Tolkien’s artwork in new Lord of the Rings edition

A new edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy will include paintings, drawings and other illustrations by the British author for the first time since it was published in the mid-1950s.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media announced that the new version will come out on October 19. Tolkien was already known for his illustrations which appeared in The Hobbit, and his artwork for The Lord of the Rings has been exhibited in 2018 in New York, Paris and in Oxford, England.

The Lord of the Rings books, which include The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King, are among the best-selling fantasy novels in history. They were adapted into a blockbuster trilogy of films by director Peter Jackson.

Zendaya joins Space Jam: A New Legacy as Lola Bunny

Zendaya is voicing the character of Lola Bunny in the upcoming film Space Jam: A New Legacy.

Space Jam: A New Legacy, which dropped its first trailer recently, is set to release both theatrically and on HBO Max in the US on July 16.

The movie sees Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James replacing NBA legend Michael Jordan as the face of the “Space Jam” franchise. The story follows James as he struggles to connect with his tech-savvy son Dom (Ceyair J. Wright), but when a CGI humanoid named Al G Rhythm (Don Cheadle) attempts to steal James’ social media followers, the two are sucked into the “Warner 3000 entertainment server-verse.”

To save his son, James must defeat the Goon Squad — of course, with the help of the Toon Squad, which includes Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Lola Bunny, Marvin the Martian, and the rest of the Looney Tunes.

Bruno Mars brings new dance moves

Bruno Mars is entering the digital world of Fortnite ... kind of.

Bruno Mars choreographed new dance moves for the popular video game, so he’s theoretically a part of the game now.

Mars’ moves will become part of a new Icon Series Emote, one of those dance moves avatars in the game can perform that’s available to purchase through the Item Shop.

These are also the dance moves — like the Floss, Hype, and Orange Justice — players have been replicating on various social networking sites.

The Mars Icon Series Emote is done to the sounds of the singer’s “Silk Sonic” track with Anderson .Paak called “Leave the Door Open” off their “An Evening With Silk Sonic” album.

Published in Dawn, Young World, April 17th, 2021