Post Tagged with: "Ian McKellen"

Ian McKellen on Wizards and Tolkien at Hobbit Charity Show

Back in December, the charity Step Forward held a gala screening of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey  with a question and answer session with Ian McKellen. Step Forward is a London East End charity that […]

Box Office Heights Reflected in IMDB

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey set a new US box office record for a December opening, grossing an estimated  $84.8 million last weekend. The film opened in 56 countries and was hit world-wide, with $138.2 million being […]

The Hobbit London Premiere – How Was it For Me?

I had imagined I’d feel lots of different emotions at the Royal Film Performance London premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, but blind panic was not one of them. Yet that was what I felt as […]

Charity Screening of The Hobbit with Ian McKellen

What could be better than seeing The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? Seeing it with Gandalf himself, Sir Ian McKellen. And that’s just what the charity Step Forward is offering. Step Forward is holding two gala […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Add some Tolkien to your wardrobe with this Map of Middle-earth Skirt from NerdAlertCreations on Etsy! Shop owner Rachel Bradford made the fabric herself. (Lily Milos) If only we could jump into the TARDIS and […]

New Zealand Stars in ‘The Hobbit’

Air New Zealand has released a new video called “The Magic Making of Middle-earth” that shows off some of the beautiful locations that were used to film The Hobbit movies. “It’s a totally magical place,” […]

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 […]

The Hobbit Cast Promotions, Performances and Events

The world premiere may be over but for the cast and film-makers of The Hobbit it’s only the start of the events and promotions. Here are some dates for your diary for the next couple of […]

Hobbit-Themed Week on The Colbert Report

Stephen Colbert is a big fan of The Hobbit so it comes as no surprise to hear that Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report will present four Hobbit-themed nights around the time of the New York premiere of […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

While these socks may not impart all of the robustness of the halfling feet on which they are based, they will certainly keep your feet warm as you trek through the corridors of your cozy […]