Archive for March, 2011

TV ONE Interview with Bombur

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Stephen Hunter, The Hobbit

Thanks again to Ringer Linuxelf for posting this absolutely wonderful TV One interview with actor Stephen Hunter, aka Bombur in the upcoming The Hobbit films. [YouTube] Read more..

‘Show us your Smaug’ Winners

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 Posted in Contests, Events, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TheOneRing.net Community

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Dave DelaGardelle's Smaug"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Daniela Fernandes de Lima's Smaug"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Tam O'Malley's Smaug"][/caption] A while back, we announced a 'Show us your Smaug' ... Read more..

Scan of Dominion Post Hobbit Feature

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 Posted in Director news, Director Rumors, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, Make the Hobbit Happen, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

Thanks to Ringer Linuxelf for sending along a scan of Monday's Dominion's Post newspaper article 'Filming on The Hobbit begins today.' Obviously published on March 21st 2011, the article features the ... Read more..

Empire: The Hobbit: Who Will Return?

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Cast News, LotR Movies, Rumors Spy News, The Hobbit

Thanks to Ringer Gary for sending us a link to Empire Online's 'Hobbit Week.' Today they are reviewing which characters from The Lord of the Rings may make appearances in ... Read more..

TheOneRing.net Official Gear – Spring 2011

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 Posted in Clothing, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Miscellaneous, Other Merchandise, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TheOneRing.net Community, Tolkien

With the start of production on The Hobbit, and all the buzz about The Lord of the Rings Blu-ray Set, can there be a better time to share your love ... Read more..

Turbine Launches Major LOTRO Update, Continues Epic Story – New Screens!

Monday, March 21st, 2011 Posted in Gaming

Today, Turbine has announced the launch of the latest major content update to the award-winning The Lord of the Rings Online, as well as released a new batch of screenshots! ... Read more..

LOTR Blu Ray Street Date: June 28

Monday, March 21st, 2011 Posted in Blu-Ray, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, LotR Production, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

"The best movie of the decade” Entertainment Weekly Finally, the Collection Everybody’s Been Waiting For! THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ MOTION PICTURE TRILOGY: EXTENDED EDITION ON BLU-RAY™ FROM WARNER HOME VIDEO JUNE ... Read more..

Liv Tyler Not Contacted For Hobbit

Monday, March 21st, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Movie, Uncategorized

On a new interview with Collider.com, Liv Tyler was asked if she might return for even a small part in The Hobbit.  Considering many previous Lord Of The Rings characters were returning (including some ... Read more..

Peter Jackson Then and Now

Monday, March 21st, 2011 Posted in Director news, Director Rumors, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Make the Hobbit Happen, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

How cool is this pic!? On the left is Peter Jackson from 'Women's Day' magazine June 14th 2001 sitting in Bag End. Now, nearly 10 years later, on the right, ... Read more..

NZ TV Talks Hobbit Filming

Monday, March 21st, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, New Zealand, Television, The Hobbit

linuxelf sends along these two clips from local NZ TV reporting on the commencement of filming for 'The Hobbit'. Take a look! Read more..

TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – March 20, 2011

Sunday, March 20th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Community

Welcome to our collection of TORn's hottest topics for the past week. If you've fallen behind on what's happening on the Message Boards, here's a great way ... Read more..

PRODUCTION BEGINS IN NEW ZEALAND ON THE HOBBIT, PETER JACKSON’S TWO FILM EPIC ADAPTATION OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S TIMELESS CLASSIC

Sunday, March 20th, 2011 Posted in Adam Brown, Aidan Turner, Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Events, Graham McTavish, Headlines, Hobbit Movie, Ian McKellen, James Nesbitt, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Martin Freeman, MGM, Mikael Persbrandt, New Line Cinema, New Zealand, Peter Hambleton, Peter Jackson, Production, Richard Armitage, Rob Kazinsky, Saoirse Ronan, Stephen Hunter, Sylvester McCoy, The Hobbit, Warner Bros., WETA Digital, WETA Workshop

In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit… Wellington, NZ, March 21, 2011—Production has commenced in Wellington, New Zealand, on “The Hobbit,” filmmaker Peter Jackson’s two film adaptation of ... Read more..