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As part of Empire Magazine’s joint interview between Elijah Wood and Daniel Radcliffe to celebrate the 20th anniversaries of the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter franchises, the Lord of the Rings actor shared a frightening story about the 9/11 terrorist attack.

Wood shared that he was doing press in New York City for The Fellowship of the Ring in September 2001 the day of the attack. Together with his co-stars Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean, he flew out of Newark Airport in New Jersey–right across the Hudson River from New York– and they were in the air as the planes hit the World Trade Center tower.

“The planes hit the buildings while we were in the air,” Wood said. “We looked out the window and could see that one of the buildings was on fire. Then there was an announcement from the pilot that planes had been taken over by terrorists and that the FAA had asked all planes to land. We landed in Cincinnati, where I stayed for about a week, before we could take a flight again. So yeah, I directly experienced it. It was super-surreal and scary.”

The question about 9/11 actually came from Radcliffe, who asked Wood in the interview if the terrorist attack impacted the press for The Fellowship of the Ring. Radcliffe himself said of the event, “As kids, we didn’t really know what was going on. But I remember they flew us everywhere on a private jet and we were like, ‘Whoa! We get to go on a private jet!'”

Wood remarked that he doesn’t often think about 9/11 as it pertains to the release of The Fellowship of the Ring or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. But he acknowledged that the event and the release of the movies are “linked because that was what was happening in the world.”

Both The Fellowship of the Ring and The Sorcerer’s Stone released during Holiday 2001, just a few months after the 9/11 attacks.

Go to Empire’s website to order the April 2021 issue.

Looking for a new gaming keyboard? Want to know if their performance is worth the hefty price? Look no further, as we put the most high-end tech and peripherals up against the more budget-friendly options to see which device is most worth their price.

First we have the $230 Corsair K100, a optical mechanical gaming keyboard that utilizes Corsair’s infrared optical switches, features an iCUE control wheel and full on-board RGB coverage with a 44 zone lighting edge, and delivers your inputs up to 4x faster than other gaming keyboards.

Secondly we have an entry-level Vigor GK20, a $40 membrane keyboard that’s still trying hard to earn it’s place at your battlestation with ergonomic keycaps, basic RGB effects, multimedia hotkeys, and a water repellent and an inbuilt drainage system to prevent any damage from spilt gamer fuel.

Two very different keyboards with very different prices, but which is most worth their asking price?

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“Creative has nothing for you” isn’t just a Highspots Wrestling Network comedy series, it’s also what wrestler Bo Dallas has been hearing from WWE writers for more than a year. The former NXT and 24/7 Champion hasn’t been seen on WWE programming since 2019’s Crown Jewel show, as he prepares for life after wrestling working in real estate.

Recently, Dave Meltzer spoke about the situation on Wrestling Observer Radio. “You know how they say creative has nothing for him,’ Meltzer said (via WrestleTalk). “In his case, that’s actually true. Usually when people say that, it’s something else. I don’t know why he’s never been cut, they never use him. But, they didn’t cut him, and they cut all of those guys that they cut in April. He’s still there, still got a job. No idea what or why or anything. Big mystery.”

Additionally, Meltzer reported that Dallas and fellow WWE wrestler Liv Morgan live on a farm together and have been studying and starting a family real estate business. However, he’s still reportedly getting paid by WWE.

In April 2020, WWE had what is referred to as Black Wednesday, a day that saw the release of more than 20 wrestlers–many of which ended up in AEW and Impact. At that time, Dallas was partnered with Curtis Axel, and Axel was one of the stars who lost his job.

Dallas last wrestled at Crown Jewel in October 2019, teaming with Curtis Axel against New Day members Big E and Kofi Kingston. This came after a long string of losses stemming back to March of that year. Six months prior to the start of the losing streak, the duo were the Raw Tag Team Champions.

For more on Bo Dallas, check out the February 11 episode of GameSpot’s wrestling podcast Wrestle Buddies, where Mat Elfring and Chris E. Hayner talk about one of their favorite Bo Dallas moments: When he showed up to NXT after being kicked out as masked wrestler Mr. NXT and then got chased off by security.

For more on WWE, make sure to come back to GameSpot on Sunday, February 21 for live coverage of the PPV Elimination Chamber.

Amazon Studios has announced a new hire who will help lead the charge for the marketing and promotion of the network’s big-budget Lord of the Rings TV show and its other projects.

The company has hired Greg Coleman to become the new global head of franchise marketing, with a start date of March 1, according to Deadline. He will report to Amazon Studios chief marketing office of Prime Video, Ukonwa Ojo.

Coleman, who came to Amazon after a successful run at Disney where he helped launch the Frozen franchise, will take the lead on creating marketing campaigns for Amazon Studio’s sci-fi and fantasy TV movies and TV shows, including Lord of the Rings.

