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Middle-earth has never looked so good. Amazon has given a sneak peek at its highly anticipated, highly expensive “Lord of the Rings” prequel series “The Rings of Power” — and its very attractive cast look more at home in Hollywood than they do in Hobbiton. After debuting a teaser trailer last month, the studio has now shared snaps of the show’s sexy stars with Vanity Fair, including an alluring portrait of Welsh beauty Morfydd Clark, 32.

“Lord of the Rings” fans are getting a brand new look at the hotly anticipated TV series.

Zack Sharf The curtain has finally been pulled back on Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” series, officially titled “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Vanity Fair has debuted first-look images and story details from the series, the first season of which cost a whopping $462 million to produce. While fans knew “The Rings of Power” was set during the Second Age of Middle Earth, now comes confirmation that original “Lord of the Rings” trilogy characters Galadriel and Elrond will appear.“Saint Maud” actress Morfydd Clark is taking on the role of young Galadriel, played in Peter Jackson’s film trilogy by Cate Blanchett.

Peter Jackson was the highest-paid entertainer last year, according to the 2022 edition of Forbes' Highest-Paid Entertainers list.The Lord Of The Rings director earned an astounding $580 million in 2021, though it was driven by the sale of his visual effects business, rather than from his film directing.The lists top 10 was primarily rounded out by musicians including Kanye West, Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen, but most of their enormous earnings came from from other business ventures or the sale of the song catalogues, rather than recordings or touring. Big earner: Director Peter Jackson earned$580 million in 2021, giving him the top spot on the 2022 edition of Forbes' Highest-Paid Entertainers list.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorHollywood is about to stampede into Middle Earth. An array of movie, merchandising, gaming and live event rights to “Lord of the Rings,” “The Hobbit” and other titles from author J.R.R. Tolkien are coming up for auction now that the Saul Zaentz Co.

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Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert is heading back to IMAX after a one-day, single-show screening last Sunday — the 52nd anniversary of the band’s iconic 1969 concert. The show and live Q&A with Jackson beamed directly to theaters had its share of sellouts with audio and visuals about as close as possible to actually joining the band on the roof of their Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row. Disney and IMAX presenting it again Feb. 9 at 75 to 80 IMAX locations, then on 200 screens starting Feb. 11 through the weekend. (The concert is also included in its entirety in Jackson’s six-part doc series The Beatles: Get Back, which hit Disney+ last fall. Click video above to play exclusive clip.

Amazon Studios are keeping fans guessing with 23 new character posters - featuring only hands - unveiled Thursday for its $450M-budget prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiering September 2.One poster revealed a villainous, sword-wielding character wearing dark armor and a gauntlet whom many speculate is either Melkor, Sauron, or The Witch-king of Angmar.The Rings of Power is set in the Second Age (spanning 3,441 years) of the world known as Middle-earth, so it's least likely Melkor aka Morgoth Bauglir who was defeated by Túrin Turambar at the end of the First Age. Who could it be? Amazon Studios are keeping fans guessing with 23 new character posters - featuring only hands - unveiled Thursday for its $450M-budget prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiering September 2Melkor's chief servant Sauron secretly forged the One Ring during the Second Age, but he did not wear gauntlets and he used a mace not a sword in Peter Jackson's 2001 film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.So that means the mysterious figure on the poster is most likely the Witch-king of Angmar, who led Sauron's regal men-turned-servants the Nazgûl or Ringwraiths.

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The Beatles if he had filmed the Let It Be documentary himself.The Get Back director reflected on the “incredible” footage he inherited from Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who produced the 1970 documentary of the 1969 ‘Let It Be’ recording sessions.“The poor guy was herding cats the whole time and I was just feeling so many times that I would have lost it!” Jackson said at a Q&A as part of the IMAX release of The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert, according to Metro.“I mean as much as I love the Beatles, I would have raised my voice at them a couple of times and read them the riot act because they would have driven me crazy, and Michael’s just so calm.”He added of his respect for Lindsay Hogg: “I particularly enjoy seeing Michael twitch and squirm when things aren’t going quite his way; as a director I can sympathise with that and find it kind of funny.“Some of my favourite bits in the rushes and the outtakes were Michael’s stuff because I don’t play in a band – I can love the Beatles and watch the Beatles like anyone – but crucially the person I was really relating to was Michael.” In a five-star review of The Beatles: Get Back, NME wrote: “After decades of old, tired stories getting respun, retold and republished, Jackson’s work offers a fresh look at pop’s greatest group.”

As The Beatles’ final live performance atop their Apple Corps HQ in London reaches its big 53rd anniversary this Sunday, a newly mixed recording of it has arrived on the streaming services.Now, here’s a thing – and this might shock you – 53rd anniversaries aren’t really that big a deal. This obviously all comes off the back of Peter Jackson’s recent ‘Get Back’ documentary.Have you seen ‘Get Back’? Bloody hell.

