The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming 
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.
The world premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will not be in New Zealand. As yet, the location of the premiere for the second Hobbit film has not been revealed, but it will not be […]
Just as we’ve all been enjoying The Hobbit panel and the fantastic pics from Armageddon last weekend, we get some sad news for Supanova in Sydney and even sadder news for Supanova in Perth. The […]
Actor John Callen, who plays the dwarf Oin in The Hobbit trilogy, is now on Facebook! John is a prolific actor, with over one hundred theatre credits to his name, including the major Shakespearean roles […]
The New Zealand Government has revealed plans to explore for platinum in land around Nelson and the upper West Coast. The area includes the Pelorus River in the Richmond Ranges, where the barrel scene for The Hobbit […]
Armageddon Expo was in Wellington yesterday and thirteen members of The Hobbit cast were at the panel session to answer fan’s questions. Jed Brophy (Nori), Adam Brown (Ori), Mark Hadlow (Dori), Dean O’Gorman (Fili), Aidan […]
The 2nd June was The Hobbit day at Armageddon Expo in Wellington, New Zealand. Eleven of the dwarves, Radagast and Bard the Bowman were there for autographs, photographs and The Hobbit panel, much to the delight […]
A flash mob of a hundred people have produced images of Peter Jackson and TVNZ Seven Sharp presenter Alison Mau at the Te Papa Museum in Wellington, New Zealand. The images were in the style […]
Back in 2011, just after the filming for The Hobbit had begun, New Zealand was hit by a huge earthquake. Christchurch was particularly badly affected, with many people killed and buildings destroyed. One of the buildings […]
Adam Brown, who plays the young dwarf Ori in The Hobbit, is 33 today! Adam was a relatively unknown stage actor when, two and a half years ago, he was plucked from playing King Frog in […]
Peter Jackson has used his Facebook page to announce that the final filming on The Hobbit has begun. He says, Back on set for our last Hobbit pick ups. Our last ever Tolkien pick ups, in […]
