Post Tagged with: "LOTR"

Richard Taylor New Zealander of the Year Finalist

Sir Richard Taylor is one of the finalists in the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards 2012 says TVNZ .  Sir Richard is the creator and head of  Weta Workshop, most famous for creating […]

Microlodge Ordered to Stop Using the Word ‘Hobbit’

Microlodge has been making holiday homes – timber pods that are fully equipped with electricity and used by those who desire to camp in comfort – for three years. These rounded pods were nicknamed hobbit […]

Hobbits Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary of LOTR Film Trilogy

A decade after they first came together to be a part of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film adaptations, the four hobbits – Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, and Billy Boyd – came […]

Dragon*Con Highlights

Middle-earth Network Radio will be featuring the highlights from Dragon*Con each and every day.  Brought to you by our friends and regulars on Middle-earth Network Radio, Riley and Bethany, who produce the excellent show ‘The […]

Confirmed Voice Actors for War In The North

Confirmed Voice Actors for War In The North

When War in The North (WITN) started looking for Voice Actors for the lead roles they knew there was some big shoes to fill, Ian Mckellen was great as Gandalf with a stern yet soothing, […]

Enter to Win Sideshow Collectibles’ Comic Con LOTR Contest Giveaway

Enter to Win Sideshow Collectibles’ Comic Con LOTR Contest Giveaway

Starting today, July 8th though July 15th, you can enter Sideshow Collectibles’ LOTR Contest giveaway where two randomly selected winners will walk away with a ‘Lord of the Rings’ Film Frame Collectible. Sideshow’s flawless attention to design and detail […]

John Rhys-Davies Goes Geek Over 48 Frames And Expresses Wish To Join Hobbit Cast

John Rhys-Davies Goes Geek Over 48 Frames And Expresses Wish To Join Hobbit Cast

John Rhys-Davies (Gilmi the Dwarf and the voice of Treebeard in LOTR), was among the other stars to gain press this week. In an interview with  STV’s The Hour he stated, “Jackson is actually going […]

Those Pesky Hobbit Casting Rumors Answered!

Those Pesky Hobbit Casting Rumors Answered!

Saoirse Ronan Take in a sigh of relief because those annoying and all too frequent Saoirse Ronan rumors have officially been laid to rest. The Irish actress admitted today that “It’s probably not going to work […]

Q&A with Ian Brodie – Author of the Award Winning LOTR Location Guide Books

Q&A with Ian Brodie – Author of the Award Winning LOTR Location Guide Books

His photographs have been printed on commemorative NZ stamps, his LOTR Guide books have won international awards and are NZ’s top selling non-fiction. Peter Jackson, himself, allowed him to photograph LOTR in the making! He […]

EWTN TV Special on J. R. R. Tolkien

Tolkien biographer Joseph Pearce and Jef Murray have collaborated on a new EWTN TV special on J.R.R. Tolkien that will be broadcast this week! The production will include dozens of Jef’s illustrations of Tolkien’s The Lord […]