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The Beatles‘ legendary 1969 rooftop show is set to arrive on streaming services tomorrow (January 28).The unannounced gig took place on top of Apple Corps’ headquarters on Savile Row in London, marking the Fab Four’s final public performance of their career.Peter Jackson’s recent documentary The Beatles: Get Back includes footage of the concert, with limited IMAX screenings of the show scheduled for this Sunday (January 30).Today (January 27) it’s been announced that ‘The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Performance’ will land on Spotify, Apple Music and other major streaming platforms tomorrow (January 28) at 5am GMT via Apple Corps Ltd/Capitol/UMe.Per a press release, the complete audio for The Beatles’ rooftop performance has been mixed in stereo and Dolby Atmos for the very first time by Giles Martin and Sam Okel.You can pre-save the live album here now, and see the official teaser clip above and artwork below.This Sunday (January 30) marks the 53rd anniversary of the iconic show. Following the upcoming screenings, Peter Jackson will take part in a special Q&A session which will be broadcast simultaneously to all participating IMAX cinemas.“I’m thrilled that the rooftop concert from The Beatles: Get Back is going to be experienced in IMAX, on that huge screen,” Jackson said in a statement.“It’s The Beatles’ last concert, and it’s the absolute perfect way to see and hear it.” The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert will get a global theatrical release from February 11-13.

Chris Willman Music WriterFew Beatles fans had complaints about Peter Jackson’s recent “The Beatles: Get Back” documentary, but to the extent they did, there were some grumblings that the faithful wanted a way to hear the entire rooftop concert that makes up the last portion of the docu-series without the spoken interjections of the interceding British policemen or man-on-the-street interviews.Now, they’ll be getting their wish, along with the luxury of being able to listen to the entire mini-concert in their homes or cars on demand. The audio of the full 1969 performance is being released to streaming services as “The Beatles: Get Back — The Rooftop Performance,” starting at midnight ET/9 p.m.

Clayton Davis The fight for women to be recognized for their directorial achievements stretches back for decades, but, too often, the screenwriters aren’t given that same spotlight. However, this year presents a unique situation where female filmmakers have also penned the top awards contenders for adapted screenplay.

Elvis Costello stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Friday night (January 21) to deliver a pair of performances including an impromptu medley.The singer-songwriter released ‘The Boy Named If’ – his new album with The Imposters – last week (January 14), which features the singles ‘Farewell, OK’, ‘Magnificent Hurt’ and ‘Paint The Red Rose Blue’.The Imposters are comprised of Steve Nieve (keyboards), Pete Thomas (drums) and Davey Faragher (bass/backing vocals).During Costello’s appearance on the US late night chat show, he and the band performed a standalone rendition of ‘Magnificent Hurt’ followed by a surprise medley that combined ‘Farewell, OK’ and his 1978 cover of Nick Lowe’s ‘(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding’.You can check out Costello’s performances below:In addition to the performances, Costello sat down with Colbert for a three-part interview which saw him discuss the new album, working with Paul McCartney, Peter Jackson’s recent Beatles documentary Get Back, defending Olivia Rodrigo and more. You can see his chat with Colbert below.Produced by Sebastian Krys and Costello, and released on EMI, ‘The Boy Named If’ – the full title of which is actually said to be ‘The Boy Named If (And Other Children’s Stories)’ – was released on CD, vinyl, cassette, download and streaming. There were also some numbered and signed, 88-page “Hardback Storybook Edition” versions.Costello and the band recently announced that they’ll be heading out on a UK tour in support of the new album.

Kyra Sedgwick has been keeping a low profile of late but delighted fans on Friday as she made a return to social media.MORE: Kyra Sedgwick's swimsuit selfie with Kevin Bacon is too good to missThe Hollywood star was joined by husband Kevin Bacon in a new video taken from the sprawling grounds of their Connecticut farm.In the footage, the celebrity couple sang a duet to Peter Jackson's Get Back, and fans were more than impressed by their talents.VIDEO: Kyra Sedgwick returns to social media as she sings duet with Kevin Bacon on their farm"You guys are just the best! Hope all is well," one wrote, while another commented: "This is the cutest post ever. Singing and playing instruments with your wife surrounded by adorable farm animals." A third added: "You two are so cute!"MORE: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick's heavy metal son is unrecognisable in new photoMORE: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick share pride for son Travis following latest newsKyra herself hasn't posted on Instagram since December, but it appears she's having the time of her life spending time on her farm.Kevin and Kyra have a beautiful farmhouse in Connecticut, where they keep many animals, including alpacas and goats.

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Liam Gallagher has taken to social media to tease a “fucking massive” announcement that he’s got coming tomorrow (January 20).The former Oasis frontman took to Twitter this morning (January 19) to reveal that he has something pretty big on the way; the cryptic post also saw him have a dig at his estranged brother Noel.“Big announcement tmoz and I mean BIG bigger than my nose bigger than rkids rite said Fred fucking massive so stay tuned LG x” he tweeted.Big announcement tmoz and I mean BIG bigger than my nose bigger than rkids rite said Fred fucking massive so stay tuned LG x— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) January 19, 2022Although it’s not been confirmed as to what the announcement is, that didn’t stop a number of fans speculating in the comment section of Gallagher’s tweet.“You supporting U2 next tour?” one fan asked, seemingly a cheeky reference to his brother Noel touring with the Irish band a few years ago. Liam replied: “Stop smoking taytos they should be supporting ME.”Stop smoking taytos they should be supporting ME— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) January 19, 2022Another fan asked if he was going to appear as a guest on Matt Morgan’s Funny How? podcast, on which Noel is a regular.

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The Beatles’ iconic 1969 rooftop concert will debut as a 60-minute feature at select IMAX theaters later this month, with the event screening also featuring a filmmaker Q&A with The Beatles: Get Back director/producer Peter Jackson.