The Hobbit, Beorn and Swedish Ticket Sales
Things have been rather quiet in Sweden for The Hobbit recently, which is suprising seeing as one of their biggest film stars, Mikael Persbrandt, is cast as Beorn. But this week there’s been news both […]
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Live Streaming of The Hobbit World Premiere
On 28 November the lucky few (thousand) may be in Wellington enjoying the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, but the rest of us don’t need to miss out! We’re starting to hear of […]
Richard Armitage Talks The Hobbit
Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit, has been talking to Dominion Post about the role, getting into character and fame. Talking about the audition for The Hobbit Richard says, “I thought, first of […]
Dwarf-ify yourself with ‘The Hobbit’ App
Unless you are endowed with ample facial hair, turning yourself into a dwarf from The Hobbit usually means hours in the makeup chair. Warner Bros. recently released a new app on their Hobbit website that […]
The Hobbit Premiere Tour Heads to Japan
The Japanese premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will take place in Tokyo on 1st December. Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman (Bilbo), Andy Serkis (Gollum), Richard Armitage (Thorin), Elijah Wood (Frodo) and Hugo Weaving (Elrond) […]
Eat Second Breakfast at ‘The Hobbit’ World Premiere!
Authored by Middle-earth News contributor Jack Machiela of Welly-moot. One week to go, and the new Hobbit movie will have its premiere! To say we’re mildly excited about this would be a bit of an understatement! Welly-moot […]
Olsen and Beagle and Tolkien, Oh My!
This just in from Trish Lambert! Olsen and Beagle and Tolkien, Oh My! Mythgard Institute’s First Annual Mythmoot will be all Hobbit, all the time… It was a real problem. After listening to The Tolkien […]
Alamo Drafthouse Adds ‘Hobbit’ Food to Epic Feasts
C’mon, admit it! One of the first things you think of when you think about hobbits is food. They are infamous for eating seven meals a day, though Second Breakfast might be the most hobbity. […]
Hobbit Animal Rumours: Not all that glitters is gold…
…or why stopping to think isn’t just for Samwise Gamgee. Authored by Middle-earth News contributor Martin Burrows. (Ed: You’ll most likely have noticed that yesterday’s highest profile story surrounding the Hobbit movies was missing from Middle-earth News […]
Announcing an EXCLUSIVE Bonus Chapter from ‘The Wisdom of the Shire’
The Wisdom of the Shire: A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life by Noble Smith was officially released in the US and UK last month. If you long for the simple and well-fed life of a […]
