Archive for April 29th, 2008

Characters of Middle-earth: The Sackville-Bagginses

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Gaming

The folks from Turbine write: Now that Frodo Baggins has moved to Crickhollow, Lobelia Sackville-Baggins and her son, Lotho, have finally taken ownership of the beautiful Hobbit-hole of Bag ... Read more..

Giant Weta just got bigger

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in The Hobbit, WETA Digital

Weta's special effects arm is continuing to grow with the addition of even more computing power, according to a report in Stuff.co.nz  Read MoreShare This Read more..

So about that Salon.com Article…

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Hobbit: Movie

Our good friend Kristin Thompson, author of The Frodo Franchise and preeminent Tolkien blogger, has posted a response to the Salon.com article by Andrew O'Hehir. If you are were unaware, ... Read more..

John Rhys-Davies Birthday

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Calendar

Today is John Rhys-Davies' Birthday! John was born on May 5th, 1944 in Salisbury, England. That makes him 64 years old today! Happy Birthday John! Share This Read more..

MTV gets its turn with GDT

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Andy Serkis, Casting Rumors, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit: Book, Hobbit: Movie, Ian McKellen, New Zealand, The Hobbit

The Grey Pilgrim sent MTV's interview with Guillermo del Toro our way where the communicative director had yet more to say about some "Hobbit" movies he is working on. The ... Read more..