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Displaying all articles tagged:
Lord Of The Rings
casting couch
Dec. 17, 2016
David Bowie Was Seriously Considered for Gandalf in
Lord of the Rings
“He was unavailable.”
By
Devon Ivie
chat room
Dec. 7, 2016
Viggo Mortensen on
Captain Fantastic
,
LOTR
“I don’t know how you can make a movie as good as the script unless you find six genius kids.”
By
Stacey Wilson Hunt
dispatches from middle-earth
Nov. 10, 2016
A J.R.R. Tolkien Biopic Is in the Works
One biopic to rule them all.
By
Kaitlin Fontana
encounter
Aug. 7, 2016
Scoping Out Comic-Con With
Lord of the Rings
Superfan Margaret Atwood
It turns out that Atwood — one of the most esteemed writers of literary fiction of her generation — is a geek, even if she hates that word.
By
Abraham Riesman
last night on late night
May 13, 2016
Ryan Gosling’s Mom Stumps Colbert in
LOTR
Trivia
We got a real Sauron loser over here.
By
Halle Kiefer
last night on late night
Mar. 22, 2016
Jake Gyllenhaal Bombed His
LOTR
Audition
He also had the wrong approach for his
Dude, Where’s My Car?
audition.
By
E. Alex Jung
auditions
Jan. 28, 2016
David Bowie Auditioned for
The Lord of the Rings
Was it for Gandalf?
By
E. Alex Jung
lord of the rings
Dec. 10, 2015
Nicki Has a Very Big Ring on
That
Finger Again
Ring game
above
fleek.
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
and
Jackson McHenry
last night on late night
Dec. 9, 2015
Stephen Colbert Flexes His
LOTR
Knowledge
Gather ‘round, hobbits.
By
E. Alex Jung
last night on late night
Nov. 21, 2015
Stephen Colbert Explains Gollum and Smeagol
This feels too close to home to be a bit.
By
Jackson McHenry
classical music
Apr. 10, 2015
Millennials Come Out for
LOTR
in Concert
This audience belongs to a generation that will watch action epics on their wristwatch, so it’s not just the scale of the image that pulls them in.
By
Justin Davidson
adorable things
Oct. 18, 2014
Watch These Kids Lose It When Ian McKellen Goes Full-on Gandalf for Them
It’s everything you wanted it to be and more.
By
E. Alex Jung
beef
Dec. 12, 2013
Damian Lewis Apologizes For Inadvertently Insulting Sir Ian McKellen
The
Homeland
actor’s “over-the-top, fruity” comment got him in some trouble.
By
Delia Paunescu
my precious
Dec. 9, 2013
Watch
Sesame Street
Take On
Lord of the Rings
Starring Cookie Monster.
By
Margaret Lyons
candy
Oct. 30, 2013
Watch
The Simpsons
’
Hobbit
-Parodying Couch Gag
Moe is Gollum, obvs.
By
Jesse David Fox
mix-ups
Mar. 28, 2013
Watch
The Nerdist
Panel Mix Up
The Hobbit
,
LOTR
Dominic Monaghan
played
a hobbit, he was not in
The Hobbit
.
By
Sarah Frank
true confessions
Jan. 4, 2013
Vulture Writers Confess Their Pop-Culture Blind Spots
Honesty time: Which writer has never seen a
Star Wars
movie? And which runs the other way when Hobbits approach?
By
Vulture Editors
doing your homework
Dec. 14, 2012
Lord of the Rings
Facts You Need to Remember for
The Hobbit
Remembering these connections and references will help you see how the stories inform each other.
By
Jennifer Vineyard
lord of the rings
Dec. 11, 2012
Watch an Honest Trailer for
Lord of the Rings
“When an evil vagina awakens … “
By
Eliot Glazer
Dec. 10, 2012
Watch the Rejected Pitch for
Lord of the Rings
“Nothing’s sadder than a dead magician!”
By
Eliot Glazer
last night on late night
Dec. 5, 2012
Last Night on Late Night: Mariah Carey Brought Christmas Peace to ‘Jimmy Fallon’
Plus: Per Matt Damon, John Krasinski = George Clooney, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.
By
Caroline Shin
Nov. 30, 2012
‘The Colbert Report’ Will Celebrate ‘Hobbit Week’ Next Week
Noted Tolkien nerd Stephen Colbert is celebrating the release of Peter Jackson’s new Hobbit movie with a theme week on The Colbert Report […]
By
Bradford Evans
lawsuits
Nov. 19, 2012
Tolkien’s Estate Suing for More
LOTR
Money
$80 million, actually.
By
Zach Dionne
movies
Nov. 4, 2012
Hobbit
Tickets Go On Sale This Week
Get excited!
By
Andre Tartar
lord of the rings
Nov. 1, 2012
Air New Zealand’s
Lord of the Rings
Flight
All aboard the plane of FUN!
By
Eliot Glazer
clear your schedule
Oct. 27, 2012
A Breakdown of Why the First
Hobbit
Desperately Needs Its Long Run Time
This minute-by-minute breakdown shows why every smoke ring needs time to breathe to really get the story right.
By
Jennifer Vineyard
and
Josh Wolk
most devoted fans
Oct. 16, 2012
Influential Fan: TheOneRing.net’s Erica Challis
She went from snooping around at New Zealand filming locations to being embraced by Peter Jackson.
By
Gwynne Watkins
most devoted fans
Oct. 16, 2012
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lord of the rings
Oct. 10, 2012
Lord of the Rings
Money Is Real
“Bilbo Bucks,” anyone?
By
Eliot Glazer
lord of the rings
Aug. 31, 2012
Meet the Hob-Bot, a Badass Hobbit-Robot Hybrid
Screw the fellowship.
By
Eliot Glazer
lord of the rings
Aug. 13, 2012
Watch Lego’s Faithful-to-the-Films
Lord of the Rings
Video Game Trailer
There’s even a Lego Galadriel.
By
Andre Tartar
the star market
Oct. 21, 2011
The Star Market: With
Three Musketeers
, Can Orlando Bloom Fight His Way Onto the A-List?
“Right now, he’s not even a stock; he’s a CD.”
By
Claude Brodesser-Akner
and
Amanda Dobbins
clickables
July 5, 2011
Read ‘Broship of the Rings,’ a Buddy Road-Trip Retelling
They’re not hipsters, just dudes.
By
Amanda Dobbins
clickables
Mar. 23, 2011
See a Creepy, Homemade Eye of Sauron, Ready for Office Use
For your next board meeting.
By
Amanda Dobbins
the hobbit
Jan. 8, 2011
Elijah Wood Joins
The Hobbit
Huh?
By
Mike Vilensky
duh
Oct. 5, 2010
Peter Jackson Officially Directing
The Hobbit
As everyone knew he would.
By
Willa Paskin
the hobbit
Sept. 27, 2010
Should Peter Jackson Give Up on
The Hobbit
?
It may be time to close up shop on Middle Earth.
By
Kyle Buchanan