A First Look at Famous “Barrels out of Bond”
It’s an iconic scene from The Hobbit when Bilbo and the dwarves escape their elven captors by riding on or in barrels down the stream. Earlier this year, it was announced that this scene would be shot […]
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The Hobbit Films on Treble Cone
The Hobbit’s second unit has been spotted filming on Treble Cone, in the Matukituki Valley. Belinda Lee Hope, who is the unit manager, told the Otago Daily Times that the second unit had been split […]
Ian McKellen on Location
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 […]
Queenstown Hosts a Luging Director and an “Iconic Character”
There have been many reports of Hobbit cast sightings in Queenstown, but none so entertaining as the picture of Peter Jackson joining locals on the Skyline luge. Jackson and his immense entourage were in Queenstown […]
The Bilbo That Could Have Been
I sometimes wonder what The Lord of The Rings films would have been like if different actors had been cast in the roles. And though I haven’t seen The Hobbit films yet, I have become […]
Ian McKellen plays Gandalf the General
In his most recent blog, Sir Ian McKellen reminisces about being a young actor who was keen to learn about fencing and stage fighting. He lists some of his many fight scenes, including the Hamlet/Laertes […]
Bilbo Baggins: A Character Synopsis
(R to L: Martin Freeman as younger Bilbo Baggins and Ian Holm as older Bilbo Baggins Bilbo Baggins- Bilbo Baggins is Uncle to Frodo Baggins (destroyer of The One Ring in The Lord of the […]
‘Hobbit’ Filming in the UK Today?
Earlier this morning, artist/illusionist Derren Brown posted the following on his Twitter account: @DerrenBrown Off to watch some Ian Holm and Christopher Lee being filmed for The Hobbit. HOW EXCITING! While no official word has […]
Two New ‘Hobbit’ Photos
From the June 30 issue of Empire Magazine come two new stills from ‘The Hobbit’ film, which feature Martin Freeman as Bilbo, and Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf. The issue also includes an exclusive report […]
First ‘Hobbit’ Cover Courtesy of EMPIRE
Photo Source: Empire Magazine Following Entertainment Weekly’s photos of Martin Freeman and Sir Ian McKellen from the set of ‘The Hobbit,’ Empire Magazine has just released their first ‘Hobbit’ cover, featuring Bilbo Baggins and
