Post Tagged with: "Wellington"

See Dean O’Gorman’s Exhibition Pictures

When Dean O’Gorman was trying to find models for his photographs that recreate scenes from the war in Vietnam, he didn’t have far to look.  Dean got some of his fellow actors from The Hobbit to […]

On Tonight’s TFI: Hobbit Premiere, Network Store, and Website Updates

‘The Founders’ Inklings’ radio show broadcasts LIVE on Middle-earth Network Radio every Tuesday at 10 PM EST. #TFI This Tuesday on ‘The Founder’s Inklings’: join Mark Ostley, John Di Bartolo, Arwen Kester, Tyler Michael Jonsson and Michael […]

Wellington ‘Hobbit’ Premiere Date Announced!

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, Middle-earthlings! A recent article posted by Stuff.co.nz, names November 28th as the official premiere date for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, taking place at the Embassy Theatre […]

London to Hollywood to Wellywood – Bid Now!

Air New Zealand is celebrating 30 years of flights between London and Los Angeles with an auction of 30 unique prizes! All proceeds from the auction will go to Phab.org.uk, a charity that promotes and encourages […]

Hobbit Cast at Good for Nothing Premiere

Members of the cast of The Hobbit were at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington last night for the New Zealand premiere of the film Good for Nothing.  Good for Nothing is a cowboy film and  is […]

‘Hobbit’ Actors Visit Armageddon

Conan Stevens (Azog) and Dean O’Gorman (Fili) from The Hobbit will be featured at the Armageddon Expo this weekend at the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington, New Zealand. “Armageddon is a real melting pot of zombies, […]

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 […]

NZ’s Soaring Screen Industry

According to a Statistics New Zealand survey, which covered a span of twelve months, thirty-five feature films were made in the country in 2011. Regional data in the survey defined Wellington as the country’s main […]

Smokin’ Smaug

Could this be Smaug in action? angeluriel has posted this pic describing it as ” Smoke rising over the green screen in Wellington. My guess is that Laketown is currently being attacked by a Benedict Cumberbatch voiced dragon.” […]

Richard Armitage Absolutely Loves Working on “The Hobbit”

Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin Oakenshield in “The Hobbit,” has been in New Zealand (off and on) since January of 2011. He recently sat down for an interview with MTV to discuss his role in […]