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The Film Music of Howard Shore

Howard Shore’s score from The Lord of the Rings has been heard in concerts for multiple years and next month, fans will have the chance to hear music from The Hobbit. This will be the first time the Hobbit […]

Weta Workshop Introduces 1:30 Scale Collectibles

Exciting news for all the Hobbit (and Lord of the Rings) fans! Weta Workshop has recently announced their new line of collectibles that will be in a 1:30 scale range. “We’ve been making collectible statues […]

Released Today: Middle-earth Landscapes

Ian Brodie’s latest book, Middle-earth Landscapes: Locations in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Film Trilogies, comes out today in the U.S. and Canada! Like the title suggests, this book is all about the […]

‘The Hobbit’ Actors at BAFTA TV Awards

Martin Freeman, James Nesbitt and Aidan Turner are all attending the House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards on Sunday. The BAFTA TV Awards celebrate the best in British television in the preceding year. Aidan’s drama […]

Weta Workshop at New York Comic Con 2015

Weta Workshop returned for the second time to New York Comic Con, and I may be a little biased, but they easily had the most beautiful booth there! Not only did attendees get to see […]

What to Look Forward to at New York Comic Con 2015

New York Comic Con begins in less than a week! If you’re attending and wondering what there is do to for Tolkien fans, here’s what’s going down: Weta Workshop is returning this year and along […]

Dean O’Gorman EXCLUSIVE Interview at Dragon Con 2015!

Middle-earth News Assistant Director and Staff Reporter Valdís had the great, good fortune to spend a few nimutes chatting with actor Dean O’Gorman recently at Dragon Con 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. Valdis: So, this is […]

Happy Birthday, Richard Armitage!

Richard Crispin Armitage, our very own Thorin Oakenshield of The Hobbit film trilogy, was born on August 22, 1971. Help us wish him a happy 44th birthday! Guess what day it is today? pic.twitter.com/GpzqGyOZTM — […]

First Middle-earth World Problems

Earlier this week, the Middle-earth News staff thought up a new hashtag idea, #firstmiddleearthworldproblems. The first to use it was News Contributor, Maria, and the hashtag immediately took off! Soon Tolkien fans everywhere were using […]

Sean Astin at South Texas Comic Con

South Texas Comic Con (STXCC) took place in McAllen, Texas, on May 9-10, 2015. STXCC is a young con – 2015 is only its second year – but it’s spending its youth well, bringing in […]