Tall Paul is Back on the Beat
Paul Randall, New Zealand’s tallest policeman, is back on the beat after his stint as an actor and scale double in The Hobbit. Paul, who is 7’1″ (216cm) tall, was given 18 months off from […]
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Yet to Film Hobbit Battle Says Weaving
Hugo Weaving, who is reprising his role as Elrond for The Hobbit movies, says the final battle sequence in the movie is still to be filmed! In an interview with Collider Hugo said, ” I found […]
Mark Hadlow Talks The Hobbit in his Dori Voice
Mark Hadlow, who plays the dwarf Dori in The Hobbit gives an in-depth interview to ABC Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Listen to his interview as he reveals his Dori voice and talks about his character and some of […]
Forging The One Ring: An Interview with Halfdan Hansen
The Jens Hansen Gold and Silversmith workshop opened in Nelson, New Zealand in 1968. It’s owner and founder, Jens Hansen, was classically trained in gold and silversmithing in New Zealand and Denmark, but he made his […]
Hobbit Premiere Celebrations Revealed
Things are gearing up in Wellington for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey world premiere, with crowds greater than the 120,000 who turned out for The Return of the King hoped for. Details of a week […]
World Premiere Stars Kept Secret
Wellingtonians are getting excited about The Hobbit world premiere, with details of the celebrations expected later this week. It has just been confirmed that, as expected, The Embassy Theatre will host the premiere, with the […]
James Nesbitt and a Little More on The Hobbit
James Nesbitt is a busy man. He seems to pop up somewhere new every day. Earlier this week he was giving a talk to schoolchildren as part of the launch of Northern Ireland’s Cinemagic International Film […]
An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
This precious shirt is up on the Woot Shirt derby and needs your vote to make its dream of being your Halloween costume a reality. UPDATE: This shirt is now available for purchase. (Lily Milos […]
BREAKING: New ‘Hobbit’ Poster Features Dwarves
Peter Jackson may have posted this handsome new Hobbit poster on Facebook without comment, but artist John Howe pondered, “Is there a special word to designate a group of dwarves? Somehow ‘troupe’ or ‘company’ seems […]
Royal UK Premiere for The Hobbit
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is to get a Royal UK premiere in London on 12th December. The film has been chosen for this year’s 65th Royal Film Performance reports BBC News. The Royal Film Performance raises […]
