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Nicolas Cage says he turned down Aragorn role in The Lord of the Rings

October 1, 2015 by Scott J. Davis

Currently promoting his new film Pay the Ghost [read our review here], Nicolas Cage has been speaking to Newsweek about his desire to work with such directors as Paul Thomas Anderson and Quentin Tarantino in the future, as well as some of the roles he was offered over the years that for one reason or another he […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Scott Davis Tagged With: Nicolas Cage, The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix

Dominic Monaghan confirms that David Bowie auditioned for The Lord of the Rings

January 30, 2016 by Gary Collinson

It’s been rumoured for years that David Bowie had auditioned for a role in Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings, and now it has been confirmed by Dominic Monaghan, who recalled seeing the legendary musician during his own audition for the role of Merry. I was at the Hubbard’s, which is […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: David Bowie, Dominic Monaghan, The Lord of the Rings

Amazon’s Lord of The Rings TV show has five season commitment, and a billion dollar budget

April 6, 2018 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings may dethrone The Crown as the most expensive TV show ever

March 17, 2018 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: The Lord of the Rings

Exclusive Interview – Karl Urban on the Dredd TV series, shaving his head for Thor Ragnarok and his new film Bent

March 8, 2018 by Rafael Motamayor

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 […]

Filed Under: Exclusives, Interviews, Movies, Rafael Motamayor Tagged With: Bent, Dredd, Karl Urban, The Lord of the Rings

Funko unveils new Pop! Vinyl figures for The Lord of the Rings

December 1, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

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, […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Funko, The Lord of the Rings

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