J.R.R. Tolkien

Date of Birth

1892-01-03

Date of Death

1973-09-02

Place of Birth

Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Aquaman, Leon, Napoleon, Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Willy Wonka

Posted 3 years ago

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted...

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Bullitt, The Fast and The Furious, Guardians of the Galaxy, John Wick

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Lord of the Rings and Hobbit rights purchased by Swedish video game company, Embracer Group

Posted 4 years ago

There has been much planned on the forefront of the Lord of the Rings property lately. Amazon has released trailers for their much-anticipated series, The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, there is an animated movie from Warner Bros set to be...

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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...

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...

Morfydd Clark to play young Galadriel in Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series

Posted 7 years ago

Amazon has been busy developing their incredibly expensive Lord of the Rings TV series, and Variety has announced another new addition to the cast who is reportedly set to play a character whom Tolkien fans are well acquainted with. The...

Will Poulter has exited Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series

Posted 7 years ago

In September, Will Poulter (MIDSOMMAR) joined the cast of Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series, but it seems that the actor will not be adventuring in Middle-Earth after all as Variety has reported that Poulter has departed the...

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...

Will Poulter cast in a lead role for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series

Posted 7 years ago

After getting word that Australian actress Markella Kavenagh was in talks for a lead role in Amazon's upcoming series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, it's been announced that MIDSOMMAR and THE MAZE RUNNER franchise alum Will Poulter has...

J.A. Bayona to direct episodes of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings TV series

Posted 7 years ago

Amazon Studios has tapped THE ORPHANAGE and JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM helmer J.A. Bayona to direct two episodes of their upcoming series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Bayona will be the first to tackle Tolkien's prolific...

Lord of the Rings’ Gollum game in the works from Daedalic developer

Posted 7 years ago

Fan favorite Lord of the Rings character, Gollum, is set to embark on a grand adventure when he stars in a brand new video game from German developer Daedalic Entertainment. Built as an action-adventure game, Lord of the Rings: Gollum will...

Star Trek 4 writers hired to develop Lord of the Rings series for Amazon

Posted 8 years ago

Amazon has been sitting on their plans for the Lord of the Rings series for some time, and now they just took their biggest step yet in the journey across Middle-earth. Head of Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke was on the...

Amazon Studios head says Lord of Rings series could air by 2021

Posted 8 years ago

Amazon Studios had been hoping for their own series which could rival HBO's Game of Thrones, and snagging the rights to J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings franchise is certainly a huge step towards that direction. It's still early days...