The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming 
Lily’s first experience with Tolkien was when the eccentric Mrs. H performed all of the characters from The Hobbit in her seventh grade class. In high school, she felt obliged to decline a second date with a boy who said he had no interest in reading The Lord of the Rings. In college, she unwisely decided to reread her beloved copy of The Hobbit during finals week, with only semi-disastrous results. When not writing for Middle-earth News, Lily tries not to unnerve her coworkers and family with her extreme geekery, but somehow, Star Wars, Star Trek, Sherlock, Merlin, Doctor Who, The Princess Bride, Back to the Future, superheroes, Disney movies, and of course, Tolkien, seem to have relevance in EVERY conversation.
Authored by Middle-earth News contributor Martin Burrows. In a curious mashup of fandoms, geologists in the home of movie Middle-earth have declared, “She cannie take it, she’s gonna blow!” about Mount Doom itself. Mount Ruapehu, which doubled for […]
In the final days before the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Wellington, director Peter Jackson must be a busy man. The score for the film was just locked off this weekend […]
New details have just been released about the red carpet premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington on November 28. Pre-carpet entertainment will start at 3:00pm, and the celebrities […]
The world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Wellington, New Zealand is only days away! As the debut draws near, locals and visitors will see more and more of the commonplace sites being […]
HobbitShop.com is having a Grand Opening Sale! In addition to Hobbit T-shirts, bookmarks, and action figures, serious fans can get one of these two panoramic posters (the character poster goes up to over 12 feet!) (Lily […]
Rumors have been circulating that there was about to be a new trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and it just popped up online! It’s only a 34 second television commercial and it doesn’t […]
Whether you love it or hate it, researchers at New Zealand’s University of Waikato want to know what you think about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey! Read the press release below and click here to […]
We were all disappointed when the 60 second clips from the Special Edition Soundtrack of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey were taken down after their brief spell last week. We told you we’d keep you […]
Even though The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remains unseen by audiences, Warner Bros. has already listed the awards they will be vying for at the 2013 Academy Awards. Here’s the list: Best Picture – Carolynne Cunningham, […]
Hobbit actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Stephen Fry are two of the celebrities who are taking part in The Moby Dick Big Read, a project to help promote reading and Herman Melville’s classic novel to a […]
