Middle-Earth

Lord of the Rings: Tom Budge exits Amazon series amid “creative differences”

Posted 4 years ago

It would appear the actor Tom Budge was not enjoying his time on Middle Earth. Budge made the announcement that he has decided to exit the upcoming Amazon Lord of the Rings series. Budge is citing those pesky "creative differences" as...

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum video game trailer heads to Mordor

Posted 5 years ago

Daedalic Entertainment announced last year that they would be bringing us The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, an action-adventure game that would focus on the creature's time before he acquired the One Ring but before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's...

Kumail Nanjiani to play insecure Orc in Middle-Earth: Shadow of War

Posted 8 years ago

I’ve been a fan of stand-up comedian Kumail Nanjiani for a long time, so it’s awesome to see him getting some real mainstream success. He’s the star of the hit HBO show SILICON VALLEY, voicing a character in THE LEGO...

Shelob revealed in Middle-Earth: Shadow of War trailer!

Posted 8 years ago

Like any prequel story, the game MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF WAR (like it’s predecessor SHADOW OF MORDOR) is on shaky ground when it comes to the story of LORD OF THE RINGS. On the one hand, it can’t really contradict anything...

New gameplay footage released for Middle-Earth: Shadow of War

Posted 8 years ago

MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR was one of those rare property-based videogames that was actually good, putting it in the esteemed company of RIDDICK: BUTCHER BAY, STAR WAR: BATTLEFRONT, and DIE HARD TRILOGY. Its success can be attributed to its awesome...

Sauron returns in this announcement trailer for the game Shadow of War

Posted 8 years ago

Set between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth: Shadow of War continues the original narrative of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, and expands upon the nemesis system established in the previous game. While a gameplay...

C’mon Hollywood: Get back to the gore, Peter Jackson!

Posted 11 years ago

Sticking closely to shoe-string budgeted films and appropriately titled “splatstick” horror comedies, Peter Jackson wasn’t exactly the biggest name being passed around the film community back in the day. It wasn’t until he received recognition for his work on HEAVENLY...

The JoBlo Sunday Night Movie Chat: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Posted 13 years ago

There are movies and there are events. The movie we are going to chat about this Sunday definitely qualifies as an event. I know I’m not alone in my excitement for this weekend’s big release. This week, we are going...