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☆ An ultra-rare Magic: The Gathering card just sold for a record $3 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An ultra-rare Magic: The Gathering card just sold for a record $3 million. The new record exceeds Post Malone's $2 million purchase of a one-of-a-kind Magic: The Gathering card last year. AdvertisementAn ultra-rare Magic: The Gathering card just shattered records and sold for $3 million, according to CGC Cards. AdvertisementThe previous record sale for a Magic: The Gathering card took place last year when rapper Post Malone acquired the one-of-a-kind "One Ring" card for $2 million. The buyer of the $3 million Black Lotus card remains unknown.

Persons: —, Adam Cai, Post Malone, Tolkien's, Malone, Christopher Rush Organizations: Service, Post

☆ Memes about a disastrous Willy Wonka-themed event are taking over the internet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementUnsuspecting children attended a Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasglow, Scotland with high hopes, but found themselves in a world of pure horror. Paul Connell, an actor hired to play Willy Wonka at the event, told The Independent that the script supplied was "15 pages of AI-generated gibberish." Since photos and videos surfaced online, X (formerly known as Twitter) has become inundated with memes about the catastrophic event. AdvertisementThe interactive lab area drew comparisons to a meth lab“Is that the-”“The meth lab from the Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience? This photo from the Willy wonka experience is single handedly the photo of the year.

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☆ Someone has found what could be the first Magic: The Gathering card worth 7 figures
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An incredibly rare Magic: The Gathering card from a new expansion was found on Friday. Instead, it's all to do with Hasbro's trading card game, Magic: The Gathering, which released an expansion this month that crosses over with JRR Tolkien's beloved fantasy series. —Magic: The Gathering (@wizards_magic) June 30, 2023While the search is over, the card's ownership may not be settled. The breakneck pace and high costs of new releases has also been an issue for local game shops that sell Magic: The Gathering cards. In April though, the bank upgraded the stock to "neutral" after earnings showed revenue from the card game surged in the first quarter.

Persons: —, JRR, Francisco Rubio, Adam Martin, Dave, Eric LaGaccia Organizations: Service, Wall Street, Gremio de Dragones, Hasbro, City Comics, Bank of America Locations: Valencia, Spain, Buffalo , New York, Brooklyn

☆ The host of a hobbit-themed Airbnb made $70,000 in profit last year. She's not a 'LOTR' fan, but she's booked 2 years out.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Layne Van Vranken | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Christina Le Comte rents out a house inspired by "The Lord of the Rings" in her backyard in Canada. Christina Le Comte. In 2020 — her first year in business — Le Comte made more than $30,000 in profit. Le Comte estimates she spent a little over $11,000 doing improvements to the property, not including the cost of decorating. "It can be challenging because you're dealing with a living building and things come up every day," Le Comte said.

☆ Netflix reportedly pitched a $250 million 'Marvel approach' to 'Lord of the Rings' TV shows, but it 'freaked out' the Tolkien estate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix pitched the Tolkien estate on "Lord of the Rings" TV shows before Amazon landed the rights. It took a "Marvel approach" that "freaked out" the estate, according to The Hollywood Reporter. HBO also pitched the estate on a TV series, THR reported, on essentially remaking the film trilogy. One source told THR that Netflix took a "Marvel approach, and that completely freaked out the estate." THR also reported that Netflix bid $250 million for the rights, which has been widely reported to be the number Amazon paid for the series.

☆ (video) Versiunea sovietică a filmului „Stăpânul Inelelor” a fost redescoperită după 30 de ani și încărcată pe YouTube. Cum arată decorurile și „efectele speciale”
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-06 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

(video) Versiunea sovietică a filmului „Stăpânul Inelelor” a fost redescoperită după 30 de ani și încărcată pe YouTube. Cum arată decorurile și „efectele speciale”O adaptare a televiziunii sovietice a „Stăpânului Inelelor”, despre care se credea că s-a pierdut, a fost redescoperită și postată pe YouTube săptămâna trecută, încântându-i pe fanii lui JRR Tolkien. „Ar trebui să-i ridicăm o statuie persoanei care a găsit și digitalizat acest film”, a scris un utilizator de pe platforma video. Prima traducere sovietică a Frăției inelului a fost făcută în 1966, la mai mult de un deceniu după publicarea cărții lui Tolkien. Iar prima traducere publicată a apărut în Uniunea Sovietică în 1982, în timp ce celelalte două părți au apărut mult mai târziu.

Persons: JRR Tolkien, Tolkien, Peter Jackson, Andrei Romanov, Jackson . Organizations: , World of Fantasy Locations: Uniunea Sovietică, Leningrad

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