Ian McKellen Granted Freedom of the City of London
Congratulations to Sir Ian McKellen who was today given the Freedom of the City of London in recognition of his campaign work for gay rights. Sir Ian, who is known to thousands of Tolkien fans […]
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Behind the Scenes of the Air NZ Safety Video
A few days ago, Air New Zealand revealed the last Hobbit-themed safety video. Today, we’re going to entertain you with the behind the scenes of the six days across New Zealand’s locations of The Hobbit […]
BREAKING: WORLD PREMIERE OF ‘THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES’ ANNOUNCED!
At last! The official announcement has just been posted that the world premiere of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will take place in London on December 1, 2014! There will be a […]
Happy Birthday, Jed Brophy!
Jed Brophy, Kiwi actor and director, is celebrating his 51st birthday today! Fans of The Hobbit films are looking forward to seeing Jed again as Nori the Dwarf when The Hobbit: The Battle of the […]
Deluxe Pocket Boxed Set of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has released a beautiful new boxed set of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Yes, there’s been many boxed sets in the past, but what’s different (and awesome) about this particular […]
Happy Birthday, Stephen Hunter!
Stephen Hunter was born on October 28, 1968, in Wellington, New Zealand. Stephen is celebrating his 46th birthday today! By the time this story publishes in the early hours of October 28 in the USA, […]
Review: ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Extended Edition
I will begin by saying that I am unabashed fan of The Hobbit films, and therefore I have a predisposition to like the recently released Extended Edition of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. I […]
Happy Birthday to Our Own Alice Greenleaf!
Happy birthday to one of Middle-earth News’ finest! Our own Alice Greenleaf celebrates her 24th birthday today! You probably know Alice from her weekly column “This Week in Middle-earth” where she reports on the events […]
Happy Birthday to Our Own Lily Milos!
Happy birthday to one of Middle-earth News’ finest! Our own Lily Milos celebrates her birthday today. Previously Assistant Director, then Contributor, Lily has always been a precious member of our Team, both behind the scenes – helping […]
5 Week Middle-earth Movie Marathon: The Fellowship of the Ring
Our 5 Week Middle-earth Movie Marathon has officially begun! From now until November 1, we will be celebrating the first installment from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring. If you don’t know […]
