‘Lord Of The Rings’ Owner Embracer Sees Full-Year Entertainment Sales Grow To $678M

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Amazon Games has been quiet for the past few years. So quiet you might not have even known Amazon was working on video games, especially compared to the amount of marketing Netflix’s gaming division is putting behind all its titles.

In the most recent instalment of Escape to the Country, viewers were introduced to Carol and William from Hertfordshire, who decided it was time to downsize from their substantial 5-bedroom house as their children had flown the nest.

The indie box office roared to life this weekend as Thelma from Magnolia Pictures saw a hefty $2.2 million on 1,280 screens and Searchlight Pictures’ Kinds of Kindness booked a stellar $70k per screen average at five theaters in LA and NY for $350k — the year’s highest per screen average and best overall limited opening.

Las Vegas rockers The Killers will be hitting Manchester this week as they bring their 'Rebel Diamonds' tour to the city. The American rock band will take to the stage at Co-op Live on Tuesday evening (June 18), before playing three more nights later this week.

Russell Crowe is opening up about The Lord of the Rings.”

Russell Crowe has explained why he turned down the role of Aragorn in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.The Oscar-winning actor was among those considered to play the iconic character in Peter Jackson’s trilogy, though the part eventually went to Viggo Mortensen – who himself replaced original casting Stuart Townsend.Speaking for a fan question segment for British GQ, Crowe was asked whether he regretted turning down the franchise, the star replying: “I don’t actually. I was a big Tolkien reader when I was a kid, so I got quite excited by the idea of Lord Of The Rings.“But I very much felt the studio were making that decision, not the film director,” he added.

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Russell Crowe has been in a lot of big films. So many that he can sense when something fits, or not.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Russell Crowe has no regrets when it comes to “The Lord of the Rings.” The Oscar-winning actor met director Peter Jackson to play the role of Aragorn in his film trilogy, but their conversation apparently turned off Crowe from wanting to move forward with the movies. Jackson’s “Rings” trilogy would go on to gross $2.9 billion worldwide and remains one of the most acclaimed film trilogies ever made. Still, Crowe knows it was the right call to let it pass.

The Dead Don’t Hurt, contains a subtle Lord Of The Rings Easter egg.In one scene in the movie, Mortensen, who played Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s movie series, is seen wearing full medieval armour, complete with a helmet and breastplate.However, there was one element of the costume missing, which Mortensen was able to fix with a souvenir from his time on the mega franchise.In an interview with GQ magazine, the Green Book star explained: “We had everything for this sequence with a knight. We had found this great, spirited horse, the right kind of saddle, and we made a medieval kind of blanket, and we had the costume for the knight.”He continued: “Everything was right, and then I said, well, we should have a sword.

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Japanese animator and director Kenji Kamiyama made his Annecy debut in the company of Andy Serkis on Tuesday with a 20-minute preview of upcoming anime feature The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.

Prince Harry is facing a difficult Father's Day as 'the world is watching to see if he's big enough', according to a royal expert. It has been suggested that all eyes will be on the Duke of Sussex to see if he reaches out to his father, King Charles for the occasion on Sunday, 16 June.

The Zurich Film Festival will hand Canadian composer and three-time Academy Award winner Howard Shore its Career Achievement Award during this year’s edition, which runs October 3-13. 

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Peter Andre has teased that he is set to get in the boxing ring with none other than British professional boxer, Tommy Fury. Former I'm a Celeb star and dad of five, Peter, 51, took to Instagram to share a video as he revealed the news, as he said: "Tommy Fury has challenged me to a fight.

Ian McKellen has said he would be interested in returning to the role of Gandalf in the upcoming Lord Of The Rings spinoff – if he’s still alive.The actor portrayed the wizard in Peter Jackson’s original trilogy of films from 2001 to 2003, and now he has opened up about the possibility of coming back in a new film set in the same universe.Last month, it was confirmed that Warner Bros. is working on a number of projects set in Middle Earth, the first of which is a 2026 film tentatively titled Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.McKellen told the Sunday Times that he would consider it “if I’m alive”. The 85-year-old reflected on how he takes decisions about future roles at this stage in his life.“When a script comes through, or the hint of an offer, you think, ‘This might be my last job.

Ian McKellen gave life to Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, and as Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth with The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, many fans want to know if the actor would reprise his role.

Ian McKellen revealed if he would be interested in returning to the Lord of the Rings franchise as Gandalf.