Everyone is Talking Guillermo del Toro!
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

Want to know more about the man who is almost 99% sure to direct at least one of The Hobbit films if not both with Peter Jackson producing?

Here are a few links that might give you some inside into the man behind the making of Pans Labyrinth, the Hell Boy and the Blade films.

A Biography ~HERE~

Guillermo Del Toro Fan site ~HERE~

Hell Boy II site ~HERE~

Hell Boy II Production site ~HERE~

Guillermo Del Toro Interview ~HERE~

Pans Labyrinth site ~HERE~

Guillermo Del Toro will direct The Hobbit?
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

From this video posted on YouTube it looks to be true!

Rumors have been flying around the net this week stating that Guillermo Del Toro (director of Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth) will direct The Hobbit!

The following YouTube video seems to confirms that Guillermo will be directing ‘The Hobbit’ films. We have heard that the no official deal has been signed yet but that is is 99% certain!. We should expect an official announcement after the WGA (Writer’s Guild of America) Strike.

In the video below The Hobbit info starts around :40 seconds.

Find our more ~HERE~

Discuss

Cool New Stuff from Sideshow Collectibles
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

New Previews and Products from Sideshow Collectibles. Lots of monsters and mayhem!

Sideshow Collectible has a slew of new Preview items to review from Evil Sith Lords to Frankenstein's monster! And of course a Black Rider!

This new image of the Evil Sith Lord Palpatine looks very creepy! He must have the same dentist as The Mouth of Sauron!

Ringwraith - The Fellowship of the Ring ~HERE~

The Predator Diorama ~HERE~

The Frankenstein VS The Wolf Man Diorama ~HERE~

Orc Magazine! You have to see this one!
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

A hilarious Orc parody site.

This website is actually a set of 7 different online magazines - each with an "Orc-Theme". Orcs might be brutal, ugly monsters - but even they have a culture and a need to publicize. These magazines are a way for artists to write articles and draw illustrations from the unique perspective of Orc-kind.

Each magazine is a parody of a magazine that is in the human world. For example - "The New Orker" is a parody of "The New Yorker" and "Play Orc" is a parody of "Playboy" and so on.

Exploring Middle-earth: Ram Dúath...
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

New Updates from Lord of the Rings Online.

In the far north lies a range of black, craggy mountains, named Ram Dúath. Over the course of history it has served as a fortification of the Witch-king’s realm as it holds passage from the North Downs into Angmar. Take a closer look at this treacherous area in the latest addition to our Exploring Middle-earth series!

John Howe Updates His Web Journal
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

Empires Within, Empires Without...

A summer ago, I spent a few days in Toronto giving a little talk at
IdeaCity and shooting a television program. Being in Toronto was akin
to going back to a place one has never been before, one of those
reassuring and slightly troubling moments where you realize that (of
course) the superficiality of familiarity is enough to enhance any
strange city, as long as you have some tenuous link (in this case,the entire population fiddling with their BlackBerries while
walking.) So, in a way, back in a Canada to which I'd never been. Which, as it turns out, was very a propos...

The New Mordor Community is HERE at last!
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

We have now gone live!

Our updated community board is NOW online! The Mordor Community staff has been working hard to being you this new Dark Community Message Board.

If you are member log on and update your account profile.

If you want to join our Dark Army... then click on the links to register you new account! NOW!

Lay your staff ~HERE~

Discuss

The Hobbit Official Movie Blog!
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

Discover this fun community based site teaming with Hobbit fans and fun!

Lay your staff ~HERE~

The New Mordor Community Opens Tomorrow!
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

We are almost ready to go online!

Our updated community board is going online tomorrow! The Dark Messages staff are placing the final fortification on on new Dark Community and we will post links here and at the old board tomorrow... so check in as we prepare to "go Live"!

The New Mordor Community Coming This Week!
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

We are almost ready to go online!

Our updated community board is going online this week! The Dark Messages staff is putting the final touches on our new Dark Community and we will post links here and at the old board this week!

Make sure you check in and update your old account or create a new one!

The Ringwraith Legendary Scale Bust
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

Sideshow Collectibles has just premiered "The Ringwraith Legendary Scale Bust" Go take a look at the Product preview page to see what they have in store for all of us who are fans of the Black Riders!

This looks to be the moment when the Witch-king raises his Morgul blade upon Weathertop!

Pre-orders should begin soon!

