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Stephen Fry and Luke Evans Have Arrived in New Zealand

Stephen Fry and Luke Evans Have Arrived in New Zealand

After a break from the first leg of production, there are signs that The Hobbit is getting ready to start filming again. In just the last 24 hours both Stephen Fry and Luke Evans have […]

Orlando Bloom Currently Headed to New Zealand?

Orlando Bloom Currently Headed to New Zealand?

There’s a tiny rumor going around that Orlando Bloom is currently New Zealand bound to shoot his scenes for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit films. It was set off by a very small blurb at the bottom of […]

James Nesbitt’s Possible DVT Diagnosis

James Nesbitt’s Possible DVT Diagnosis

According to an article posted by Independent.ie, James Nesbitt, playing Bofur in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit films, is suffering from DVT. Deep Venous Thrombosis is a forming blood clot usually found in the legs, as is the case […]

Peter Jackson Searches for New ‘Hobbit’ Locations

Peter Jackson Searches for New ‘Hobbit’ Locations

Sir Peter Jackson’s Gulfstream jet in a Queenstown airport ‘Hobbit’ director Sir Peter Jackson and his production crew have recently been touring New Zealand’s South Island, seeking out new locations to be transformed into Middle-earth.’The […]

The Lord of the Rings Location Guidebooks Updated and Better Than Ever!

The Lord of the Rings Location Guidebooks Updated and Better Than Ever!

  Photographer Ian Brodie has just announced a revised/updated version of his MEGA popular books from HarperCollins: THE LORD OF THE RINGS LOCATION GUIDEBOOK Ian Brodie | RRP $27.99 | new edition to be published […]

The Filth of Saruman Found Flowing Under Hobbit Studios?

Fire-fighters were called yet again to Miramar Studios after contractors digging on site ran into fowl smelling sludge. A pollution response team was called in and now the ooze is being labeled as “toxic” and […]

BREAKING: New Photos of Rivendell Set in Route to Hobbit Studios

BREAKING: New Photos of Rivendell Set in Route to Hobbit Studios

Thanks to our new reporter, Jack Machiela, for taking these photos! Jack is a Tour Guide in Wellington, NZ and an avid Tolkien Fan. His job gives him access to ground zero for Hobbit happenings […]

BREAKING: Small Explosion at Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Studios

BREAKING: Small Explosion at Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Studios

Miramar Studios A small explosion is reported to have rocked Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Studios, injuring two employees. Ceris Price, the Hobbit unit publicist is calling the reports a “slight overstatement” and went on to explain the two victims where drilling a statue […]

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 […]

‘The Hobbit’ Filming Begins Today!

‘The Hobbit’ Filming Begins Today!

Source: ‘The Hobbit’ on Facebook Today is the day Tolkien fans! At the crack of New Zealand’s dawn, where it is already March 21st, cameras will begin rolling on ‘The Hobbit’ films—provided everything is still […]