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Swiss premiere of ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’

Last night it was the turn of Zurich to hold a European premiere for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Cast members Aidan Turner (Kili), Dean O’Gorman (Fili), Sylvester McCoy (Radagast the Brown) were guests […]

William Kircher and Jed Brophy to Guest at Special ‘Hobbit’ Screening

William Kircher and Jed Brophy, will be special guests for an exclusive, youth-only screening of The Hobbit in Queenstown, New Zealand on December 21st . While William Kircher and Jed Brophy will be available for […]

New Hobbit Infographic from HalloweenCostumes.com

Our friends over at HalloweenCostumes.com sent along this new infographic that is in every way, Hobbity. Do you consider yourself a Hobbit? We’d love to hear what you think makes a great Hobbit, from the clothes […]

Sesame Street LOTR Parody: Have your Precious and Eat it Too

This was just too fun not to share! The crazy talented bunch over at Sesame Street released a parody based off The Lord of the Rings film trilogy titled, The Lord of the Crumbs. Not only will you […]

Stephen Hunter’s Unexpected Red Carpet Video

With the opening of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, no more so far, and the Europe premiere today in Berlin, I’m feeling so excited, but also a little bit nostalgic about the Wellington premiere […]

Our EXCLUSIVE Interview with Richard Armitage

Two days ago, we promised to release our exclusive interview with Richard Armitage as a thank you for reaching 30,000 followers. Well, you guys did it, and we are beyond grateful for each and every […]

Is ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Soundtrack Worth Purchasing?

I’ve lost count how many times I’ve geeked out with fellow fans over The Lord of the Rings soundtracks. Just the mere mention of the Shire, Rohan, or The One Ring, and you’ll have me humming […]

Fan Film ‘Storm over Gondolin’ Shut Down by Tolkien Estate

A few months ago, Middle-earth News reported that another fan film called Storm over Gondolin was in the making. Inspired by the tale of Gondolin, director Dimitri Frank and producer Sylvain Urban began their work on […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2941 – The Hobbit December 7 Gandalf and Bilbo travel with Beorn along the border of Mirkwood Gandalf and Bilbo rode behind the Elvenking, and beside them strode Beorn, once again in man’s shape, […]

Kabam Releases Two New ‘Smaug’ Titles, One Expansion

Popular mobile game maker Kabam has released two new web games, as well as a new expansion pack, based on the upcoming Hobbit film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug […]