Catching up with Ian McKellen
For Ian McKellen, known as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, 2014 has been a rather busy year so far. Middle-earth News decided to do a news round-up for the busy […]
The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming Articles written by: pencilphilos
When Maria watched the Fellowship the very first time in cinemas, she fell hopelessly in love with Tolkien’s work. Up to the point where she lost herself in Middle Earth entirely. When not occupied with studying, she likes to draw, hoard books, travel around (if her bank account allows it), and pretending to be a hobbit that is attending Hogwarts in order to become a jedi knight.
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 […]
Mark Atkin Interview from HobbitCon
With the convention season being in full swing, the cast and crew of The Hobbit trilogy is busy as ever, giving one interview after another. A few weeks ago at Hobbitcon, Mark Atkin sat down […]
LEGO Movie Causes Controversy over ‘Middle Zealand‘ Reference
In the highly successful LEGO Movie, produced by Warner Bros., a reference to Middle-earth and New Zealand caused mixed feelings in New Zealand. In the LEGO Movie, an ordinary LEGO minifigure stumbles into an adventures to […]
Tolkien Conference on ‘Nature and Landscape’ in Jena, Germany
The Friedrich-Schiller-University in Jena, will host the 11th Seminar of the German Tolkien Society (DTG) from 09 to 11 May 2014. The 2014 seminar is going to explore the various aspects of Nature and Landscape […]
Middle-earth overlapping Earth
“I have, I suppose, constructed an imaginary time, but kept my feet on my own mother-earth for place.” Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: 211 To Rhona Beare Tolkien once mentioned in one of his […]
Birmingham Visitor Attractions offer New Tolkien Trail
Often, Tolkien is associated with the city of Oxford, and in order to understand Tolkien and his life, people visit Oxford. However, an often neglected fact is that Tolkien grew up in Birmingham. Whether the […]
Sean Bean to Star as MacBeth in ‘Enemy of Man’
Earlier this week, Sean Bean, also known as Boromir in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, celebrated his 55th birthday. Busy as ever, Sean bean will portray MacBeth in the independent feature film directed by Vincent […]
Sylvester McCoy Supports Children’s Charity
The British charity Barnardo’s has launched a Winter Stock appeal. Barnardo’s shops are in desperate need of quality Autumn and Winter donations. The charity has been launched now because it enables Barnardo’s to gather as […]
Sean Bean and Stephen Fry Recite Poetry for WWI Album
Sean Bean, known for his portrayal of Boromir in The Lord of the Rings, and Stephen Fry, portraying the Master of Laketown in The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, are both part of an album containing […]
