Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series brought the audience back to Middle-earth in an eight-episode adventure following the events leading up to the battle against Sauron (Charlie Vickers). With the show renewed for season 2, fans are already anticipating more of the show. Despite the time gap between the stories, […]
Continue readingThere are a handful of rotoscoped fantasy classics that every nerd knew in the 1970s and ’80s. Whether it was the rollicking rock and roll fantasy of “Heavy Metal” or the extended epics of the Rankin and Bass “Hobbit” or “Lord of the Rings” movies, the unique animation style implanted itself in our collective subconscious. […]
Continue readingThe Lord of the Rings is leaving Middle-earth, or at least the real-life location that people associate with it. Peter Jackson famously shot The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit film trilogies in his home country of New Zealand, but for the second season of the new Lord of the Rings TV series, Amazon Studios […]
Continue readingIan Holm, the classically trained Shakespearean actor best known to film audiences for his performances in films including the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” movies, “Chariots of Fire” and “Alien,” has died. He was 88.A rep for the actor has said Holm died in hospital on Friday morning. The actor had been battling Parkinson’s […]
Continue readingThe actor, best known for playing Gollum in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, will read the entire Jrr Tolkien novelAndy Serkis is to give a continuous, live reading of The Hobbit – lasting around 12 hours – in aid of charity. The actor, best known as Gollum in the Lord of the […]
Continue readingActor and filmmaker to receive honour at the 2020 Baftas.Actor and filmmaker Andy Serkis is to receive the outstanding British contribution to cinema award at the 2020 Bafta film awards.Serkis is best known for his pioneering performance capture work, portraying Gollum in The Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit films as well as the lead […]
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