Post Tagged with: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

Own A Copy Of ‘Tree And Leaf’ That Was A Gift From Tolkien

A facsimile signed copy of the first run, of the first print, of the first edition of  Tree and Leaf  by JRR Tolkien is to be auctioned for charity at the Burren Tolkien Society Festival. […]

Richard Armitage On The Day Peter Jackson’s Trousers Fell Down

Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit, is continuing his round of interviews in Australia and is delighting us by always seeming to find something new to say! In his interview with yourmovies he says […]

Richard Armitage Says Read The Hobbit

Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit has been busy with premieres,  interviews and promotions these last few months and is down in Australia just now,  promoting The Hobbit prior to its DVD release on 1st May. […]

Richard Armitage Live On Stage At The Hobbit

A special showing of The Hobbit will take place in Australia  this week. Warner Brothers and Popcorn Taxi  are presenting The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey with an exclusive Richard Armitage (Thorin Oakenshield) Q&A  Live On Stage. Richard Armitage […]

William Kircher on ‘The Hobbit” and Stardom

William Kircher, who plays Bifur in The Hobbit, is getting used to the fame that comes from being involved in such a huge blockbuster. In addition to walking the red carpet at multiple premieres, meeting […]

The Dwarves Q&A At Supanova

Actors Graham McTavish, Dean O’Gorman and Stephen Hunter aka The Hobbit dwarves Dwalin, Fili and Bombur did a question and answer panel at Supanova in Melbourne recently.  Hear them talk about gold in their boots, […]

The 12 Days Of Bombur – The Full Stephen Hunter Interview

This past December I was honored to interview Stephen Hunter, who plays Bombur in The Hobbit films. Since it was the holiday season, I went with a festive theme titled, The 12 Days of Bombur. It […]

NZ Tourism Flourishes Thanks to ‘The Hobbit’

The release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey played no small part in the dramatic increase in New Zealand’s tourist numbers. International visitors for March 2013 were up 13% from March 2012. Population statistics project […]

Weta: From CGI to 3D Printing

A decade ago Weta Digital led the way in CGI, creating  wonderful digital characters such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Now their sister company, Weta Workshop, is doing the same in the printing of 3D props. […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Looking for a way to introduce your little hobbits to Middle-earth? As a parent, Charles Thurston wanted a non-scary way to introduce his kids to the great pop culture movies, shows, and books that he and […]