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The 12 Days of Ori – Day 7

Today is Day 7 of The 12 Days of Ori, and Hobbit actor Adam Brown is filling us in on his favorite places in New Zealand. In case you missed it, yesterday we learned about […]

The 12 Days of Ori – Day 6

Yesterday, Adam Brown, who plays the dwarf Ori in The Hobbit, shared how dwarf fitness training has changed his life. Click here for The 12 Days of Ori – Day 5. Today is Day 6, […]

The 12 Days of Ori – Day 5

Today is Day 5 of The 12 Days of Ori and we’re talking with Hobbit actor Adam Brown about how the training he did for the film made an impact on his life. If you […]

Lord of the Rings location scout Dave Comer dies

The 58-year-old, who helped redefine New Zealand as Middle-earth, passed away on Christmas Day after suffering a rare form of cancer. With his love for photography and the Fiordland, he was instrumental in selecting some of the […]

The 12 Days of Ori – Day 4

In yesterday’s post, Hobbit actor Adam Brown gave us some insight into his training at “Dwarf boot camp.” In today’s The 12 Days of Ori post, we’ll learn about the more artistic side of boot […]

The 12 Days of Ori – Day 3

Yesterday, Hobbit actor Adam Brown discussed the inspirations for the character of Ori. If you missed it, check out Day 2 of The 12 Days of Ori here! Today is Day 3, and we’re talking […]

The 12 Days of Ori – Day 2

Today is Day 2 of The 12 Days of Ori! Yesterday, Adam Brown shared what it is like being part of the Tolkien community. Click here for Day 1. Middle-earth News: How much of Ori’s […]

The 12 Days of Ori – Day 1

For the past two years, we’ve had the pleasure of interviewing some of our favorite dwarves with our “12 Days of Christmas” posts. We started with Stephen Hunter, who played Bombur in The Hobbit, and […]

An Exclusive Interview with Doug Adams pt. 2

For the second part of the interview, Doug Adams talks about he and Howard Shore’s first New York Comic Con and The Lord of the Rings live concerts including the ones at Lincoln Center next Spring.  The first part […]

An Exclusive Interview with Doug Adams pt. 1

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Doug Adams, author of The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films, and in this first part of the interview we talk about his experiences working on the The […]