TIME declares The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug one of its top 10 films of the year
December 4, 2013 at 5:38 pm -Over the past week or so, various press screenings for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug have been occurring all over the globe. Strictly speaking, everyone (including several TORn staffers) is supposed to be under embargo and NDA until December 8 at 12.01am PST, but in a clever (and seemingly successful!) work-around, TIME magazine has…
Watch behind-the-scenes B-roll footage from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug!
December 4, 2013 at 4:06 pm -Do you want to go behind-the-scenes on the filming of The Desolation of Smaug? This is one of the traditional purposes of B-roll footage and, guess what? You can now see samples of that footage! As with last year, the production (or Warner Bros.) has just released some of the B-Roll footage, so here are…
Rewrite Tolkien December contest
December 4, 2013 at 3:56 pm -It’s time to announce December’s Rewrite Tolkien contest, where you, the fans, can rewrite your favorite passages or scenes in the style of a classic author. We will select a theme each month, and then it’s up to you to put your spin on it! The theme for the month of December is: The…
Tourism New Zealand’s ‘The Book of New Zealand’ event in LA
December 4, 2013 at 3:35 pm -Tourism New Zealand, 3 foot 7 productions, Warner Bros., and others bring you ‘The Book of New Zealand’ exhibit. This is an invitation only event being hosted out at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA. It combines set locations, images of real world New Zealand, and a little movie magic to bring to life…
Join the Google+ hangout with Peter Jackson, Evangeline Lilly and Richard Armitage later today!
December 4, 2013 at 10:50 am -Join Peter Jackson, Evangeline Lilly and Richard Armitage later today at 10.15am PT (check here for when that is in your timezone) for an exclusive Google+ Hangout. The trio will be answering fan questions live — if you have a G+ account you can RSVP here and submit them using #TheHobbit hashtag. They will also…
A lost set location from The Fellowship of the Ring uncovered?
December 4, 2013 at 10:27 am -Just last week on New Zealand’s South Island a Manapouri local may have stumbled upon a location that Peter Jackson used in filming The Fellowship of the Rings to film a famous scene in the Midgewater Marshes. Several kilometres up the road to Takaro Lodge, Aaron Nicholson (who last year unsuccessfully attempted to have a…
Rewrite Tolkien November contest winners
December 4, 2013 at 10:26 am -Thank you to everyone that participated in November’s Rewrite Tolkien contest (The Hobbit as written by J.K. Rowling/Harry Potter). This months winner is: ’Staff Magic’ by Chris Baker, Oxfordshire, UK. Congratulations, Chris! The winning entry will be read this Sunday, December 8th, on TORn’s newest show, TORn Book Club. Congratulations also go to our two runners-up: ‘Harry Potter and – No…
3D print your own key to Erebor from December 13!
December 4, 2013 at 8:28 am -From December 13, fans with a 3D printer who use the Windows 8 Ads-inApps, or who have an XBox 360 will be able to download a blueprint of The Key To Erebor. And that means they’ll be able to print their own, at home. Pretty neat. According to Microsoft’s Owen Sageness, the company partnered with…
Find out which character from The Hobbit you are!
December 4, 2013 at 7:45 am -Our good friend Emil at LOTRProject has put together a nifty little quiz you can take to work out which character from The Hobbit you might be. Emil writes: It is intended to be for fun only. Most of the character traits are taken from the book with some additional information from the movie. I…
Extended clip of Bard and Thorin in Lake-town from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
December 4, 2013 at 7:16 am -New clips from The Desolation of Smaug are popping up in the oddest places. It’s a bit like a game of hide-and-go-seek. Here’s another one from WB Thailand’s Youtube page featuring Thorin and Bard arguing before the people of Lake-town and the Master that extends one of the sequences that we’d seen just a little…
Bilbo and Gandalf clip from The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
December 4, 2013 at 6:14 am -A high-definition version of the Bilbo-Gandalf clip that aired last night on The Daily Show has popped up on Empire Magazine Australasia’s Facebook page. Of course, we’d seen bits of it before, but this 48 seconds stretches the scene a little further than we’ve previously scene. Oh, and we have the actual soundtrack as well!…
Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Tauriel Statue Review
December 3, 2013 at 11:01 pm -Comic-Con 2013 brought us, at this point, one of the most polarizing characters we’ve seen in The Hobbit Trilogy. Before she ever uttered a line, Evangeline Lilly’s Tauriel had fans picking sides. Collectors got a good look at the character when the amazing artists at Weta Workshop unveiled the 1:6th statue of Tauriel. This was…
New Clips from The Desolation of Smaug featuring Thranduil, Tauriel and Legolas
December 3, 2013 at 8:54 pm -Can’t wait to get a look at the finished film following last night’s premiere? We’ve got two clips from The Desolation of Smaug for you right here! SPOILER warning, of course. The first one comes today from Entertainment Weekly. The clip was shown – in abridged form – last night, during Evangeline Lilly’s appearance on…
Life Flight Hobbit Charity Screening Auction
December 3, 2013 at 8:26 pm -Further to our post last week about the Life Flight Hobbit Charity Screening, Niall Mackay from Life Flight has sent us information about an auction they’re running in the lead up to the film for two lucky fans to attend the event sitting next to Bifur himself Niall says “William Kircher has…
Win this great prize pack for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug!
December 3, 2013 at 3:08 pm -To celebrate the release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in theatres, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and us here at TheOneRing.net are offering readers the opportunity to win a huge prize pack of movie merchandise, tickets and goodies with a retail value of more than $750. There are eleven great…
Evangeline Lilly ‘stamps’ her mark on Middle-earth
December 3, 2013 at 12:29 pm -Actor Evangeline Lilly says she is delighted to be featured on an official New Zealand Post stamp and coin to help celebrate the upcoming release of the epic fantasy adventure The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM). Lilly plays a fierce Elf warrior named Tauriel in…
Canadian Ringers! Get Free Passes to a Dec 9th Screening of ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug!’
December 3, 2013 at 9:19 am -Live in Canada? Available for about 3 hours on December 9th at 7pm? Then you should really fill out the form below to be entered into a random drawing for two free tickets to this early screening of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug! TheOneRing.net is privileged to pick random winners from all entries to…
Watch the world premiere event for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug!
December 2, 2013 at 5:59 pm -Today is the big day! The world premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be upon us at 6.30pm PST (Check the time for your own timezone). The LIVE event is over. But you can still rewatch the footage in full below.
Competition – win Desolation of Smaug exclusive film cell collectible
December 2, 2013 at 10:47 am -The good folks at Film Cells Ltd are celebrating the release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug by giving YOU a chance to win one of their exclusive collectibles! These fabulous pieces are made using real film provided directly by Warner Bros. (If, like me, you were wondering how there is still film available, when the…
Readers, ask ‘Hobbit’ stars your question via TORn!
December 1, 2013 at 8:31 pm -LOS ANGELES – TheOneRing.net will sit down (and stand up) with stars of “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” tomorrow and since we are representing fans, it seemed only appropriate to let fans submit some questions. Interviews will play later in the week via video but we need your questions right away, in the next…
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