John Callen to Star in ‘Syrenia’
Yesterday, John Callen, known for his portrayal of Oin in The Hobbit trilogy, announced on his Facebook page that he has been cast in the New Zealand feature film Syrenia. Directed by Fraser Grut, Syrenia […]
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Happy Birthday, John Rhys-Davies!
John Rhys-Davies celebrates his 70th birthday today! John was born on May 5, 1944, in Ammanford, Wales, United Kingdom. The actor is well-known to fans of The Lord of the Rings films as the stalwart […]
An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
Well that didn’t take long! Only days after Adam Brown, who plays Ori in The Hobbit, posted this selfie of the dwarves at HobbitCon, enterprising artist Leigh created the top image with all of their […]
This Week in Middle-earth
Year 2941 – The Hobbit April 25 Gandalf first sees Bilbo after years of absence from the Shire April 26 The Unexpected Party ‘”Gandalf, dwarves and Mr. Baggins! We are not together in the house […]
Exclusive HobbitCon Video Features Dwarf Actors and Tolkien Museum
Last weekend was HobbitCon and cast and fans alike met up to celebrate The Hobbit at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany. There were lectures and workshops, cast panels, photographs and signings, and of course, a party. Special guests included […]
Three Bags For Three Dwarves
It’s Throwback Thursday, so here’s a story from Wellington in November 2012, just before The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey premiere. When Garrett Robinson was asked to deliver three Severn Lang bags to Adam Brown in […]
The Colors of The Hobbit
Although we were in many ways in familiar territory when we first encountered The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 2012, there were some striking differences between the look and feel of The Hobbit and that […]
Barrel Escape Scene – Facts and Figures (vid)
This video from Wired takes us through how they made the barrel scene in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug with some amazing facts and figures like: 98 hours of footage was shot to make the […]
Tolkien the Overlooked Poet
Some readers who are new to Tolkien complain about the songs and poems in the books, perhaps thinking that they are not important to the story. But Sarah Wesson, author of the Earful of Cider […]
New ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ VFX Reel
Here’s a nice little video showing scenes from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug before and after the special effects are added. There’s Beorn and his house, Bilbo and Kili with the spiders, Gandalf, Smaug, and, […]
