 Billy Connolly Joins The Hobbit Cast! Official Release
In the films, Connolly (“The Last Samurai,” “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”) will play Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior and cousin of Thorin Oakenshield. Peter Jackson welcomed the news of Connolly to Middle-earth: “We could not think of a more fitting actor to play Dain Ironfoot, the staunchest and toughest of Dwarves, than Billy Connelly, the Big Yin himself. With Billy stepping into this role, the cast of “The Hobbit” is now complete. We can’t wait to see him on the Battlefield!”  Discuss »More about Casting Rumors, Headlines, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit NUREMBERG 2012: Now Ravensburger signs The Hobbit and Lord of the RingsWarner Bros. Consumer Products has partnered with Ravensburger, for the upcoming films, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again, productions of New Line Cinema and MGM, as well as The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Under the terms of the agreement, Ravensburger has the rights to produce 2D and 3D puzzles and card games based on the two films being directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, with product on shelves in time for the December 2012 film release and for The Hobbit: There and Back Again that will follow in December 2013. The licence also covers The Lord of the Rings trilogy – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. More.. More about Hobbit Movie, Merchandise, Toys Wellington Movie Tour VideoEver wanted to know, what a Wellington Movie tour is like? Check out this episode on German TV, the story on Lord-of-the-Rings and Hobbit fans starts around 10:50. Treetop Media and their team followed a group of die-hard-fans to several film locations and the WETA Cave. They also filmed the Hobbit casting in Wellington, which caused major traffic jams on the motorways. Produced by www.treetopmedia.co.nz More about New Zealand, Television, Tours TV Watch: Bret McKenzie Is An Oscar Nom AND Tolkien Elf!Bret McKenzie is a young man, and his bucket list is almost complete. More about Bret McKenzie, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Television Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Gandalf the Grey Contest WinnerAs you may know, our recent review of the Gandalf the Grey statue from Weta had a pretty awesome contest attached to it. Well, Discuss »More about Collectibles, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Uncategorized, WETA Cave, Weta Collectibles, WETA Workshop A speculative look: The end of the first ‘Hobbit’ film?
The production and the team adapting the book can’t be blamed for playing things close to the vest; the book, written by J.R.R. Tolkien, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is so well known that they need to keep their secrets so film fans can be surprised by something when they head to the cinema this December for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. With that in mind, there are speculative spoilers ahead and you have been warned. The media, while writing a lot about the films, haven’t looked at the structure of these films too carefully. Today’s digital media environment often gets more clicks from a new still photo than it does from more complex content that requires more patience and so topics at the very core of these two films often get glossed over and ignored. But not here in The Hobbit countdown! Here we skip past the catch phrase and empty headlines and peer a little deeper into news, rumors, lore and subterfuge to dredge up the best speculation and theory about just where the two films might break, a question that comes up in nearly any Hobbit conversation. Here are five of the most common and best-defended theories: Read the rest at Movies.com Discuss »More about Hobbit Book, Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, Peter Jackson, Rumors Spy News, The Hobbit Don’t forget – TORn Tuesday hosts Sean Astin LIVE Tonight!
Sean will be talking about his latest projects — including his special endurance/fitness project Run3rd to promote the sport of running as he gears up to run his third LA Marathon. (If you’re already curious, hit up his official Twitter account!) Plus, he’ll be answering your questions! If you’re wondering how it all works, and how to submit a question for Sean, please read on below! Discuss »More about Barliman News, Barlimans, Events, Headlines, Sean Astin, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TORn TUESDAYS Live! Official ‘You Shall Not Pass’ T-Shirt at WBShop.com
Discuss »More about Clothing, Ian McKellen, Locations Sets, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, LotR Production, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring Hobbit in 5 – Nicolas Cage, James Cameron & More!The latest episode of Hobbit in 5 is now online! Take a look! More about Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, TORN TV TORn Tuesday hosts Sean Astin this week!
Astin — actor, director, voice artist and producer — is, of course, best known to Tolkien fans as Sam Gamgee in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, but has also made his mark in a career spanning more than 70 films roles, including The Goonies, Toy Soldiers, 50 First Dates and as the indomitable, never-say-die working class hero of Rudy. He’s played a recurring guest role in the TV series 24 and has written and directed two short films — the academy award nominated Kangaroo Court and The Long And the Short Of It. And at this week’s TORn Tuesday, he’ll be talking about his latest projects — including his special endurance/fitness project Run3rd to promote the sport of running as he gears up to run his third LA Marathon. (If you’re already curious, hit up his official Twitter account!) Plus, he’ll be answering your questions! If you’re wondering how it all works, and how to submit a question for Sean, please read on below! Discuss »More about Barliman News, Barlimans, Events, Headlines, Sean Astin, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TORn TUESDAYS Live! TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – February 5, 2012
More about Casting Calls, Creations, Events, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Community, Uncategorized Stunning ‘Lord of the Rings Medley’This performance by violinist Lindsey Stirling landed in our mailbox today and we were just blown away. We hope you are too. Check out her blog and YouTube channel for more tunes from Lindsey. |
 
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Los Angeles, CA—February 8, 2012—Billy Connolly is joining the cast of Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic “The Hobbit.” The announcement was made today by Jackson, who directed all three “The Lord of the Rings” films and is currently in production on “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” and “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” with the films shooting back-to-back in New Zealand.
