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Ian McKellen Completes Filming On The Hobbit

Peter Jackson has just posted this pic and note on his Facebook page Seconds ago we finished our last shot with Gandalf. The end of an incredible adventure that began in 1999. I’m feeling very […]

Sir Peter Jackson Named On Forbes Celebrities List

New Zealand movie maker, Peter Jackson, has cracked Forbes’ list of the “World’s Most Powerful Celebrities” for the first time. Jackson, 51, and “father” of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, is now in […]

The Hobbit Panel At Sydney Supanova (vid)

It was Supanova Expo in Sydney last weekend and Jed Brophy (Nori), Adam Brown (Ori) and Aidan Turner (Kili) were there to answer fans questions at The Hobbit panel. Here’s a vid of the panel […]

Frodo Won’t Appear in The Hobbit Sequels

We were lucky enough to see Elijah Wood in the opening sequence of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. We saw a still-carefree young Frodo living with his beloved Bilbo, who went, book in a hand, […]

WISH Granted: an Exclusive Interview with Michael Tolkien

Books have a funny way of sticking with us. I can still remember my mother reading The Monster at the End of this Book when I was no more than 3 years old. An undisclosed amount […]

Exclusive Interview: Meet the Minds Behind the Hit Video, ‘Fellowship of the Ringwraiths’

Ever wonder just what those Ringwraiths were thinking while they scoured Middle-earth for those four illusive halflings in The Lord of the Rings? The fan-made short film, The Fellowship of the Ringwraiths, does just that. […]

BREAKING: Peter Jackson On The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’s Extended Edition

Pick up a new issue of Empire magazine this Thursday, June 27 for the latest scoop on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. While you struggle to wait for it, we’ve got you covered with […]

Empire Mag’s Desolation Of Smaug Covers

Here’s a first look at the covers for  Empire Magazine’s August issue, which focuses on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and includes an ‘on the set’ report. The covers feature Evangeline Lilly (Tauriel), Orlando Bloom (Legolas) […]

LEGO Lord of the Rings Browser Games

Fans of the LEGO Lord of the Rings are in for a nice treat: on their website, LEGO has two browser-based games based on popular battles in Middle-earth: the Battle at the Black Gate and […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth–In Pictures!

Every week, our Middle-earth News reporters seek out Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR goodness and tag their finds with their names. This week, we found so many images that this will be a predominantly picture-based “Eagle’s View of Middle-earth.” […]