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‘The Hobbit’ Will Be Shown At CinemaCon2012

CinemaCon is the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners. CinemaCon 2012 will be held at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas from April 23-26. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is one of the […]

Happy Birthday, Andy Serkis!

Andy Serkis turns 48 today! He’s probably most famous for his groundbreaking portrayal of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, but in addition to his impressive performance capture credits, actor Andy Serkis has appeared […]

Evans on The Hobbit Experience

Luke Evans, who plays Bard in The Hobbit films, has been talking to Collider about The Hobbit experience. Asked what it was like to be involved in the films Evans said, “It’s been immensely exciting. It […]

Hobbit Actors Celebrate 100 Days to the Olympics

Ian McKellen and other members of The Hobbit cast were in Wellington today to celebrate 100 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games. McKellen was joined by actors Graham McTavish, Adam Brown and […]

Permanent Reminder of Meeting Connolly

When Mal Harley took his family to visit Hood Aerodrome to look at the planes he had no idea that he was about to meet one of his all-time favourite comedians reports Wairarapa Times -Age […]

Searching for the Arkenstone: Tolkien Easter Eggs

When I was five years old, my very orderly family hid a precise number of colored eggs for each child. I was having some trouble finding that last pink egg, and my well-meaning (or smarty-pants) […]

Nelson: There and Back Again

Remember last December when the wet weather in Nelson brought the location filming of  The Hobbit to an abrupt end ? The effect of the threat of a deluge was all nicely captured on Peter […]

‘Hobbit’ Holiday in Nelson

As we saw in Peter Jackson’s 6th Production Video, New Zealand doesn’t do things by halves. When The Hobbit cast and crew got rained out of their location filming at the Pelorus Bridge in Nelson, […]

Connolly Plays Dain in a Fat Suit

Billy Connolly is to wear a fat suit to make him look shorter for his role in The Hobbit reports The New Zealand Herald.  Connolly, who plays the warrior dwarf Dain Ironfoot,  also has a suit of armour for the […]

Exclusive Hobbiton Set Photos!

Middle-earth News is fortunate to have Jack Machiela as our intrepid reporter! He and his wife visited the Hobbiton set in Matamata in January. They took plenty of photos, but were unable to share them […]