The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming I hope you didn’t go out and spend your last penny at Forbidden Planet after our last post about all of their ridiculously great merch, because they’ve added a couple of new items to their […]
Turns out it’s true! Scroll to the bottom for update! If you’re a fan of Stephen Colbert, then you’ve probably heard him profess his love of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings numerous times […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Peter Jackson has posted a some more pics of The Hobbit on his facebook page. While some of these pics are familiar there’s a few new ones in there too! And the big question is, […]
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 […]
In a letter housed at the University of Leeds, Tolkien claimed that sales of The Hobbit “are not very great” and that he had changed some of the wording in the book to make it […]
Paul Randall, New Zealand’s tallest policeman, is back on the beat after his stint as an actor and scale double in The Hobbit. Paul, who is 7’1″ (216cm) tall, was given 18 months off from […]