Silver Leaves a Success! Call for Submissions!
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

January 12, 2008 --  The White Tree Fund (TWTF) would like to thank everyone for the incredible reception of the inaugural issue of Silver Leaves and is now calling for submissions to its second issue. The theme for this issue is ?The Inklings? and all academic, journalistic, reflective, creative and artistic pieces relative to the collective group known as the Inklings or any of its individual members are welcome.

The deadline for all submissions is April 30, 2008. Publication is set for Fall 2008.

To find more information, submission guidelines or advertising rates for Silver Leaves, please visit: (More)

Lay your staff ~HERE~

Celebrate Tolkien’s Birthday with Sideshow!
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

Sideshow Collectibles has a few surprises on Tolkien's Birthday!

January 3rd is the birthday of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ author and creator, J.R.R. Tolkien. To honor his work, Sideshow Collectibles is offering at $10 OFF coupon, an exclusive giveaway and a sneak peek at one of our upcoming LOTR collectibles. Join us as we raise a toast to one of the most inspirational authors of all time. Use a custom link to recommend this page to your web audience for today only! (More)

Happy Birthday Professor Tolkien!
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

On the 3rd January 1892 JRR Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Little did his parents know how he would affect the hearts and minds of millions!.

We here at Mordor we lift a glass in honor of this great man, whose artistry has brought us more then can be put into words.... Thank you Professor Tolkien and Happy Birthday from all of us round the World!

Don't forget to take part in the yearly event celebrating the life of Professor Tolkien today! A toast to Professor Tolkien!

Lay your staff ~HERE~

Take a moment to learn more about the life and times of Tolkien the man!
Lay your staff ~HERE~

Ever hear of The Inklings? No? find out about the writers society whose members also included other writers like C. S. Lewis.
Lay your staff ~HERE~

The visual art of Professor Tolkien influenced perhaps as much as his written works!
Lay your staff ~HERE~

Still in development, here is the official web site for the Tolkien Estate.
Lay your staff ~HERE~

A New Year's Day Announcement.
Dark Messages 2.0 will soon Premiere!
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

Big News here at TLOS.com! Dark Messages the Mordor Community Forums will see a major upgrade in the coming days!

As you may have noticed Dark Messages the Mordor, Land of Shadow Community Forums have languished of late... looking a bit like Sauron after the Ring was cut from his finger... but all of that is about to change. We are in the process of converting our existing content from the now transitioning EZ Board to a phpBBs message board hosted on our very own TLOS.com servers!

This exciting new development will allow us to offer our Community with no fees and no ads... so get ready... Dark Messages will rise once more!

Keep checking in for the latest developments!

Aragorn Premium Format Figure
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

Check this hot new product from Sideshow Collectables!

The Aragorn Premium Format figure is a stunning 1:4 scale museum quality piece. Sword in hand, Aragorn stands 20 inches tall atop the display base, captured in the heat of the battle at Amon Hen. The body of each figure is cast in high-quality polystone, then hand-finished and hand-painted, and then dressed in an amazing miniature replica of the costume, constructed of real fabrics and leathers. The base is individually hand-numbered for authenticity. This stunning figure is the ultimate representation of Aragorn, and an outstanding addition to any The Lord of the Rings collection - reserve yours today.

The Tolkien Toast January 3rd! In Two Days!
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

Don't forget to take part in the yearly event celebrated round the world! A toast to professor Tolkien!

Every year Tolkien fans around the globe pay homage to their favorite author by giving him a toast "heard round the world" and we here at The Land of Shadow.com have played our part by creating a Tribute to Tolkien that ends in a rousing Toast! If you are in a crowd of friends or just tipping a glass of your favored beverage alone by the fire, then play our tribute and make your Toast to "the Professor"

Get all the details here on our Tolkien pages.

Lay your staff ~HERE~

The Hobbit Breakthrough & Where We Stand!
TheLandofShadow.com ~Ring Lord~

A great summery of the events leading up to the announcement about the making of The Hobbit from the Frodo Franchises Blog...

By now everyone knows that New Line Cinema has settled out of court in the lawsuit Peter Jackson brought against it. The announcement of that settlement included the news that Jackson will produce The Hobbit.

Since then bits and pieces of additional information have surfaced in the news coverage, as reporters have contacted the main people involved for comments. I haven’t seen any source that pulls all that information together for a complete summary of what we currently know about the situation, so I’ll try to do that here, in one epic post. As always, I’m basing this on publicly available sources and my general knowledge of the background of the franchise as a whole. (More)

Lay your staff ~HERE~