The Lord Of The Rings movie trilogy will cost $675 million, about $315 million more than previously reported, according to American magazine Vanity Fair.

The budget blowout, if correct, would make the Rings trilogy the second most expensive movie production ever, after the three new Star Wars films which cost about $736 million....[more]

Note by Corvar: The $675m is likely in NZ dollars. Who knows what currency the Star Wars numbers are in. But in general, always be leary of an article in which two countries are involved and what currency they are talking about is excluded.

(geez, now we have to figure out REALLY hard ways to give stuff away! heh)

"Come and play a game with us, my preciousss! If you win, I giveesss you nice prizesses. If you lose we eatsss it, my precious!"

To play, surf on over to our contest section! [ Riddle Challenge ]

Happy Birthday Frodo and Bilbo!

Update: The contest has been won, stay tuned for more information.

Ringer Spy Dominic sends in a nice little article from 'The Net', a UK based internet magazine.

Thanks to Jincey for the lead!

In honor of Bilbo and Frodo's birthday, we will be launching a new contest at 12:01 am EST on September the 22nd! Gollum's Riddle Challenge, be one of the first to mail in the correct answers to 10 of Gollum's best stumpers, and you could win one of three fabulous prizes! Be warned, these riddles aren't chestnutssses!

First prize: A handcrafted replica of The One Ring from Badali Jewelry,
Second prize: An audio verion of The Silmarrilion read by Martin Shaw.
Third prize: A great looking Lord of the Rings poster.

Be sure to sharpen you riddling skills, or we eats it My Preciousssess!

Welcome, once again, to the third session of "How to be Unproductive at Work" compliments of TheOneRing.net.

When is the last time you checked out the fan art galleries? Check out the 11 new masterpieces added just this Sunday.

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In a desperate attempt to secure the whereabouts of his master's lost 'Ring of Power,' the Mouth of Sauron has turned to Google.com for help. [More]

Reiner Knizia's Lord of the Rings Board Game is now rolling off the presses, and it looks great. Enclosed are jpegs of two of the cards that I don't believe have been published on the net anywhere. [More]

From: Stuff.co.nz

Porirua fans get Rings side

Lord of the Rings fans in Porirua are getting a rare glimpse into big-budget moviemaking. [More]

An ancient city has been re-created in South Canterbury for the biggest movie project ever to be filmed in New Zealand. [More]

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A KEY character in the new pounds 120 million Lord of the Rings movie will have a Scottish accent. [More]