Articles written by: Lily Milos

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.

No Truth to Rumors of New Hobbit Release Date

Just hours ago, the web was buzzing with rumors that “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first of the two Hobbit films, would push back its release date until 2013. The rumor also surmised that […]

Hobbit Stars Arrive In Nelson

Cast and crew of “The Hobbit” landed at Nelson airport yesterday, according to Stuff.co.nz. Freelance cameraman Ross Wearing snapped some photos of the celebrities after receiving a tip that their chartered plane was scheduled to […]

Surprise Guests at Opening Night of The Newbury Corn Exchange

Adam Brown, who will play Ori in the upcoming Hobbit films, is one half of the comedy theatre troupe Plested and Brown that performs regularly at the Newbury Corn Exchange. His obligations filming The Hobbit […]

Weta Workshop Talks Middle-earth Replicas with Middle-earth News

The wizards at Weta Workshop and Weta Digital created magic onscreen in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. To commemorate their astounding work in the films, they have created beautiful pieces of art that you […]

Andy Serkis Talks Oscar Buzz and The Hobbit

Andy Serkis has been making headlines lately because of his recent motion-capture performances in The Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Adventures of Tintin. In the first, he plays Caesar, who is […]

A First Look at Famous “Barrels out of Bond”

It’s an iconic scene from The Hobbit when Bilbo and the dwarves escape their elven captors by riding on or in barrels down the stream. Earlier this year, it was announced that this scene would be shot […]

A Hobbit Hole, and That Means Comfort

CNN Money recently did a story on Vince Donovan, a man who had a hobbit house built to house his vast Tolkien collection…and I’m pretty sure everyone who watches the video will want one. Donovan described […]

A Feast Fit for The Lord of the Rings

The Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas and its Executive Chef John Bullington have created a Lord of the Rings marathon experience that cannot be forgotten. Jeremy Kirk was lucky enough to attend the screening of […]

Orlando Bloom Spotted Again in Queenstown

We’ve been reporting on a lot of celebrity sightings in New Zealand while the Hobbit film crew shoots on location. Many of these have come from the area of Queenstown, where Orlando Bloom was spotted […]

Tolkien-Inspired Celebrities Descend on New Zealand

Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays the title role in the television series Sherlock, will soon be travelling to New Zealand for his part in The Hobbit. He will perform as the dragon Smaug, providing the voice […]