Exclusive Hobbiton Set Photos!
Middle-earth News is fortunate to have Jack Machiela as our intrepid reporter! He and his wife visited the Hobbiton set in Matamata in January. They took plenty of photos, but were unable to share them […]
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How to Cook for a Hobbit? Ask a Welshman!
The set of The Hobbit may be full of celebrity actors and filmmakers, but David Gell from Llanfairfechan, Wales is the star of the show in his mother’s eyes. Gell was one of hundreds of […]
‘Hobbit’ Movie Merchandise Makes Its First Move
Some advertisements for Hobbit merchandise have begun to pop up on the internet. There aren’t many concrete details (especially photos) yet, but these are the first of many items that fans will be clamoring to […]
Hobbit Actors Help Pens for Poverty
Writing a play and having it performed in public would be the dream of many a youngster and for some lucky children it’s about to come true thanks to the charity ChildFund. The New Zealand […]
LOTR Celebrities at San Luis Obispo Film Festival
Last night at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, Weta co-founder Richard Taylor was honored with the King Vidor Career Achievement Award. Taylor, known for his work on The Lord of the Rings, King […]
Hobbit Cast Meet Beautiful Burnout
Sir Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis and Luke Evans joined other members of the cast of The Hobbit in a trip to see the play Beautiful Burnout on 3 March. Beautiful Burnout is all about […]
Arrows & Guards: The LOTR Faces You Never Thought You Knew
There has been much talk about Peter Jackson adding characters for The Hobbit (Tauriel, I’m looking at you). But I have always maintained that there are plenty of unnamed characters in the works of Tolkien; […]
Return of the King: Viggo Sings at LOTR Screening
Actor Viggo Mortensen got into Boston a little early for his award ceremony at the Coolidge Theater. Tonight, he will be awarded the 2012 Coolidge Award. Last night, during the marathon screening of The Lord […]
Amazing Photos of Hobbiton
On his Flickr account, Gareth Eves recently posted some amazing photos of the Hobbiton set from a recent trip to New Zealand. When I sought permission to post them on the Middle-earth News site, he […]
Tonight on Warriors of the Westfold: Peter Jackson’s New ‘Hobbit’ Production Diary
Only yesterday, Peter Jackson released his newest Production Video Blog, and it has our hearts racing and yearning for New Zealand! Though Jackson points out that he can’t reveal the Laketown set until 2013, he […]
