The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming Our friend and member of Welly-moot (Wellington’s official Tolkien Society smial), Jack Machiela, had the incredible opportunity to attend Weta Cave’s 5th Anniversary Celebration. As it turns out, he and his wife, Alex, were Weta Cave’s very first […]
When we announced this tour and knew we’d be in Wellington for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey World Premiere, never in my wildest thoughts did I think I’d get a chance to meet any of […]
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 […]
We reported earlier that Wellington’s Embassy Theatre was opening their on-site box office early for fans to line up and be the first in the world to get tickets for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. […]
Thanks to Middle-earth News contributor and Welly-moot Founder Jack Machiela for the update! Looks like we did it – Wellington’s Embassy Theatre is opening up the box office at 1 minute past midnight tomorrow! We’ll […]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released in New Zealand a whole day earlier than planned, on 12th December. The film will be shown at selected cinemas across New Zealand from midnight on 12th December, […]
Welly-moot is a group of Tolkien fans who meet in Wellington, New Zealand to discuss their love of his work. The group was started in 2011 by Middle-earth Network’s own Jack Machiela, but as of […]
