Post Tagged with: "The Hobbit"

Hobbit Actors Celebrate 100 Days to the Olympics

Ian McKellen and other members of The Hobbit cast were in Wellington today to celebrate 100 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games. McKellen was joined by actors Graham McTavish, Adam Brown and […]

Martin Freeman and The Voorman (Casting) Problem

In 2011, actor Martin Freeman was busy jet-setting from the United Kingdom to New Zealand and back again to film the popular television series, Sherlock, and the upcoming two-part film of The Hobbit. So how […]

New Zealanders Urged to Embrace The Hobbit

George Hickton, the man behind the 100 per cent Pure campaign for tourism in New Zealand, has urged businesses to get behind The Hobbit and do everything they can to attract tourists, even if it means wearing “hairy […]

Happy Birthday, Luke Evans!

Birthday boy Luke Evans is 33 today! Evans, who plays Bard the Bowman in The Hobbit, can be seen on our screens at present in The Raven.   Some of his other films include Immortals, Tamara Drewe […]

Tonight on Warriors of the Westfold: Elven Extras, Tolkien-inspired Games, and Big Network News

Tune into Middle-earth Network Radio for tonight’s LIVE broadcast of Warriors of the Westfold at 9 PM EST! Join hosts Arwen Kester, Oloriel Rudmin, and Lily Milos as they talk Elven Extras for ‘The Hobbit’ films, Tolkien-inspired games, and big […]

Permanent Reminder of Meeting Connolly

When Mal Harley took his family to visit Hood Aerodrome to look at the planes he had no idea that he was about to meet one of his all-time favourite comedians reports Wairarapa Times -Age […]

Elven Extras Wanted for ‘The Hobbit’

Earlier today, a casting call for ‘Hobbit Elven Extras’ was released via TradeMe. We are looking for Wellington based men and women, slender builds, 182 CM and over with flexible availability for The Hobbit.  Must […]

Fantasy Flight Games Announces ‘The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill’ Card Game

Fantasy Flight Games has announced today they will be releasing an expansion pack to their popular The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill card game, which will be released this autumn, offers […]

Texas A&M-Commerce Presents LEOCON 2012

Texas A&M-Commerce presents LEOCON—their first annual sci-fi, fantasy, anime/manga, and gaming convention! LEOCON is the first science fiction and fantasy con at A&M-Commerce, organized by Sigma Phi Phi (Syphers). Our organization aims to cover all […]

False Fire Alarm Offers Glimpse of Hobbit Set

While Sir Peter Jackson’s workers were enjoying a well-earned break for the Easter holiday, it seemed like the dragon Smaug may have been up to his old tricks. Firefighters responded to an alarm on Saturday, […]