 1/6th scale Gimli figure which is based on the likeness of John Rhys-Davies’ dwarf warrior in Peter Jackson’s fantasy epic trilogy The Lord of the Rings. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $199 and is expected to ship June-August; take a look at the official promotional […]
Amazon’s Lord of The Rings TV show has five season commitment, and a billion dollar budget
Last month a report emerged suggesting that Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series looks set to overtake The Crown as the most expensive TV show ever made, with a budget of around $500 million for two seasons. Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter, those numbers aren’t quite accurate, as Amazon has in fact been […]
The Lord of the Rings may dethrone The Crown as the most expensive TV show ever
Last year it was announced that Amazon will be developing a fantasy series based upon J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic The Lord of the Rings, and now comes a report that the streaming service will be investing around half a billion dollars to bring Middle-earth to the small screen. Amazon reportedly spent $250 million to secure the […]
Exclusive Interview – Karl Urban on the Dredd TV series, shaving his head for Thor Ragnarok and his new film Bent
Rafael Motamayor chats with Karl Urban on playing in some of the biggest film franchises, what he kept from the set of Lord of the Rings and more… You have been in some of the biggest franchises in the world, yet you haven’t been typecast. How do you manage that? How do you choose your […]
Ian McKellen suggests he’s open to Gandalf role in Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings TV series
As Sir Ian McKellen prepares to tackle a new iconic role in the West End version of The Exorcist, the legendary performer has told Graham Norton’s Radio 2 show that he’s reluctant to let one of his greatest roles go to another actor. With the news that Amazon are to create their own middle-earth TV series […]
Funko unveils new Pop! Vinyl figures for The Lord of the Rings
Funko has revealed a new line of Pop! Movies vinyl figures for Peter Jackson’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings which includes Gollum, Aragorn, Merry, Pippin, a super-sized Treebeard, and Lurtz, along with a range of Mystery minis; check them out below… The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, […]
John Rhys-Davies says Tolkien “spinning in his grave” about new Lord of the Rings TV series
John Rhys-Davies has that J.R.R. Tolkien would be “spinning in his grave” regarding the newly announced Lord of the Rings TV series. The news that The Lord of the Rings is to become a TV series via Amazon was certainly cheered by some, however, others like the actor behind Gimli in Peter Jackson’s lauded adaptation […]
Amazon’s Middle-earth series to take place before The Lord of the Rings
“Gandalf, Warner Bros. is moving. Amazon’s forces are massing in the East; their eye is fixed on streaming-service domination” or something along those lines would have been uttered by Elrond when the news broke that an adaptation of The Lord of the Rings was being negotiated by the studio and online streaming giant. Forgive us […]
