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May 172013
 

The actor’s childhood love of Tolkien has informed his characterizations of Smaug the Magnificent!

Cumberbatch has vivid memories of imagining the vainglorious  dragon in Tolkien’s first foray into Middle-earth! His father read the book to him and if he was a good boy he got two chapters… of he was naughty he might get none at all!

A great interview with Paul Jones at Radio Times… read more

 May 17, 2013  Posted by at 10:32 am No Responses »
May 162013
 

I thought I would re-post our Mordor “LOTR ~  Into Darkness” Mash-up Trailer

Our Mordor Trailer, The Dark Lords Vengeance uses the voice over by Benedict Cumberbatch (the Voice of Smaug, the Necromancer and Star Trek’s Khan) along with edit from the Lord of the Rings!

The Dark Lord of Mordor has returned… and he will have his vengeance! read more

 May 16, 2013  Posted by at 12:32 pm No Responses »
May 152013
 

Just saw this on the Weta Facebook page…

An interactive journey into Middle-earth… created by Warner Bros. and Goggle Chrome… looks very interesting!

I just want to know why they are getting it down under first! read more

 May 15, 2013  Posted by at 7:38 pm No Responses »
May 102013
 

Well… I promised to close the voting last week… but as you can see I didn’t! It was just too tight to call and now we are tied!

In this “Battle Royal” between the two great Servants of Fire the final vote must come to an end today! Who will walk out of the Mordor Thunderdome Alive?

The vote is now tied…  who will live and who will die? It’s up to you! read more

 May 10, 2013  Posted by at 8:53 am No Responses »
May 092013
 

Here is a selection of funny Parodies featuring the voice of Gollum!

Ian Walters is “Keeping it Weird” as he states on his YouTube Channel as he literally “Channels” Andy Serkis as Gollum in this selection of hilarious song spoofs…

His Gollum voice is quite good and he makes the most of it in these video parodies. read more

 May 9, 2013  Posted by at 9:50 am No Responses »
May 072013
 

Many mourn the passing of Ray Harryhausen!

Filmmakers, directors, those in the FX Community and Sci-fi and fantasy film buffs like me, who grew up on the amazing stop-motion animation pioneered by Ray Harryhausen pay homage to this titan of the film industry!

The work of Ray Harryhausen and Willis O’Brien has had a big influence on the directorial work of Peter Jackson on films such as the Lord of the Rings and King Kong! read more

 May 7, 2013  Posted by at 8:50 pm No Responses »
May 012013
 

Peter Jackson: ‘Why I Love Harry Knowles’

The “Hobbit” helmer says he was smitten by the Ain’t It Cool founder from the start: “Harry was one of us.”

With the Ain’t it Cool News website as his pulpit — and an army of insiders and spies at his command — Harry Knowles infuriated studios, made (and destroyed) movies, befriended Peter Jackson and earned Steve Jobs’ appreciation. read more

 May 1, 2013  Posted by at 2:55 pm No Responses »
Apr 302013
 

Sauron gathers all evil creatures unto him, within the Mountain walls of Mordor

The Dark Lord looks out upon the plain of Gorgoroth, everywhere the Eye sees his minions preparing for war.

The Shadow parts and the Eye in the Dark Tower is unveiled… first it looks to the south… then the east… the north… and finally it looks into the west of Middle-earth. read more

 April 30, 2013  Posted by at 11:58 pm No Responses »
Apr 302013
 

There are a few interesting things to be found out about The Hobbit: DOS on IMDb

I began hunting around on the The Hobbit pages at IMDb for the second and third films in the trilogy and saw a few items that raised more questions than answers.

Take a look at them in the post below and let us know what you think! read more

 April 30, 2013  Posted by at 11:15 am No Responses »
Apr 292013
 

J. R. R. Tolkien Reciting the One Ring Verse

Listen as Professor Tolkien reads aloud the Ring Verse written with fire by the black hand of the Dark Lord upon the One Ring of Power!

I just uploaded this to our YouTube Channel “Shadows of Mordor” read more

 April 29, 2013  Posted by at 2:04 pm No Responses »
Apr 282013
 

If you’re a Tolkien Geek ready for adventure… then this new reality series is made for you!

A new TV show called “The Quest,” is a reality program described as the ‘Amazing Race’ taking place in Middle-earth!

Fantasy and Science Fiction Fans looking for an adventure can join in this new Amazing Race through Middle-earth! read more

 April 28, 2013  Posted by at 12:44 pm No Responses »
Apr 272013
 

This Dark Tower must be either Barad-dûr or Dol Guldur!

This natural formation is a lot bigger then you might think! It is bigger then the Empire State building!

This cool tower of rock and stone stands over 1,000 feet over the Island of São Tomé read more

 April 27, 2013  Posted by at 7:57 pm No Responses »

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