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Cast Supports Title Change for Third ‘Hobbit’ Film

  With so many opinions going around regarding Peter Jackson’s recent announcement of a title change for the third and final film in The Hobbit trilogy, fans have been curious to know how the stars of […]

Hobbit Quest Journeys There and Back Again (with stops on the way)

María and Olaya from Oviedo, Spain are going to embark on a quest–A Hobbit Quest! Their aim is to travel to the Wellington premiere of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, but as […]

Mark Atkin Interview from HobbitCon

With the convention season being in full swing, the cast and crew of The Hobbit trilogy is busy as ever, giving one interview after another. A few weeks ago at Hobbitcon, Mark Atkin sat down […]

The Battle of Five Armies (Board Game) is Coming!

The Battle of the Five Armies is upon us! Ares Games is set to release its own version of the famous battle for all board game-loving fans out there to enjoy. It should be noted that […]

Weta Workshop’s ‘Cloaks and Daggers’ Book Now Available for Preorder!

Weta Workshop took to their Facebook page this evening to announce they have officially begun accepting preorders for their highly anticipated book, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Chronicles – Cloaks and Daggers. This will […]

The Curious Case of Radagast the Brown

Who was Radagast the Brown? A member of the Order of wizards, Radagast was a Maia sent to Middle-earth to aid its inhabitants against the growing threat of Sauron. During the Council of Elrond in […]

Hobbit Tales from Wales Comic Con: The Panel

From  The Hobbit panel at Wales Comic Con we learned that Graham McTavish has a collection of prosthetic noses categorised by dwarf, that rolling resets (when a whole scene is acted again rather than cut) becomes […]

Support Children in Need via Proudfoot’s Pearls for Charity Draw

On June 28th, the Fortinbras Proudfoot Esq. Foundation will be holding a special Pearls for Charity draw in celebration of Proudfoot’s birthday. All that is required to enter is a donation of $10.00 or more, […]

Hobbit Tales from Wales Comic Con: The Fans

It was Wales Comic Con at Glyndwr University, Wrexham last Sunday and it seemed as if the whole of the town had turned up to take a look. The queue to get in snaked round […]

LEGO Movie Causes Controversy over ‘Middle Zealand‘ Reference

In the highly successful LEGO Movie, produced by Warner Bros., a reference to Middle-earth and New Zealand caused mixed feelings in New Zealand. In the LEGO Movie, an ordinary LEGO minifigure stumbles into an adventures to […]