Articles written by: Britta Siemen

Britta first read The Hobbit when she was ten years old and has since devoted the majority of her time to studying and writing about Tolkien's legendarium. When not immersed in maps and books, she can be found battling the agents of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings Online.

Viggo Mortensen’s ‘Hobbit’ Interview

Viggo Mortensen was interviewed by The Boston Phoenix earlier today. Mortensen, who played Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, will not be reprising his role in the upcoming Hobbit films. […]

Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Rights to ‘West of Memphis’

It was just announced on Peter Jackson’s official Facebook page that worldwide rights to Amy Berg’s documentary West of Memphis have been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. The film, which debuted at the Sundance Film […]

Cumberbatch: ‘The Hobbit’ is Going to be ‘Amazing’

MTV News recently spoke with Benedict Cumberbatch, who will be playing two characters in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit films. Cumberbatch spoke highly of director Jackson and friend/co-star Martin Freeman. “I was very lucky [to work] with […]

CAA Signs Andy Serkis

It was just announced that Andy Serkis has signed with CAA (Creative Artists Agency), a prominent sports and entertainment agency in Los Angeles. The agency, whose A-list clients include such stars as George Clooney, Brad […]

Miranda Otto: Murder Mysteries and Frankenstein

Lord of the Rings alum Miranda Otto has been keeping busy. Recently, she was cast as the key guest role in a new Australian TV series, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, which premieres this Friday at […]

Viggo Mortensen to Receive Coolidge Award on March 5

Actor Viggo Mortensen will be awarded the 9th Annual Coolidge Award in a ceremony which will be held on Monday, March 5 at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Massachusetts. Following the awards ceremony and […]

TMG Acquires ‘The Hobbit’

As part of a five-year free TV rights deal with MGM, the Tele-München Group has landed two major films – ‘The Hobbit’ and the newest James Bond film, ‘’Skyfall.’ In addition to these two films, […]

Rumoured Hobbit Expansion for LOTRO

Earlier this week, rumour slipped out about a potential Hobbit expansion for Turbine’s popular MMORPG, The Lord of the Rings Online. The buzz originated on February 6 from Supererogatory’s Twitter feed, Superannuation, whose gaming reports […]

Evangeline Lilly Discusses ‘Hobbit’ Role

Evangeline Lilly, star of ABC’s hit series LOST, recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly about her newest film, Real Steel. During the interview, she was asked about her next big role – the warrior Elf Tauriel […]

Casting Call for ‘Hobbit’ Extras!

Want to be in ‘The Hobbit’? If you’re currently living in the Wellington area and are able to work in the country, want no more! Earlier this morning, a casting call for ‘Hobbit’ extras popped […]