Orlando Bloom in Queenstown
With our growing dependence on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, news travels fast – especially when it comes to celebrity sightings. And especially when the celebrity is involved in what is likely […]
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Quint’s Unexpected Journey – Matamata
On October 31st, Quint from Ain’t It Cool News revealed that he had been selected to visit New Zealand, where he would be allowed access to the set of The Hobbit films. He has chronicled […]
Hobbit Film Crew Arrives at Takaka Hill
The next stop on the block of location shooting for The Hobbit films is Takaka Hill at the Canaan Downs Scenic Reserve in New Zealand. According to Stuff.co.nz, crews were setting up and guarding structures […]
Hobbit Set Coming Together
With local shooting dates fast approaching, work on the Wakatipu Hobbit set, which was once described as being a “slow buildup,” has gone into overdrive. Photos of the Paradise set, taken around October 24, showed […]
One Fan’s Unexpected Journey
Quint from Ain’t It Cool News is living every Tolkien fan’s dream. Not too long ago, he was invited to pay a visit to the set of The Hobbit, and has been given the opportunity […]
Wellington to Hold World ‘Hobbit’ Premiere
Sir Peter Jackson has announced that Wellington will be holding the world premiere of The Hobbit. The premiere is scheduled to take place in late November of next year, with the The Hobbit: An Unexpected […]
More ‘Hobbit’ Extras Needed
Recently, advertisements have been appearing in the South Canterbury and Otago region newpapers, calling for roughly 200 extras to play elves and townspeople in Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of The Hobbit. The film’s production company, […]
James Cameron to visit the Hobbit
The NZ Herald recently reported that filmmaker James Cameron will be making a trip to New Zealand to visit the set of The Hobbit sometime this month. Director Peter Jackson, who will be shooting his […]
Evangeline Lilly Spotted in Wellington
Three months after the birth of her baby boy, ‘Lost’ star Evangeline Lilly is the latest ‘Hobbit’ celebrity to have been spotted in New Zealand’s capital of Wellington, following reports of Orlando Bloom, Stephen Fry, […]
Meet the Hobbits Behind ‘Road to the Shire’ in our Exclusive Interview
They’re down right funny and make the most entertaining videos, all for one purpose: to find their way back to the Shire. The guys behind the Road to the Shire are on a mission to […]
