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Guillermo del Toro to Direct Hobbit:
Finally after making us wait for WAY too long New Line and MGM have announced Guillermo del Toro to direct The Hobbit and its sequel. In order to make this happen del Toro is going to move out to New Zealand and begin filming as soon as he is done pr... Sean Connery turned down $225million for Lord of the rings:
While reading one of my buddies sites, I stumbled on something creepishly freaky. Ok so not really, but the word is that Sean Connery was offered the role of Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings and turned it down. He would have made $225million poun... Annual American Cinematogragphers Nominations:
BATMAN BEGINS (Wally Pfister), BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Rodrigo Prieto), GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (Robert Elswit), KING KONG (Andrew Lesnie) and MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (Dion Beebe) are nominees in the feature film competition of the 20th Annual American Soc... Great Deals on DVD's for Christmas!:
Holy great deals batman! You can always tell when christmas is approaching, so we have generated a list of the best buys for DVDS. This list is only a small sampling so snoop around our site to find even more great deals. You can get all kinds of gre... EA scores Lord of the Rings Rights:
According to Game-Reviews.ca Electronic Arts today announced that it has been granted the rights to develop games based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic literary fiction, The Lord of the Rings. Since 2001, EA has developed games based exclusively on New Line... Lord of the Rings Lawsuit Update:
According to Michael from TheOneRing.net a judge has barred the estate of “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien from seeking punitive damages against the studio that brought the trilogy to the big screen. Tolkien’s heirs ... Tolkien The Silmarillion Movie Coming:
According to ComingSoon a brand new Tolkien movie is in talks and could potentially be coming to theatres. It is th The tales of The Silmarillion. The novel was the underlying inspiration and source of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing; ... Return of the King Extended Cut is Here Finally!:
Return of the King Extended Edition is finally out! Thats right we can now watch it with 50 more minutes of extended goodness. Let us all bow down and worship in the shadow of the mighty Peter Jackson and New Line. Take a wild guess what I am doi... First look at Return of the King Extended Edition DVD Menus!:
Courtesy of New Line Cinema we have some fantastic shots from the upcoming extended edition including first looks at the menu for the dvd set. Muchos cool. This is one dvd I have been waiting VERY impatiently to get. So without further ado here are t... MGM Wants Peter Jackson For The Hobbit:
Well it would seem that petitions do work. After almost 35,000 people signed a petition asking for Peter Jackson to helm The Hobbit movie it seems MGM wants to do just that. quote from the Onering.net "Peter Jackson's phenomenal success ... Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Illustrations Documentary:
A new show on BRAVO is coming about John Howe. John Howe is an extraordinary artist whose magnificent illustrations inspired Peter Jackson's vision of Middle Earth. Howe, along with Allen Lee, acted as conceptual designers on Jackson's cinematic... Vin Diesel Updates Us on Riddick Sequel:
This past weekend Sheila caught up with Vin Diesel and managed to gleen some updates on the Riddick sequel which has been talked about and been going nowhere for a long time. Pitch Black was one of the greatest horror scifi movies ever made on a shoe... New Exclusive King Kong Footage on NBC:
Can't get enough Kong? Well NBC has a treat for you. They are going to be playing some exclusive and never before seen footage for King Kong during the broadcast of Shrek on Sunday, Nov. 27 (7-9 p.m. ET).  So tune in to check it out. Thre... Closing the Ring Shooting in Toronto:
Academy award winning Director, the acclaimed Richard Attenborough, will Direct,Star, and also Produce his latest film "Closing the Ring".  Which is staring the  "O.C."s'  Mischa Barton.  The story revovles around a ring which... The Water Horse - Weta's Joe Letteri creating Visual Effects:
Weta Digital's Joe Letteri, who was a member of the Academy Award-wining Weta Digital teams that created the visual effects for "King Kong," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" will serve... Contest : Win King Kong The Game!:
The Dean-inator who runs Game-Reviews.ca is running a kick ass King Kong contest where you can win yourself a copy of the game for the upcoming film. Needless to say the game looks kick ass and its only right we let you know about it so you can enter... Fox and Universal team up for HALO:
