The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming 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 […]
Martin Freeman’s partner, actress Amanda Abbington, has taken the couple’s two children, Joe and Grace, to New Zealand to watch their father portray Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Hobbit. Before the cast […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dean O’Gorman, who will play Fili in the upcoming Hobbit movies, turns 35 today! Dean was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and studied karate at a young age. By the time he was only ten […]
The Hobbit’s second unit has been spotted filming on Treble Cone, in the Matukituki Valley. Belinda Lee Hope, who is the unit manager, told the Otago Daily Times that the second unit had been split […]
Elijah Wood, reprising his role as Frodo Baggins in The Hobbit, admitted he had “mixed emotions” during filming. “It was amazing, a mix of emotions, I think. It was slightly surreal and felt oddly normal,” […]
