The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming The countdown to world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Wellington on November 28 is closing in, and it seems all of New Zealand is preparing for the event. The residents of Matamata, home of the […]
Oh yes, yes they did, Precious. 100% Pure New Zealand has gone 100% Middle-earth in preparation for the mass of Hobbit fans heading their way. I know this because I’m one of them, traveling there via Middle-earth […]
August is here and that means several things for those interested in our ‘Long Expected Journey’ Tour to New Zealand. All tour deposits and full payments must be sent in by October 9, 2012. […]
Going to San Diego Comic Con? Then you may end up going to The Hobbit premiere too! Tourism New Zealand are giving away a six day trip to New Zealand including tickets to The Hobbit: An Unexpected […]
A new set of photos of Hobbiton have been released showing the village from the air. The pictures can be seen on the Daily Mail Online. The set, which was used in the films The Lord […]
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 […]
Hobbit unit publicist Ceris Price has announced that filming for The Hobbit’s second unit should be completed “on schedule” by the end of May reports the Dominion Post. “This is approximately four weeks prior to […]
Our first day on-location will take us to one of the most well-known of all peaceful lands: Sûza! …Never heard of it? Sûza is the untranslated name of the Hobbits’ domain in their own tongue: […]
George Hickton, the man behind the 100 per cent Pure campaign for tourism in New Zealand, has urged businesses to get behind The Hobbit and do everything they can to attract tourists, even if it means wearing “hairy […]
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 […]
