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There and Back Again Release Pushed Back

The release date of the third film in The Hobbit trilogy, There and Back Again, has been pushed back to 17 December 2014. The film had been set to debut in July 2014, seven months after the […]

Guardians of Middle-earth Update to Include Survival Mode, New Map

Warner Bros. and Monolith recently announced that there is a new update in store for their MOBA console Guardians of Middle-earth, which will include a Survival mode and new map for the one-lane versus mode. […]

Lego Errors: Almost as Painful as Stepping on a Lego Brick

It was my five year old son who caught their first mistake. There we were, sitting on the couch, looking through his January-February 2013 Lego Club Magazine, when we came across one of two The […]

Weta’s New Bombur Statue

Today Weta Workshop released a scale figure of Bombur which is their first Limited Edition 1/6 scale figure from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. “Bombur may be somewhat innocent in the ways of the world and not as […]

Oloris Publishing Releases Lotr Project Posters

Official Oloris Publishing Press Release: Oloris Publishing collaborates with Emil Johansson to make his work available as posters. Lord of the Rings Project, commonly shortened LotrProject, is a creative web project dedicated to the works […]

Lego Profits from The Hobbit

We’ve all enjoyed seeing The Hobbit characters and sets Lego have produced this last year.  Now the  Danish company has announced that their profits have soared and say it’s largely down to The Hobbit. Lego […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Alpha-Geek has colored in the collector’s edition The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey IMAX posters for our viewing pleasure. Spotlighting Martin Freeman’s Bilbo Baggins, Ian McKellen’s Gandalf the Grey, Andy Serkis’ Gollum, and Richard Armitage’s Thorin Oakenshield, the original selection of posters Warner Bros. […]

Martin Freeman Wins Shorts Award

Martin Freeman won the Visionary Actor award at the third annual ShortsHD Shorts Awards in Los Angeles yesterday. The Visionary Actor award recognizes  individuals who put their talent into making innovative short films and who embrace […]

Saturn Award Nominations Galore for The Hobbit

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has topped the list for the Saturn Awards with a total of 9 nominations!  The nominations were revealed by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films yesterday. The Saturn Awards […]

The Hobbit Premiere Generates Nearly $12 Million

New figures have shown just how important the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was to the economy of Wellington. The premiere, held in New Zealand on 28 November 2012, cost the City Council $1.1 […]