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The Hobbit World Premiere will be in 48fps

The Embassy Theatre  has said on Twitter that the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be shown in 48 fps. The Embassy tweeted,  “Yes we will be screening in 48fps 😀 #TheHobbit #Hobbit“ Of […]

Breaking: Prince Charles to Visit Hobbit Film Studio

Prince Charles will spend time of his 64th birthday meeting Peter Jackson. One of the highlights of the upcoming royal tour of Australasia will be a visit to the film studios in Wellington, where The […]

Ian McKellen Hosts Charity Gala

Sir Ian McKellen hosted a gala dinner and charity auction last Friday to raise money for the Park Theatre, London. The event was held at the Globe Theatre  and among the celebrities was fellow Hobbit actor […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

There are now lifesize cardboard cutouts for characters from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Thorin and Kili stand at the dwarvish heights of 59 inches and 56 inches, respectively. But if they aren’t to your […]

Earlier Release Date for Hobbit in UK

The Hobbit’s UK Facebook page has announced that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released in the UK a day earlier than expected, on 13th December. This will bring it into line with much of the […]

Wellington Announces Road Closures for ‘Hobbit’ Premiere

Wellington, NZ – which has been renamed “The Middle of Middle-earth” in honour of the upcoming world premiere of The Hobbit – is busy making preparations for the big event. From the 27th to the […]

Second Breakfast: Out of the Frying-pan and Onto Your Plate

Second Breakfast is sweeping across the nations, or so these Los Angeles, CA billboards seem to be suggesting. With The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’s theater release dates drawing closer, we are beginning to see more and […]

Freeman and Cumberbatch Win Crime Thriller Awards

Hobbit actors Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch won best supporting actor and best actor awards, respectively,  at the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards last night, for their roles in the television drama Sherlock. The pair joined […]

Forbidden Planet Adds More Merchandise, Conspires to Make Us All Broke

I hope you didn’t go out and spend your last penny at Forbidden Planet after our last post about all of their ridiculously great merch, because they’ve added a couple of new items to their […]

Possible ‘Hobbit’ Cameo for Stephen Colbert

Turns out it’s true! Scroll to the bottom for update! If you’re a fan of Stephen Colbert, then you’ve probably heard him profess his love of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings numerous times […]