Lord of the Rings

By Lysandra Ohrstrom 8/05/08 5:32pm

Own Some Middle Earth!

Gawker alerted us to what could be the most bizarre casualty of the slumping housing market yet: the owners of a Lord of the Rings-themed, 31-unit housing development in Bend, Ore., have defaulted on a $3.4 million dollar loan for the property.

Founder Ron Meyer sold “The Shire”—named for a fictional area Read More

By Gillian Reagan 12/18/07 6:44pm

Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Gets Green Light

Entertainment Weekly‘s Hollywood Insider tells us that New Line and MGM have finally green-lighted Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit project. Mr. Jackson will executive produce the Lord of the Rings prequel for a 2010 release, but the studios are still searching for a director.

Production on The Hobbit will begin immediately, though no Read More

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