Post Tagged with: "New Zealand"

The Hobbit Fan Fellowship Contest: New Video from Peter Jackson

Sir Peter Jackson has posted a new video on his Facebook page about The Hobbit Fan Fellowship Contest! In the video, the director talks with fans about what makes an “ultimate Hobbit” fan: “It can […]

New ‘Hobbit’ Safety Video to Debut in October

Many of you will remember Air New Zealand’s first Hobbit themed safety video, “An Unexpected Briefing,” but if you need to refresh your memory you can watch it here. Air New Zealand has given fans a […]

Audio Interview with Ian Brodie – The Man Who Travels Middle-earth

Middle-earth News contributor Sébastien Sigaut got a chance to sit down with award-winning author and photographer Ian Brodie in a little coffee shop in New Zealand a few months ago. Brodie is the author of the The […]

Peter Jackson to Receive Blake Medal for Leadership

Sir Peter Jackson has been named as the 2014 recipient of the Blake Medal, an award that recognizes outstanding contributions to the culture or economic success of New Zealand. The Sir Peter Blake leadership awards, started […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 10, 2014

DeviantArtist ChipsEss0r originally started this bit of Lord of the Rings fan art as a school project. We don’t know what grade she ended up getting for this triptych combining Gimli, Aragorn, and Legolas, but […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 4, 2014

Kittens dressed as Frodo and Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings. Your move, Internet. (spotted by Middle-earth News director Arwen) The Irish Examiner went in search of Ireland’s Top 100 Books, and discovered that […]

Manu Bennett Still Filming ‘The Hobbit’

  Manu Bennett, who plays the orc Azog in The Hobbit, says he has not completed filming The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies yet. In an interview with Kluv at Dallas Comic Con, Manu […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 19, 2014

The gang’s all here! This adorable piece by DeviantArtist navy-lock features the nine members of the fellowship from The Lord of the Rings and the fourteen members of the company of adventurers from The Hobbit. […]

What is The Hobbit Quest?

When we first met Olaya and María a couple of weeks ago, they had just posted their first video about The Hobbit Quest. In an effort to make their story (and the spelling of their names) clearer, […]

Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd Reunited in New Zealand

Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd, best known for their portrayal of Merry and Pippin in Peter Jackson’s trilogy of The Lord of the Rings, met each other for the first time in New Zealand, during […]