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Peter Jackson Announces Hobbit Filming Has Begun

by eviebowman × on May 20, 2013 at 5:30 pm ×

Peter Jackson has used his Facebook page to announce that the final filming on The Hobbit has begun. He says, Back on set for our last Hobbit pick ups. Our last ever Tolkien pick ups, in [...]

Benedict Cumberbatch: Working With Peter Jackson Was Amazing

by eviebowman × on May 20, 2013 at 4:30 am ×

Benedict Cumberbatch says working with Peter Jackson was “amazing”. In an interview with Hollywood Outbreak the British star, who plays the dragon Smaug in the upcoming movie The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, says it was [...]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

by lilymilos × on May 19, 2013 at 5:00 pm ×

This amazing stained glass featuring a map of Middle-earth was created by Gerard Baines as his exam piece retraining in stain glass art. What do you think? Does he pass? (Lily Milos via Joe Gilronan) TomTom, the [...]

This Week in Middle-earth

by Alice × on May 18, 2013 at 10:00 am ×

This is a very unlucky week, because there are no events on certain days, so we can only suppose or summarize what happened to our heroes. May 2941 [The Hobbit] We know that Thorin and [...]

Martin Freeman’s New Film Gets NZ Premiere

by eviebowman × on May 16, 2013 at 4:30 am ×

Martin Freeman’s film The World’s End is to get a premiere in New Zealand. Martin (who plays Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit trilogy) stars alongside Simon Pegg (Star Trek) and Nick Frost in this new film. The Dominion [...]

Coming Fall 2013: Chrome Takes You on an Interactive Journey Through Middle-earth

by Arwen × on May 15, 2013 at 5:41 pm ×

According to TheHobbit.com, Chrome will be releasing an interactive guide to Middle-earth come this fall. The closest I’ve come to seeing anything like it would be on Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO), and I must say they did (and [...]

Filming On The Hobbit Has Resumed

by eviebowman × on May 15, 2013 at 4:32 am ×

News is coming in that the additional filming for The Hobbit has begun. The French site Tolkiendrim says an insider told them that filming would start in Stone Street Studios on 15 May and continue until late [...]

School’s Hobbit Library Up For Award

by lilymilos × on May 13, 2013 at 7:36 pm ×

Imagine being able to read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit in a hobbit house! For the kids at Nansloe Academy in Helston, not only is this dream a reality, but their school’s library has been shortlisted for a [...]

The Bridge Direct Tantalizes Fans with Comic-Con Exclusive Figure Clues and Giveaway

by Arwen × on May 13, 2013 at 1:47 pm ×

Hot off The Bridge Direct Press: In honor of The Hobbit‘s 13 dwarves, TODAY is the day that The Bridge Direct will start releasing clues about this year’s San Diego Comic-Con exclusive figure!! All clues – and [...]

Richard Armitage: Five Armies “The Biggest Battle”

by eviebowman × on May 13, 2013 at 4:08 am ×

Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit, says the Battle of Five Armies in The Hobbit: There and Back Again will be ‘ …possibly …bigger than you may have seen in Lord of the Rings…’ [...]