Happy Birthday, Howard Shore!
Today is Howard Shore’s 66th birthday! Shore is a three-time Academy Award winner, receiving two for Best Original Score for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The […]
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Ian McKellen Did The Hobbit for the Fans
Ian McKellen has revealed that he almost didn’t reprise his role as Gandalf for The Hobbit. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter Sir Ian says, “It was a little like going back to something […]
Weta Releases New LOTR Jewelry
Weta Workshop has just released two new pieces of jewelry in their Lord of the Rings line! And in case you’re craving something to wear to the midnight showing of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey […]
Panting, Exhausted, Action: Making The Hobbit
The Hollywood Reporter magazine carries a detailed article on the making of The Hobbit movie, from its troubled beginnings to it becoming a trilogy in Peter Jackson’s hands. Peter Jackson shares his thoughts about The Hobbit and there […]
BREAKING: Five New Photos from ‘The Hobbit’
A quick glace at the Hobbit Countdown Clock on the Middle-earth News sidebar tells me that there are still eight weeks until The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey appears on screens around the world. Let me […]
LEGO Shows Off ‘Hobbit’ Sets For December Release
Earlier this year, LEGO released the first image of their line for The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey. We loved the details, right down to the little version of Thror’s map inside Bag End! Just last […]
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 […]
An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
The Noble Collection has turned the beautiful buttons from the Bilbo costume in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey into a pin and cufflinks. They are available for pre-order from Forbidden Planet. (Lily Milos via Hobbit […]
Matamata Gears Up for ‘The Hobbit’ Premiere with Hobbit-inspired i-SITE Gatehouse
The countdown to world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Wellington on November 28 is closing in, and it seems all of New Zealand is preparing for the event. The residents of Matamata, home of the […]
More Hobbit Merchandise at Forbidden Planet
Some readers may recall an earlier post featuring Forbidden Planet’s unique Hobbit merchandise: the keychain and necklace of Thorin’s key, a Hobbit-logo keychain, and a couple of pin/badge sets made the cut. But then! Almost […]
