News Archive

According to Pat Hyland of USA Today, Viggo Mortensen is winning fans like never before due to his kingly portrayal of Aragorn.

Yahoo News reports that Air New Zealand will reveal its second LOTR-themed aircraft today in Los Angeles. The plane will feature Aragorn and Arwen set against a New Zealand mountain range.

Decipher released a short list of their new Helm’s Deep Expansion cards a few days ago. Since then, they have added previews of several more cards each day. Check out the new list, and read the corresponding article here.

“Tolkien spent 12 years writing the books, so to spend three years on the music doesn’t seem that long,” says Howard Shore, composer for the LOTR Trilogy. In this recent article from KansasCity.com, Shore reflects on his largest assignment yet…

USA Today is keeping track of last year’s top films in order to predict who will take home the Best Picture trophy at this year’s Oscars. See how “The Two Towers” is faring so far, by checking out the Oscar Index.

The Boston Center for Adult Education is offering a lecture given by Michael Drout, editor of Tolkien’s recently discovered Beowulf manuscript. The lecture is called, ‘Understanding Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings.’

Wondering if there will ever be a movie made of The Silmarillion? Get some inside info here.

United Cutlery has announced negotiations are underway to produce other LotR movie related items such as helmets, shields, staffs and more. Read more here.

Decipher has released a card list for the upcoming Helm’s Deep Expansion.

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