Post Tagged with: "Gollum"

Andy Serkis’s Vision to Inspire Imaginative Young Minds

With the help of motion capture, Andy Serkis’s iconic portrayal of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings created one of the most memorable characters in films. For The Hobbit, the actor and director returned […]

The Hobbit Cast At Cons

Dying to meet some dwarves? Ready to meet Radagast? Check out our list of Cons and see who is appearing where this August: DragonCon, 30th August to 2nd September 2013, Atlanta Graham McTavish (Dwalin), William […]

This Week in Middle-earth

1st August, 2941 Saruman agrees to an attack on Dol Guldur In the late summer of that same year Gandalf had at last prevailed upon Saruman and the White Council to attack Dol Guldur. [The […]

This Week in Middle-earth

9th July, 2941 [The Hobbit] The company shelters in the mountain cave “It seemed quite a fair size, but not too large and mysterious. It had a dry floor and some comfortable nooks. At one […]

This Week in Middle-earth

June, 2941 [The Hobbit] The Company was hosted by Elrond at his home Rivendell His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking […]

Elijah Wood Answers Questions From Fans

Actor Elijah Wood, who played Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, left a message on his Facebook page yesterday inviting his fans to ask him questions on the website Reddit. […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

These fantastic photos by Stan Buštor were taken at last year’s “The Battle of Middle-earth” LARP event in the Czech Republic. 2013 marks the 22nd year of the event, to be held June 21-23, 2013 in […]

The Hobbit Lands Technical Oscar

During the pre-Oscars ceremony, The Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards held in Los Angeles, California this year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey won an Oscar! It was awarded to Simon Clutterbuck, James Jacobs and Dr. Richard Dorling. The Scientific […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

To really impress your geeky friends and family, try making these hobbit door cookies! SemiSweetDesigns offers a a great tutorial. They look almost too good to eat, but I think you’ll manage somehow. (Middle-earth News […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

This shirt is so cute, and I’m going to suggest that it’s pretty spoiler-free if you haven’t read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Though I expect Middle-earth aficionados to express annoyance at the placement and design of […]