Tag: JRR Tolkien
Rings of Power Releases Final Trailer
Just over a week out from the series premiere, Amazon has dropped a final trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. This show has been mired in controversy since its inception, and the studio’s attempts to hype it up have been met with ridicule. Aside from ignoring Peter Jackson’s o...
Read MoreFirst Two Episodes of Rings of Power Get Theatrical Release
You read that right: Variety reports that Amazon is sending the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power to theaters for one night only. These screenings will take place on August 31st, two days before the show’s September 2nd Amazon Prime debut. The first two episodes w...
Read MoreLord of the Rings Rights Bought by Embracer
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Aug 19, 2022 | 1
In a surprise move, the Swedish gaming company Embracer has swooped in out of nowhere to purchase the merchandising, film, theme park, and gaming rights to the Middle Earth legendarium. This includes the primary rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and “matching rights” to The Silmaril...
Read MoreRings of Power Writers Ghosted Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter that he was asked to work on Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, but Amazon ultimately ghosted him. Jackson famously directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit trilogy, in addition to King Kong and several horror movies...
Read MoreAn Interview With Jonny64
BlabberingCollector | Jul 28, 2022 | 0
Jonny the cootie queen gave me the gift of interviewing him. BlabberingCollector: How did you get into YouTube? Jonny64: Ah, let’s see. *5 minutes later.* I was at a weird point in my life where I hit the reset button on everything. I was doing construction management in the Bay Area of Califo...
Read MoreAnti-Fantasy Sentiment is Back, Connects Role-Playing to Jan. 6th
Matthew Carmosino | Jul 26, 2022 | 0
Does anyone remember the “Satanic Panic,” the nonsense campaign of the 1980s to smear Dungeons and Dragons as an evil gateway to the occult? That never made much sense, even from an evangelical Christian perspective. Though back in the 80s, D&D was still fresh and new; societies thro...
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