Articles written by: Alice

Alice discovered Tolkien’s world when she was 12 years old and watched The Fellowship of the Ring for the first time. It was love at first sight. When not at her desk looking for something Middle-earth related or writing, you'll probably find her reading, playing LOTRO, or journaling.

A Stained Glass Lamp Inspired By The Lord of the Rings

We always love to feature crafty projects inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece. For example, do you remember the City of Minas Tirith built with 420,000 matchsticks, the Tolkien themed pillows, or these awesome Hobbit cards? Today we […]

Stephen Hunter & Dean O’Gorman’s Message for Oz Comic Con

The Oz Comic Con is going to be awesome! At least according to Stephen Hunter, who made this funny video trying to engage also Dean O’Gorman. The event will take place next September 6-7 in Brisbane […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2941 – The Hobbit Late August The company is first captured by spiders and later by the Wood-elves   Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings August 28 The travellers overtake Saruman Saruman […]

A New Smaug the Dragon Large Scale Poseable Action Figure

The official store of Warner Bros. Studios is producing this incredible limited edition of Smaug the dragon large scale action figure! It claims a wing span of 22 inches, ten points of articulation and it […]

Miranda Otto Joins the Westworld Cast

Miranda Otto, known by Tolkien fans for her portrayal of the brave Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, has signed to enter the cast of the remake of Michael Crichton’s cult classic Westworld. The […]

Empire Visits the Weta Digital Team

Empire magazine has recently visited the hi-tech workshop of Weta Digital, sharing a whole feature of The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies. Empire talked with the special effects supervisor, Chris White, concerning his […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 3018 – The Lord of the Rings August All trace of Gollum is lost. It is thought that at about this time, being hunted both by the Elves and Sauron’s servants, he took refuge […]

Peter Jackson’s Interview With Deadline

In a recent interview with Deadline, ‘Q&A: Peter Jackson On His Middle Earth Exit, How The Beatles And Stanley Kubrick Nearly Did LOTR, And A Disguise That Let Him Haunt Comic-Con‘, Peter Jackson talked about […]

Happy Birthday to Evangeline Lilly!

Happy Birthday, Evangeline Lilly! Evangeline is best known to Tolkien’s fans for her role as Tauriel the Elf in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy. Evangeline Lilly was born in Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta, Canada in 1979. […]

Hobbit Cast: Exclusive Interview With Entertainment Weekly

Keith Staskiewicz interviewed the Hobbit cast for Entertainment Weekly last week during San Diego Comic Con. Peter Jackson alongside Lee Pace (Thranduil), Andy Serkis (Gollum, Second Unit Director), Orlando Bloom (Legolas), Luke Evans (Bard), Benedict […]