Movie News

Weta Misses Out On BAFTA Awards

 There were no awards for Peter Jackson’s Tintin  or for Weta Workshop’s visual effects at the BAFTA award ceremony in London last night reports msn nz news. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, […]

The Return of the King with the Grand Rapids Symphony

The people of Grand Rapids are in for a treat when the third film in  The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King, is shown accompanied by the live music of the Grand Rapids […]

Welly-moot Now Officially Affiliated with the Tolkien Society

Welly-moot is a group of Tolkien fans who meet in Wellington, New Zealand to discuss their love of his work. The group was started in 2011 by Middle-earth Network’s own Jack Machiela, but as of […]

Billy Connolly Will Play Dain Ironfoot in “The Hobbit”

Peter Jackson has just announced that Scottish actor and comedian Billy Connolly has joined the cast of “The Hobbit” to play Dain Ironfoot. Jackson said, “We could not think of a more fitting actor to […]

Gollum in Live-Action Set

Andy Serkis says filming Gollum in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has been a “fantastic” experience. Serkis was talking at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2012, where he received a Virtuosos Award  for The Rise of […]

Tonight’s TFI Talks Ground-breaking Changes to My Middle-earth Social Network

The Founders’ Inklings is back and better than ever! If you’ve been following Middle-earth News, then you’ll know Middle-earth Network recently moved to our very own server, and our web designers took advantage of that […]

Special Live Chat with Sean Astin

You will no doubt know him from his role as Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” Trilogy. Sean Astin will be a special guest on TheOneRing.Net’s “TORn Tuesday,” which begins at 5:00 […]

Nicolas Cage Could Have Been in “The Lord of the Rings”

While doing press for his upcoming sequel to “Ghost Rider,” Nicolas Cage participated in a webchat with Empire Magazine readers. Normally, this is not the sort of thing that would stir the Tolkien community or […]

Warriors of the Westfold Premieres This Friday on MEnet Radio!

A new radio show is about to take over Middle-earth Network Radio. Warriors of the Westfold will premiere this Friday, February 10 at 9 PM EST, with your hosts Arwen Kester (News Director), Lily Milos (News […]

Precious Gifts for Your Valentine! Day 2: Flowers, Food, and Drinks

We’re tired of the same old romantic fare on Valentine’s Day. The usual “flowers, chocolates, promises you don’t intend to keep” have become routine. If you want to spice up your Valentine’s Day with Tolkien […]