Post Tagged with: "Peter Jackson"

How to Cook for a Hobbit? Ask a Welshman!

The set of The Hobbit may be full of celebrity actors and filmmakers, but David Gell from Llanfairfechan, Wales is the star of the show in his mother’s eyes. Gell was one of hundreds of […]

Arrows & Guards: The LOTR Faces You Never Thought You Knew

There has been much talk about Peter Jackson adding characters for The Hobbit (Tauriel, I’m looking at you). But I have always maintained that there are plenty of unnamed characters in the works of Tolkien; […]

Tonight on Warriors of the Westfold: Peter Jackson’s New ‘Hobbit’ Production Diary

Only yesterday, Peter Jackson released his newest Production Video Blog, and it has our hearts racing and yearning for New Zealand!  Though Jackson points out that he can’t reveal the Laketown set until 2013, he […]

‘The Hobbit’ Production Diary #6 is Here at Last!

BREAKING: Peter Jackson has released the sixth production diary from the set of “The Hobbit” on his Facebook page just moments ago! Be sure to keep reading Middle-earth News today as we analyze this newest glimpse […]

Sylvester McCoy Juggles ‘The Hobbit’ and Theatre

Sylvestor McCoy will play Radagast the Brown in The Hobbit, but he’s currently taking time away from Middle-earth to play Mr. Peters in the play Plume at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow. McCoy said to Mark Fisher […]

Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Rights to ‘West of Memphis’

It was just announced on Peter Jackson’s official Facebook page that worldwide rights to Amy Berg’s documentary West of Memphis have been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. The film, which debuted at the Sundance Film […]

New Hobbit Production Video Expected Soon

A new video from the set of  The Hobbit will be out soon according to Peter Jackson’s facebook page.  Watch this space for more news!!  

The Tolkien Inspired Art of Ruth Lacon

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about the universal Tolkien community, it’s that it is full of talented people! But if I’ve learned anything else, it’s that those talented people express their love of Tolkien’s […]

Tonight on Warriors of the Westfold: We Talk PJ’s New Hobbit Character, Tauriel

There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding Peter Jackson’s decision to add a new female character into his film adaptions of ‘The Hobbit’ and tonight the ‘Warriors of the Westfold’ will be diving into detail about about […]

Weta Founders to Open New Creative and Performing Arts Centre at Scots College

The recently dubbed New Zealander of the Year, Richard Taylor, and his partner (and co-founder of Weta) Tania Rodger will officially open the new Creative and Performing Arts Centre at Scots College in Strathmore, New […]