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The Dwarves Q&A At Supanova

Actors Graham McTavish, Dean O’Gorman and Stephen Hunter aka The Hobbit dwarves Dwalin, Fili and Bombur did a question and answer panel at Supanova in Melbourne recently.  Hear them talk about gold in their boots, […]

Weta: From CGI to 3D Printing

A decade ago Weta Digital led the way in CGI, creating  wonderful digital characters such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Now their sister company, Weta Workshop, is doing the same in the printing of 3D props. […]

Black Milk Releases More Fab Middle-earth Clothing

Earlier in the year we talked to Black Milk about their The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit inspired clothing line. Now we’re delighted to bring you news of the latest releases from their […]

Amy Hubbard On Casting The Hobbit

Amy Hubbard, casting director, gives a great insight into casting The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and talks about Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood in this Film Club video. In another interview, this time […]

All Agog To Hear Azog

We’ve heard how it took Peter Jackson some time to get the character of Azog the Defiler right in The Hobbit films. Now Kiwi actor Manu Bennett, the man who plays Azog, has given an interview […]

Wellington’s Film Industry Generates Over $800m

Wellington’s film industry generated $828 million in revenues in the year to April 2012 according to figures from Statistics NZ .  This was up 67 per cent on 2011, with films like The Hobbit. Tintin and […]

News From HobbitCon

It was HobbitCon last weekend and everyone, it seems, had a blast! Eight of the actors who play the dwarves in The Hobbit were there: Graham McTavish (Dwalin), Dean O’Gorman (Fili), Adam Brown (Ori), Mark […]

The Hobbit On A Single Page

The Hobbit, it seems, goes from one extreme to the other. From a smallish book it has become a trilogy of films. And now it’s a one paged poster too! Spineless Classics have produced a poster […]

Peter Jackson Says Thank You For Watching The Live Event

Peter Jackson has posted this message to fans on his Facebook page. Thanks to everyone who tuned into our Live Event last week. I’ve never done anything like that before, and I was pretty nervous. […]

The Middle-earth Beer and Music Festival: Three Nights to Remember

Attention all men, dwarves, hobbits, and elves! If you have never had the chance to check out The Middle Earth Beer & Music Festival in Lancashire, England, this will be your year! 2013 marks the […]