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The Hobbit Cast Tell Us Desolation’s Best Bits

So here we are.  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey under our belts,  leaving many of us wanting to see The Desolation of Smaug NOW! To help with the wait, here’s a slightly spoilery video of  The […]

Box Office Heights Reflected in IMDB

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey set a new US box office record for a December opening, grossing an estimated  $84.8 million last weekend. The film opened in 56 countries and was hit world-wide, with $138.2 million being […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

To really impress your geeky friends and family, try making these hobbit door cookies! SemiSweetDesigns offers a a great tutorial. They look almost too good to eat, but I think you’ll manage somehow. (Middle-earth News […]

Top Guild Leader Contest — A Call to Arms

Originally published on CasualStrollToMordor.com. “I chose to republish this here on Middle-earth News because of the wonderful example it shows of the creative community that gathers both in LOTRO and the Middle-earth Network.  Both the […]

The Real Deal: Interview with Mark Ordesky, Executive Producer of LOTR

Authored by Middle-earth Network Founder Mark Ostley. Hollywood. The name evokes images of glitz, stars, red carpets, and jaded studio executives who sit in ivory towers. Meet Mark Ordesky who turns that image upside down […]

The Hobbit London Premiere – How Was it For Me?

I had imagined I’d feel lots of different emotions at the Royal Film Performance London premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, but blind panic was not one of them. Yet that was what I felt as […]

At the London Premiere of The Hobbit!

How jealous are you of Middle-earth News reporter Evie Bowman right now? She’s on the ground at the London Premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey! She has been tweeting photos of the green carpet […]

Charity Screening of The Hobbit with Ian McKellen

What could be better than seeing The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? Seeing it with Gandalf himself, Sir Ian McKellen. And that’s just what the charity Step Forward is offering. Step Forward is holding two gala […]

Aidan Turner At The Irish Premiere of The Hobbit

The Irish premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was held in Dublin last night (9th December) and Irish actor Aidan Turner, who stars as Kili in the film, was there to enjoy it. The event […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Add some Tolkien to your wardrobe with this Map of Middle-earth Skirt from NerdAlertCreations on Etsy! Shop owner Rachel Bradford made the fabric herself. (Lily Milos) If only we could jump into the TARDIS and […]