Peter Jackson says Weinstein made him blacklist Ashley Judd & Mira Sorvino

Posted 8 years ago

Once upon a time, Peter Jackson pitched his ambitious THE LORD OF THE RINGS project to Miramax, which at the time consisted of two movies instead of three. The project was in development at Miramax for over a year, during...

Lord of the Rings TV series gets multi-season commitment from Amazon

Posted 8 years ago

Despite what many people think, I do like to remain optimistic about things. I've been proven wrong too many times to think that initial impressions will always be the correct ones. So while my love of the original Peter Jackson...

Sean Astin on Amazon’s potential Lord of the Rings TV series

Posted 8 years ago

Perhaps hoping for their very own Game of Thrones, it was revealed last Friday that Amazon Studios was in negotiations with Warner Bros. and the J.R.R. Tolkien estate to develop a Lord of the Rings TV series. Not everyone was...

The Lord of the Rings may live again as an Amazon TV series

Posted 8 years ago

I had serious doubts that J.R.R. Tolkein's "The Lord of the Rings" series could ever successfully make the transition to the big-screen, but what Peter Jackson was able to achieve with THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, and...

Warner Bros. and Tolkien Estate settle epic Lord of the Rings lawsuit

Posted 9 years ago

Film rights disputes are almost always a nasty business, especially when it comes to Hollywood blockbusters the likes of THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Today, it's being reported that Warner Bros. and the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien...

Watch our Oscar “Best Picture” Retrospective for 2004 (video)

Posted 9 years ago

In this recurring series we take a look at the Oscar nominations of years past, examining the flicks that were nominated, as well as the pic we feel got snubbed among all the other candidates. Love 'em or hate 'em,...

Peter Jackson posts first Mortal Engines concept art

Posted 9 years ago

Peter Jackson is returning to the land of movies with the new flick MORTAL ENGINES based on the book of the same. The four-story series take place in a world where cities survive on wheels that travel on tracks and...

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

Posted 9 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...

Uma Thurman says not doing Lord of the Rings was one of her worst decisions

Posted 9 years ago

The LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy remains one of the great cinematic landmarks of all time, raking in billions of dollars and a wheelbarrow of Oscars. Fans know those movies back to back, and the series has truly stood the...

The Fellowhip of the Ring is (partially) reunited in epic photos

Posted 9 years ago

Last year marked the 15th anniversary of LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, and if that’s not enough to make you feel like an old geezer then certainly a picture of some members of the Fellowship reenacting...

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