Articles written by: eviebowman

Evie was introduced to Tolkien's work by her boyfriend, over a beer in the Eagle and Child pub in Oxford. She went home, read the books and, a while later, married her boyfriend. She has only recently discovered fandom, after years of eye-rolling by her husband and children, and is delighted to find it warm and welcoming and not-at-all weird. As well as tracking down bits of news and sharing them with others, she leads ponies for Riding for the Disabled and loves the cinema and theatre and her wildlife garden.

Aidan Turner and Dean O’Gorman To Go To Boston Comic Con -Updated 1 July

1 JULY UPDATE Aidan and Dean will be appearing on both days at Boston Comic Con. They will be signing autographs at $40 per autograph.   Boston Comic Con have just tweeted that The Hobbit actors Aidan […]

Ian McKellen Completes Filming On The Hobbit

Peter Jackson has just posted this pic and note on his Facebook page Seconds ago we finished our last shot with Gandalf. The end of an incredible adventure that began in 1999. I’m feeling very […]

The Hobbit Panel At Sydney Supanova (vid)

It was Supanova Expo in Sydney last weekend and Jed Brophy (Nori), Adam Brown (Ori) and Aidan Turner (Kili) were there to answer fans questions at The Hobbit panel. Here’s a vid of the panel […]

Empire Mag’s Desolation Of Smaug Covers

Here’s a first look at the covers for  Empire Magazine’s August issue, which focuses on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and includes an ‘on the set’ report. The covers feature Evangeline Lilly (Tauriel), Orlando Bloom (Legolas) […]

Karl Urban Tells of Peter Jackson And The Snow

Karl Urban has been delighting fans at Supanova in Sydney this weekend. Karl, who played Eomer, Rider of Rohan, in The Two Towers and The Return of the King, held a Q&A session at Supanova and, according to Capsule […]

Meet Martin Freeman At The Roxy

New Zealanders have the chance to meet Martin Freeman at a  one-off screening of  The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in July. Martin, who plays Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit trilogy, will be giving a Q […]

Orlando Bloom To Get A Star On Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame

Orlando Bloom is to be honoured with a star on the pavement of the Walk of Fame along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in 2014. Orlando exploded onto our screens as Legolas in The Lord of the […]

Magical Books – From The Middle Ages To Middle-Earth

Magical Books – From the Middle Ages to Middle-earth is the rather wonderful title of the latest exhibition at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The exhibition is of the texts and drawings that the Bodleian holds […]

Aidan Turner Turns Thirty

Happy Birthday Aidan Turner! Aidan, known to millions as the dwarf Kili, brother of Fili and nephew of Thorin Oakenshield, is thirty today. When he was first cast in The Hobbit Peter Jackson said,“Aidan is […]

First Trailer for The Desolation of Smaug

It’s here! The first trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug! We’ve been waiting for this moment ever since the credits rolled for An Unexpected Journey and now, at last, it’s here. What are you […]