According to Variety, 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures are teaming up for the movie adaptation of the Microsoft video game "Halo." Its said that Universal will take domestic rights and Fox will handle international on the project. The deal wou... Dark Kingdom The Dragon King Trailer:
SONY has just sent over the feature trailer for Dark Kingdom The Dragon King. Its quite similar to Lord of the Rings and although the production value originally didnt look very good, I now have to say the trailer is pretty good. It looks like th... Weta Will Give Silver Surfer Dimension:
"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" has employed Weta Digital to create the effects for the franchises new star, the Silver Surfer. The appearance of the liquid-metallic, graceful-moving, and curvy-reflective Surfer will no doubt be trick... New Kong Trailer Crushes All!:
The new trailer for King Kong is Online and it is smoking hot! Three-time Academy Award® winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) directs King Kong. The screenplay by Jackson, Walsh (three-time Oscar® winner) and B... Twilight Tops Ticket Sales:
Twilight has joined the list of Top Ten Advance Ticket-Sellers, covering all theatrical releases in Fandango’s eight-year history. Twilight currently occupies the seventh spot (see full list below); the film may break into the top five before i... New International Poster for King Kong !:
UIP released the German Poster for Peter Jacksons "King Kong". And it looks really sweet. I think this is by far the coolest poster that was released for this movie. To check it out in full size, just click on the small version to the right. The RKO... Gigantic King Kong Gallery update !:
We just updated our gallery for Peter Jackson's "King Kong" with 22 new movie photos. Jackson will bring his sweeping cinematic vision to the iconic story of the gigantic ape-monster captured in the wilds and brought to civilization where he meets hi... Peter Jackson, Del Toro Writing Hobbit:
This is huge news. Peter Jackson and Del Toro will be writing the upcoming Hobbit films. There are two of them in case you forgot. Yahoo reports that Guillermo Del Toro will direct and write and Peter Jackson will also write; Del Toro (”Hell... King Kong - 12 weeks to go PostPro video:
In this new video for Peter Jackson's upcoming "King Kong"  the color grading department is working full tilt on getting the right 'look' of the film. Color grading, used almost throughout "Lord of the Rings" is an interesting process, and&nbs... King Kong Red Carpet Footage:
The King Kong Premier was exciting, star studded and fun. We have some great footage of the event for you our readers. Be sure to also check out the 3  King Kong Reviews from our critics on the film all scoring it 9 out of 10 or better! Thre... Walk the Line Play's Folsom Prison:
Johnny Cash took the stage at Folsom State Prison for a historic concert that galvanized the audience of hundreds of inmates. Cash, despite strong resistance from his record label, was moved to perform at Folsom after receiving thousands of letters f... On the Set of King Kong:
Kong is King... and the buzz and the trailers pretty much spell it all. Our buddy Alex dropped us a line with three cool photos from the set of KING KONG. Three-time Academy Award® winner Peter Jackson (THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KI... Deadman's Toys - Legend & The Hitchhikers Survival Kit:
In this bit of toy news we go from one extreme to the other.. we go from the "Lord of Darkness" to a "Babel Fish?"  Yes, you read that right.  First off we have the new 20" figure of "Lord of Darkness" from Ridley Scott's "Legend".  ... Peter Jacksons King Kong : Watch the Trailer Here:
I started out going "who cares" with the new Kong movie and have never read any of the Kong news on site. I just watched the trailer which is below and have to say.. Holy monkey feet, do I want to see this movie now! Three-time Academy Aw... The Ring DVD - 2 Disc Collector's Set:
Fans of "The Ring" are sure to enjoy this.  Universal has announced it will release a Collector’s Edition of  The Ring onto DVD on March 8th, 2005, ten days before the theatrical release of "The Ring 2".  As well as an anam... New gigantic King Kong Poster:
My buddie Gunnibert from Movie-Infos just pointed me to this great new poster for Peter Jackson's upcoming "King Kong". He told me that our French colleagues from Actuacine scored this great new Poster from UIP. To check out the "gigant... King Kong Critics Say : Kick Ass!:
Our esteemed critics are always very busy and it is rare they will all report in with a verdict on the same movie. King Kong has not only gotten our 3 top critics to review the film but all 3 have scored it TOP of the pile. MovieMaven, Brian aka Hake... Sam Raimi Directing Hobbit, with Conditions:
