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A new exhibition at The Vyne - a Tudor palace turned family home turned National Trust attraction in Basingstoke - explores whether an ancient Roman ring discovered in a southern English field in 1785 could have been the One Ring to rule J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination and inspire his creation of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The intricate … [Read more...]
The game is afoot! Alice in Wonderland is being translated into Jèrriais, and the first Latin translation of The Hobbit has been translated into Latin. Now, there is an effort to translate the classic mystery hero Sherlock Holmes into Welsh. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective Sherlock Holmes has been translated into 76 languages, … [Read more...]
Have plans to attend a midnight premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in the States this December? Good news! You'll be able to stop by your local Denny's afterward for a Hobbit-themed late - or shall we call it second? - breakfast. The infamous "always open" American diner chain has announced a limited edition tie-in menu celebrating … [Read more...]
A new image of Martin Freeman in character as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit has been released. Check it out below! Click the image for a larger version! … [Read more...]
Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings has generated a boom in Tolkien tourism in New Zealand, where the trilogy was shot on location. But the inspiration for many of the sites and characters of Middle Earth is thought to have come from Tolkien’s experiences growing up in the English Midlands, and the time he spent studying … [Read more...]
Former Doctor Who star Sylvester McCoy is one of the headline guests at DragonCon 2011 and in his panel today he talked a little bit about the Hobbit. He couldn't say much, obviously. He said that he filmed earlier this year for 6 weeks and will return to New Zealand for filming in November and then again in February. He loves New Zealand and … [Read more...]
The British TV Podcast with Chrissy & Ryan Show 99 has a feature on Richard Armitage ("Robin Hood," "Spooks," and rather improbably going to play a dwarf in "The Hobbit"). Chrissy is heading to London in November and needs tickets to shows. In the news, both "The Hour" and "Luther" get recommissioned by the BBC, three new "AbFab" specials are … [Read more...]
This is the third behind-the-scenes production video diary for The Hobbit from Peter Jackson. Seeing these videos is making me really excited about the movie. Can't wait! … [Read more...]
The Hobbit Director Peter Jackson has released a second video in an ongoing series giving a behind the scenes peak at the production of The Hobbit. It's a pretty amazing video! Check it out below: … [Read more...]
Peter Jackson has posted the first picture of some of the Dwarves in The Hobbit on his Facebook page. Pictured are: JED BROPHY as Nori, ADAM BROWN as Ori and MARK HADLOW as Dori … [Read more...]
Backstage at the BAFTA's tonight in London, Sherlock Co-star Martin Freeman (who's in the Hobbit) let slip that his partner in crime solving, Benedict Cumberbatch, is also planning to appear in the Hobbit. When asked about it - Cumberbatch said he couldn't say anything about it. Loose lips sink ships! As they say. No word yet on what character … [Read more...]
Big news on the Hobbit front as Peter Jackson has announced that British acting dynamo Stephen Fry has been cast as the Master of Laketown. From Peter Jackson's Facebook: Some more HOBBIT casting news today. As we near the end of our first shooting block (we have a break in less than three weeks to get some editing and visual effects work done, … [Read more...]
This news comes via our friends at Anglophenia - the cast of The Hobbit has gathered together for the first time in New Zealand in preparation for principle photography to begin on March 21st. From Anglophenia: BBC News reports that select cast members of The Hobbit gathered for a press conference on Friday (February 11). And whaddya think about … [Read more...]
It's been a dramatic week in Hobbit Related news with Peter Jackson, the Zealand Government and Warner Brothers locked in negotiations to keep the Hobbit filming in New Zealand where it belongs. TheOneRing.net is reporting that an agreement has been reached and it will indeed be staying in New Zealand. From the source: After days of closed door … [Read more...]
It's still unclear as to whether or not The Hobbit will be filming in New Zealand or moving to another country. Hopefully we'll know in a couple days. But there is some exciting news to announce. Peter Jackson has announced some casting news and we're quite excited about it. The big news is that Martin Freeman has been cast as Bilbo. In my … [Read more...]
The feature film adaptation of JRR Tolkien's the Hobbit has finally gotten the greenlight to begin production. There's been a lot of drama surround this picture, mostly due to rights issues as well as MGM bankruptcy. Finally, though, it will begin production in February 2011. Peter Jackson will once again return to Middle Earth and direct. It … [Read more...]
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