The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit, says the Battle of Five Armies in The Hobbit: There and Back Again will be ‘ …possibly …bigger than you may have seen in Lord of the Rings…’ […]
Nathan Shields uses his unique talent of pancake portraiture to raise money for his children’s college funds. His amazing Hobbit pancakes look too good to eat! Except the Great Goblin. I can think of other reasons not to […]
If you thought you’d missed your chance to be an extra in “The Hobbit,” then think again! 3 foot 7 ltd is seeking men and women with “character faces” to be extras in “The Hobbit.” […]
The release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey played no small part in the dramatic increase in New Zealand’s tourist numbers. International visitors for March 2013 were up 13% from March 2012. Population statistics project […]
New Zealand resident Aaron Nicholson applied to have an unnamed peak in Fiordland National Park christened “Tolkien Mountain” in honor of the Lord of the Rings author, but the New Zealand Geographic Board has declined the […]
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 […]
Chromacon is an Annual Independent Illustration and Comics Arts Festival held in Auckland, New Zealand. It is a grassroots effort to showcase original New Zealand art and promote self-published work. Admission is free at this […]
In the years that have followed since the release of Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” films, many fans eagerly hoped to see J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit adapted for the big screen. Initially standing […]
Did you vote for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in the Jameson Empire Awards? Well, on Sunday, we’ll find out if it’s won! The Hobbit received five nominations in the following categories and the nominees were […]
The DVD for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is now out in the US and on it is a short film in which the stars of The Hobbit sing the praises of the New Zealand countryside. The film, […]