Given that Amazon is reportedly spending over $1 billion to produce the Lord of the Rings TV show, it’s expected that it will have a significant marketing push. However, the specifics of Coleman’s plans to promote and hype the fantasy show are not yet available–he doesn’t start until March 1, after all.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who is stepping down from his role but will remain a central decision-maker for Amazon going forward, was said to have personally spearheaded the deal to acquire the Lord of the Rings TV rights and is a big fan of fantasy himself.

We still haven’t seen a trailer or gotten a release date for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show, but you can check out GameSpot’s roundup of all the key Lord of the Rings TV show details so far to get up to speed with what we know about the ambitious TV series.

And in wider Lord of the Rings news, Aragorn actor Viggo Mortensen recently spoke about the surprising audition tactic he used that caused other actors to believe he was a stoner.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be released worldwide on Thursday, March 18. HBO has confirmed that the DC movie will be available internationally on a variety on platforms as well as on HBO Max in the US.

The company is yet to specify which distribution options will be available in each territory but did release a list of the intended platforms, which include premium video on demand, subscription video on demand, HBO linear, and HBO Go. The only countries that aren’t covered by this are China, France, and Japan, where a release date for the movie hasn’t been announced yet.

The announcement that Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be released worldwide on the same day that it hits HBO Max follows criticism by Snyder of HBO’s release plans. In a recent interview with the SnyderCutBR YouTube channel, he said, “there has been not amazing work done with the distribution of the movie. I don’t know why that is, I honestly couldn’t put my finger on it.”

The movie is Snyder’s four hour reworking of the 2017 DC superhero team-up. Snyder was the original director, but left the movie during production and was replaced by Joss Whedon. The theatrical version of the movie was met with negative reviews and disappointing box office, and fever since fans had campaigned for Snyder’s original vision for the film to be released.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, and Ezra Miller. Check out the most recent trailer, as well as GameSpot’s guide to every upcoming DC movie we know about so far.

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Daisy Ridley played Rey in the new Star Wars trilogy, but the character’s arc has come to a close and the new Star Wars films will move on without her. But in the future, would Ridley be open to revisiting the character some day or re-joining the Star Wars universe in another way? She responded to this in the April 2021 issue of Empire, leaving the door open for it to happen.

While Rey is probably finished “for now,” she reflected, Ridley has a “never say never” attitude toward the future. Ridley said she was floored to see Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian, and she could potentially see Rey coming back in the future as well in some capacity.

“I mean, never say never,” she said.

Ridley said she watched all the Harry Potter movies again over Christmas and then saw Ron Weasley actor Rupert Grint comment that he would be open to playing Ron again. Ridley said she feels similarly about Rey.

“I’m always open to a revisit,” she said of Star Wars. “But also the beautiful thing is it’s this wonderful, huge universe with all of these stories that have yet to be told. I think there’s a lot of cool things to be made before any potential revisit.”

Speaking more generally about her time making Star Wars films, Ridley said she had a wonderful time making them, even if she’s saying goodbye to Rey for now.

“I don’t think it’ll ever feel properly like goodbye because it’s such a wonderful little web of people. It’s a really nice club to be a part of. Plus, I had such a good time. I loved my experience. In terms of revisiting the character, I think that’s a bye-bye for now,” she said.

Ridley says she remains in touch with the other stars of the newer Star Wars films–including John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, and director JJ Abrams. When they caught up most recently, they talked about the TV show Drag Race, Ridley said.

Ridley’s response is different from Isaac and Boyega. Isaac has said he will only come back to Star Wars for the money, while Boyega has said he has no interest in playing Finn again.

Ridley’s next movie is Chaos Walking from director Doug Liman and co-starring Spider-Man’s Tom Holland. It debuts on March 5.

Despite starring in giant blockbusters, Ridley said she is open to joining the cast for any movie with a good enough script. “I’m sort of open to whatever cool stuff comes my way. I mean, being an actor is f**king great,” she said.

Go to Empire’s website to order the April 2021 issue.

Last year, cosmetics company ColourPop released an official eyeshadow palette inspired by The Mandalorian’s adorable star, Baby Yoda. It launched alongside the debut of The Mandalorian Season 2, but it sold out long before holiday shopping season really got into full swing. If you missed out on picking up the palette the first time around, you’re in luck. ColourPop is restocking The Child Shadow Palette today, February 19, on its site around 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET.

It comes in a small case featuring a picture of Baby Yoda on the front. The foldout palette also has a small mirror with the slogan “Cutest in the Galaxy” written next to the little guy.

All of ColourPop’s pop culture-inspired collections tend to go out of stock soon after they are made available. Earlier this year, ColourPop released an official Animal Crossing: New Horizons collection filled with eyeshadow palettes, lip tints, and blushes. Given the popularity of Animal Crossing, it’s no surprise that the entire collection sold out. Before that, ColourPop had a Sailer Moon collection that sold out extremely quickly as well.