Earlier this year, LEGO released the first image of their line for The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey. We loved the details, right down to the little version of Thror’s map inside Bag End! Just last […]
by Lily Milos × on September 17, 2012 at 8:30 am ×
Since Saturday, September 22 is Bilbo and Frodo Baggins’ Birthday, what could be a better way to celebrate than by making a cake based on Middle-earth? Last year, our own Arwen Kester created a Hobbit […]
by Lily Milos × on September 16, 2012 at 10:00 am ×
Every week, our Middle-earth News reporters seek out Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR goodness and tag their finds with their names. In honor of Tolkien Week, which starts today, we decided to dedicate this week’s “Eagle’s View” to interesting […]
We tweeted earlier this week about Entertainment Weekly’s “Scroll” From The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and we can’t stop talking about it! Of course, almost all of us have created new wallpapers for our devices […]
by Arwen × on July 13, 2012 at 9:56 am ×
My wish list just keeps growing. Lego has just released an image of their first Hobbit-themed set. Titled like the film due in theaters this December, ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Lego set includes Bag End, Bilbo’s […]
We’ve all been not-so-patiently waiting for the announcement from Weta Workshop of their first Hobbit merchandise. Consider the wait over! They have just unveiled their first two pieces that will be available for purchase at […]
In the Hobbit films, Luke Evans will be playing the role of Bard the Bowman and Elijah Wood will be reprising his role as Frodo, however briefly. Wood returned to New Zealand as a full-fledged […]
Middle-earth News is fortunate to have Jack Machiela as our intrepid reporter! He and his wife visited the Hobbiton set in Matamata in January. They took plenty of photos, but were unable to share them […]
The wizards at Weta Workshop and Weta Digital created magic onscreen in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. To commemorate their astounding work in the films, they have created beautiful pieces of art that you […]
Ian McKellen has posted a new blog that highlights various locations he has visited as he travels around New Zealand with the cast and crew of The Hobbit. As he explains, “Five hundred of us […]