So much talk about Sam Raimi directing The Hobbit movie, another fresh bit of speculation comes from my friend Richard at FilmStalker. Sam Raimi doesnt confirm that he will direct the movie but does come out and say he would with some conditions.... Peter Jackson inks Hobbit , Two Picture Deal:
Today NewLine Informed us that they have inked a two picture deal with Peter Jackson to bring the Hobbit to life. MGM will also co-finance the film with Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh producing. New Line also let it be known that all litigation in... The Hobbit in 3d?:
I loved the Lord of the Rings movies as much as I loved the books. Well ok in fairness just about as much since a film can never truly touch the books. Today from Michael Regina comes an answer to the rumor that The Hobbit is going to be shot in 3D. ... Peter Jackson's King Kong 3 Hours Long!:
Peter Jackson's King Kong is going to run over 3 hours in theatres Variety is reporting. Crikeys, 3 damn hours? That is one hell of a long movie. Is this pushing it a bit far ? 3 hours in a theatre? I started out going "who cares" with the new Kong... Vlad Movie Review by Jon:
So Mike shows me a movie trailer by the name of "Vlad". Wow, this movie looks like a bone chilling thriller about vampires. And hell, I’ve always been intrigued by the story of Vlad "The Impaler", aka Vlad Dracula, the historic figure Bram Stok... The Ring 2 Movie Delayed until 2005:
Ok is this some trick and somehow we are all now at Chicago O' Hare Airport? Haven't we suffered enough waiting for these great films? Well anyway on to the delays. Dreamworks has pushed Ring 2 back from a November release to a March 24th. According ... Elijah Wood to play the role of Iggy Pop:
A heavily guarded, and as of yet unnamed, production about the life of young Iggy Pop will begin filming in 2006, starring Elijah Wood as Iggy. Elijah is rumored to be very nervous in regards to his upcoming role as the music icon. He says, "I don't ... Return of the King Extended Edition DVD Official Trailer:
Over at the official Lord of the Rings site, you can now view the trailer for the upcoming Return of the King "Extended Edition" DVD, which is due to be released on December 14, 2004.  Extended Edition DVD Trailer.  At last check our site... The Confessor & Ring Around the Rosie on DVD March 21st:
Beckoning houses, accused priests and haunting visions are just the beginning as two original and thrilling films make their way to DVD this spring.  Sony Home Entertainment is delighted to release the DVD originals The Confessor and Ring Ar... Halo Movie getting Shopped:
According to Variety, Halo is being shopped to the highest bidder. So far no takers and New Line and Dreamworks already have passed over concerns with the script and the budget being INSANE. The script is being written by Alex Garland who wrote 28 Da... J's Ring 2 Movie Review:
Wow - and not a good wow. Wow, how could they even bare to let this hit the theatre? It was horrible. The first Ring was nothing like I'd ever seen before - a little confusing but really well thought out and definitely had its terrifying moments. Thi... 4 New Lord of War Movie Clips:
LORD OF WAR is an action adventure story set in the world of international arms dealing. The film, based on fact, follows the globetrotting exploits of arms dealer Yuri Orlov (NICOLAS CAGE). Through some of the deadliest war zones, Yuri struggles... The Ring 3 Movie being Scripted:
Well its no big surprise that another RING movie is in the works. The Ring 2 ( Ring 2 Movie Review ) just cleaned up, although it got mixed reviews.   Hideo Nakata's "The Ring Two" raked in the cash and climbs to number one in the box offic... Video Interviews from The Ring 2:
MovieWeb got a chance to ask Hideo Nakata, the director, and star Naomi Watts a few questions regarding their work on the Ring 2. Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts ("21 Grams") reprises the role of investigative reporter Rachel Keller in "The Ring Tw... Ringu DVD Box Set Coming Soon:
SGM are pleased to announce some great genre releases coming your way from our friends at Tartan…first off on the 25th of October we can look forward to the much anticipated four disc 'Ring' box set which will include newly remastered anamorphi... Wolverine Set Photos Online:
Reel Comix brought to my attention that some new Wolverine set photos have popped up online courtesy of Just Jared. Below you can check out the first look at Liev Schreiber as Sabretooth. Personally I liked Tyler Mane more in the role simply bec... New Troy DVD Exclusives & Features!:
This is by far the best epic action adventure this year. I loved this movie. Warner brothers emailed to let us know about the upcoming DVD and most importantly to share a very cool exclusive trailer. Here is what they had to say Two-Disc DVD Load...