Sideshow and Asmus Toys have unveiled their 1/6th scale Gimli figure which is based on the likeness of John Rhys-Davies’ dwarf warrior in Peter Jackson’s fantasy epic trilogy The Lord of the Rings. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $199 and is expected to ship June-August; take a look at the official promotional […]
Amazon’s Lord of The Rings TV show has five season commitment, and a billion dollar budget
Last month a report emerged suggesting that Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series looks set to overtake The Crown as the most expensive TV show ever made, with a budget of around $500 million for two seasons. Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter, those numbers aren’t quite accurate, as Amazon has in fact been […]
The Lord of the Rings may dethrone The Crown as the most expensive TV show ever
Last year it was announced that Amazon will be developing a fantasy series based upon J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic The Lord of the Rings, and now comes a report that the streaming service will be investing around half a billion dollars to bring Middle-earth to the small screen. Amazon reportedly spent $250 million to secure the […]
Exclusive Interview – Karl Urban on the Dredd TV series, shaving his head for Thor Ragnarok and his new film Bent
Rafael Motamayor chats with Karl Urban on playing in some of the biggest film franchises, what he kept from the set of Lord of the Rings and more… You have been in some of the biggest franchises in the world, yet you haven’t been typecast. How do you manage that? How do you choose your […]
Ian McKellen suggests he’s open to Gandalf role in Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings TV series
As Sir Ian McKellen prepares to tackle a new iconic role in the West End version of The Exorcist, the legendary performer has told Graham Norton’s Radio 2 show that he’s reluctant to let one of his greatest roles go to another actor. With the news that Amazon are to create their own middle-earth TV series […]
Funko unveils new Pop! Vinyl figures for The Lord of the Rings
Funko has revealed a new line of Pop! Movies vinyl figures for Peter Jackson’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings which includes Gollum, Aragorn, Merry, Pippin, a super-sized Treebeard, and Lurtz, along with a range of Mystery minis; check them out below… The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, […]
John Rhys-Davies says Tolkien “spinning in his grave” about new Lord of the Rings TV series
John Rhys-Davies has that J.R.R. Tolkien would be “spinning in his grave” regarding the newly announced Lord of the Rings TV series. The news that The Lord of the Rings is to become a TV series via Amazon was certainly cheered by some, however, others like the actor behind Gimli in Peter Jackson’s lauded adaptation […]
Amazon’s Middle-earth series to take place before The Lord of the Rings
“Gandalf, Warner Bros. is moving. Amazon’s forces are massing in the East; their eye is fixed on streaming-service domination” or something along those lines would have been uttered by Elrond when the news broke that an adaptation of The Lord of the Rings was being negotiated by the studio and online streaming giant. Forgive us […]
Sean Astin finds the prospect of a Lord of the Rings TV series “intriguing”
Just a few days ago, it was announced that a Lord of the Rings TV series is in early development, to be produced by Amazon Studios. With Game of Thrones ending next year, this could be just the thing to fill the fantasy-void sure to be left in many viewers hearts. Now, given the sprawling lore […]
The Genesis of the Excessively Long Action Scene
Tom Jolliffe on the genesis of the excessively long action scene… It has become almost the norm now. The majority of large-scale action blockbusters will have a hugely elaborate, and extremely long set piece in them. In fact some may have several. It used to be that maybe 5-10 minutes at the end of a […]
