LOTR Movie news archives from November 10, 2000 through January 21, 2001

LoTR Movie News Archives

From November 10, 2000 through January 21, 2001

The Lord of the Rings movies

·Peter Jackson, with funding from New Line Cinema, produced three movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". Filmed entirely in New Zealand, and starring actors such as Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Liv Tyler (Arwen), Orlando Bloom (Legolas), and Christopher Lee (Saruman), the movies approximately follow the three volumes of The Lord of the Ringswith which most Tolkien fans are familiar: "The Fellowship of the Ring" (December 19, 2001), "The Two Towers" (December 18, 2002), and "The Return of the King" (December 17, 2003). Xenite.Org has been keeping fans informed about the progress of the movies since February 1998, longer than any other LoTR movie news site. We are also home to some of the best Tolkien and Middle-earth forums, fan fiction, and commentary on the Internet today.

LOTR Movie news archives from May 3, 2001 through June 13, 2001

Spettacolo talks with LoTR game designer
June 13, 2001 at 09:38:18
The Italian Web site Spettacolo has posted an exclusive interview with game designer Alessio Cavatore.
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Sam does the Silmarillion
June 13, 2001 at 02:13:26
That's Sam R. Balcomb, writer/producer for the upcoming independent film 'Ancanar', we're referring to.
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Free copies of The Hobbit to be given out at Dragoncon
June 02, 2001 at 13:13:25
Del Rey Books has launched a promotional campaign for its line of J.R.R. Tolkien books. [more]
Ancanar.com turns one, posts major update
June 02, 2001 at 03:47:29
Elemental Films has announced a major update for their Ancanar.com Web site. [more]
Vivendi buys Houghton Mifflin
June 01, 2001 at 14:18:44
Vivendi Universal, which bought Havas Interactive, the owner of Sierra On-Line, has announced plans to buy Houghton Mifflin.

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Life in a Peter Jackson movie town...
May 25, 2001 at 01:03:25
Ever wish you could visit Peter Jackson's Middle-earth? Hey, everyone wanted to get into the action.
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Grab some great LOTR graphics
May 24, 2001 at 14:26:58
Jeremy Palman sent us these neat Lord of the Rings graphics a few weeks ago. [more]
New teaser trailer to debut on Friday, May 25
May 24, 2001 at 11:33:43
New Line Cinema will launch new teaser trailer from its Web site on Friday, May 25. [more]
Pictures from Sierra's E3 game presentation
May 24, 2001 at 04:33:29
The Italian Web site Spettacolo has posted scans of drawings from Sierra's E3 presentation. [more]
Visualizing Middle-earth book tour in New Mexico
May 16, 2001 at 04:54:24
Michael Martinez, Xenite.Org founder and author of Visualizing Middle-earth, will be speaking to audiences at several New Mexico book stores in June. [more]
Announcing: The One Ring, The Musical
May 06, 2001 at 23:27:04
Tolkien-inspired musicals aren't all the rage yet, but they may be catching on. [more]
A review of the Lord of the Rings board game
May 06, 2001 at 23:18:35
Aelmer has graciously provided us with a review of the Lord of the Rings board game which hit the store shelves a few months ago.
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Sierra wins, but will gamers win too?
May 03, 2001 at 12:42:47
Vivendi Universal Publishing's Sierra Studio to Release First Game, 'Fellowship of the Ring,' in Early 2002.
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Tolkien tops the bestseller lists...again
May 03, 2001 at 12:38:59
Book Sense has announced that J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring are dominating bestsellers. [more]