The 12 Days of Dori – Day 3
Middle-earth News: Tolkien’s work encompasses a huge mythology with a vast cast of characters. If you could play any character in Tolkien’s universe, who would it be and why? Mark Hadlow: I have been Dori for […]
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The 12 Days of Dori – Day 2
Middle-earth News: Being that Dori is the elder brother of Nori and Ori, did any sibling rivalry play out on set and/or on film? How close were you to your cast brothers and do you […]
The 12 Days of Dori – Day 1
Last year, we had the pleasure of interviewing Stephen Hunter, who plays Bombur in The Hobbit films. Since it was around the busy holiday season, I came up with idea of releasing the interview through […]
Giant Eagles Spotted at Wellington Airport
At last the mystery is over. Two giant eagles have joined Gollum at Wellington Airport as part of the celebrations for the world premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in Los Angeles today. The […]
An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
I head over to Worth1000.com pretty regularly, and my favorite images can usually be found in the Modern Renaissance contests. This reimagining by BeNeR1 of Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings) as Albrecht […]
Just Announced: LEGO ‘The Hobbit’!
If you were excited about the recent Steam sale of the LEGO Lord of the Rings Game, I think you’re going to want to hear this. It may not come as a surprise to you […]
An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
The Hobbit Pen and Lenticular Bookmark Sets offered by ThinkGeek feature one prop replica pen and one bookmark. The pens are super detailed and the bookmarks are lenticular, meaning they’ll jump out in 3D at you. Choose […]
Interview with Steven McMichael, Fight Choreographer
Watching the fight scenes in The Hobbit may make us grimace and wince, but for Steven McMichael, they are the result of training every actor, stuntman, and double in the scene, for Steven is the […]
United Cutlery Replica Weapons Available for Pre-order
United Cutlery’s first set of full scale prop replica weapons for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug are now available for pre-order. In their press release they say: United Cutlery, manufacturer of licensed edged and adult collectibles […]
Balin’s Stunt Double, Peter Dillon, Talks to Middle-earth News
“I’m going on an adventure,” are words synonymous with Bilbo Baggins but they could so easily have been Peter Dillon’s as he took a year’s sabbatical from his job as a teacher in Dublin to […]
