Archive for February, 2011

Rare behind the scenes photos of LOTR. Nostalgia levels rising

Monday, February 28th, 2011 Posted in Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, LotR Production, Make Up, Models, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, New Zealand, Other Cast, Other production, Peter Jackson, Viggo Mortensen, WETA Workshop

3Foot6 (the spy, not the company) sends this in: The popular website thechive.com has a post today showing a bunch of old behind the scenes photos from the trilogy. I ... Read more..

John Rhys-Davies Talks The Hobbit

Monday, February 28th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Conventions, Events, Hobbit Movie, John Rhys-Davies

Bernie writes: Yesterday I attended the Sydney Armageddon Expo for 2011, in which John Rhys-Davies attended. At 11.30, he conducted a panel where he mentioned 'The Hobbit'. He said that he ... Read more..

Video: Ngila Dickson Interview

Monday, February 28th, 2011 Posted in Costume Design, Hobbit Movie, LotR Production, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, New Zealand, Ngila Dickson

linuxelf sends along the video featuring Ngila Dickson's interview where she drops the bomb that she is not working on the Hobbit. Read more..

Mikael Persbrandt’s ‘In a Better World’ takes home Oscar Gold

Monday, February 28th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Mikael Persbrandt, Oscar Parties, Other Events, The Hobbit

You may have noticed in last night's Oscar broadcast that the actor who will play Beorn in the upcoming 'The Hobbit' films, was the lead actor in 'In a Better ... Read more..

Today in Middle-earth, February [28] 29

Monday, February 28th, 2011 Posted in Calendar, Today in Middle-earth, Uncategorized

The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on February [28] 29th: Meriadoc and Pippin escape and meet Treebeard (S.R. 1419) The Rohirrim attack at sunrise and destroy the orcs (S.R. 1419) The Hunters ... Read more..

TORN TV: Digital Wanderlust: The Layers of the Rings

Sunday, February 27th, 2011 Posted in Gaming, J.R.R. Tolkien, LotR Books, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Tolkien, TORN TV

The folks from InRetrospect Podcast have kindly allowed us to post their latest Tolkien themed podcast on TORN TV, so be sure to take a look and visit them for ... Read more..

Hobbiton Set Report: ‘Perfect’

Sunday, February 27th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, New Zealand

frodowen writes: I'm backpacking in NZ right now and recently did the Hobbiton set tour in Matamata. I saw a while back that you reported they were closed, but since ... Read more..

Elf Casting Call: A Different Perspective

Sunday, February 27th, 2011 Posted in Events, New Zealand

Morgan Loomis sends along this amazing panoramic shot of a recent Elf Casting call in Wellington. Click to view in super big mega version! Read more..

Confirmed: Ngila Dickson NOT Working on Hobbit Costumes

Sunday, February 27th, 2011 Posted in Headlines, Hobbit Movie, Ngila Dickson

Since production of The Hobbit began ramping up we have been getting emails from curious fashionistas about costume designer Ngila Dickson, will she be continuing stunning her work on The ... Read more..

Foxtrot Goes Geek

Sunday, February 27th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie

Our pal Bill Amend has gone geek again for Tolkien, this time the boys are hedging their bets on winning a chance to be in The Hobbit with a little ... Read more..

Robert Kazinsky Answers Kids Questions

Sunday, February 27th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Rob Kazinsky

From kidzcoolit.com: Star of the new George Lucas epic Red Tails and Lord of the Rings prequel – The Hobbit, Robert Kazinsky takes time out from his filming schedule in ... Read more..

Wellington Extra Casting Call Report

Sunday, February 27th, 2011 Posted in Events, Hobbit Movie, New Zealand

Markus writes: I know that a lot of people are extremely interested to hear from the extra casting in Wellington today. Well, I was there. But as we all had ... Read more..