Hobbit Cast at Good for Nothing Premiere
Members of the cast of The Hobbit were at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington last night for the New Zealand premiere of the film Good for Nothing. Good for Nothing is a cowboy film and is […]
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Happy Birthday, Andy Serkis!
Andy Serkis turns 48 today! He’s probably most famous for his groundbreaking portrayal of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, but in addition to his impressive performance capture credits, actor Andy Serkis has appeared […]
Happy Birthday, Luke Evans!
Birthday boy Luke Evans is 33 today! Evans, who plays Bard the Bowman in The Hobbit, can be seen on our screens at present in The Raven. Some of his other films include Immortals, Tamara Drewe […]
How to Cook for a Hobbit? Ask a Welshman!
The set of The Hobbit may be full of celebrity actors and filmmakers, but David Gell from Llanfairfechan, Wales is the star of the show in his mother’s eyes. Gell was one of hundreds of […]
Hobbit Cast Meet Beautiful Burnout
Sir Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis and Luke Evans joined other members of the cast of The Hobbit in a trip to see the play Beautiful Burnout on 3 March. Beautiful Burnout is all about […]
CAA Signs Andy Serkis
It was just announced that Andy Serkis has signed with CAA (Creative Artists Agency), a prominent sports and entertainment agency in Los Angeles. The agency, whose A-list clients include such stars as George Clooney, Brad […]
Hobbit Actors in NZ Arts Fest. video
Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Andy Serkis and Bret McKenzie are just some of the actors from The Hobbit who have joined with others to make a crowd-created Shakespeare speech for the New Zealand International Arts […]
Motion-capture Uncovered
Motion-capture technology plays an important part in the production of films like The Hobbit. In recent weeks Andy Serkis has talked about how developments in the technology means he plays Gollum on a live-action set […]
Welly-moot Now Officially Affiliated with the Tolkien Society
Welly-moot is a group of Tolkien fans who meet in Wellington, New Zealand to discuss their love of his work. The group was started in 2011 by Middle-earth Network’s own Jack Machiela, but as of […]
Gollum in Live-Action Set
Andy Serkis says filming Gollum in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has been a “fantastic” experience. Serkis was talking at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2012, where he received a Virtuosos Award for The Rise of […]
