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Lord of the Rings series image, release date revealed

Posted 5 years ago

Grab yourself some Lembas bread and an ounce of pipeweed because Amazon, at long last, has announced that its Lord of the Rings TV series will debut on September 2, 2022. The series will debut on Amazon Prime in more...

The Lord of the Rings: Peter Jackson faced pressure to kill a Hobbit

Posted 5 years ago

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year, which… makes me feel all kinds of old. I still remember going to the theater for the midnight premiere of the movie and just...

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime film announced

Posted 5 years ago

New Line is gearing up to present one anime to rule them all with The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. Now, before you destroy your Lembas bread after clenching your fists in excitement, you should know that Peter...

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The one to rule them all! Josh Gad reuniting cast of The Lord of the Rings

Posted 6 years ago

Josh Gad has become the king of cast reunions during our COVID-19 quarantine. The actor has used his YouTube channel to reunite the cast of THE GOONIES and BACK TO THE FUTURE and for his next reunion, he's headed to...

Amazon halts all original series productions, including LOTR TV series

Posted 6 years ago

As part of a bold and cautionary move, Amazon Studios on Monday confirmed that all Amazon original series in production are to be placed on hold, due to rising concerns related to the spread of COVID-19. The list of productions to...

Rumor: casting call goes out for HBO Max’s House of the Dragon

Posted 7 years ago

When something you love ends, there's an inevitable feeling of emptiness that comes with it. This could be the end of a relationship, the death of a loved one, or graduating from high school. The same can be said (albeit...

George R.R. Martin reiterates novel series won’t end like the HBO show

Posted 7 years ago

In the wake of Peter Jackson's LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, people couldn't seem to get enough of the fantasy genre. Some films were abysmal failures (THE GOLDEN COMPASS, ERAGON), some were excellent (PAN'S LABYRINTH, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON)....

Amazon reveals the full cast for their Lord of the Rings series

Posted 7 years ago

Amazon Studios has been throwing some serious cash at their upcoming TV adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" series, and today, they finally announced the official main cast of the series at the Television Critics Association winter...

Robert Aramayo replaces Will Poulter in Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series

Posted 7 years ago

Gone are the days where sweeping fantasy epics were regulated to the big screen. HBO's Game of Thrones proved that intelligent spectacle and story translates just as well to the small screen. The further success of shows like Netflix's Dark...

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series receives early season two renewal

Posted 7 years ago

We are still a few months out before the first season of Amazon's Lord of the Rings series begins shooting, but fans of the upcoming show will be happy to learn the streamer has already greenlit a second season. Amazon...

Lionsgate to adapt Tamora Pierce’s Tortall Universe into a television series

Posted 7 years ago

With the massive success of HBO's Game of Thrones, every film and television studio seems to be looking for the next great fantasy epic. Amazon Prime has the first season of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series starring Rosamund Pike...

Game of Thrones alum Joseph Mawle joins Lord of the Rings Amazon series

Posted 7 years ago

It appears as if GAME OF THRONES veteran Joseph Mawle will be sailing out of Blackwater Bay, Westeros and into the Gray Havens of Middle-Earth. Mawle, who played Night's Watch ranger Benjen Stark and Jon Snow's uncle on GAME OF...

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series will officially film in New Zealand

Posted 7 years ago

At this point in time, the first thing you may think of when someone brings up New Zealand is Taika Waititi in a sort of straw hat and wearing a shirt with tomatoes on it, but you would very soon...

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