Archive for March, 2011

Peter Jackson on Facebook

Sunday, March 20th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

Peter Jackson has just launched a new Facebook profile, and will be posting comments and updates on the production of The Hobbit there. For starters, he’s included two new photos ... Read more..

Today It Begins..

Sunday, March 20th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

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Kiwi Actors Jeffrey Thomas and Mike Mizrahi Cast As Thror and Thrain?

Sunday, March 20th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized

It's the 21st of March down in New Zealand (or Middle-earth, depending on how geeky you are!), and reporting on the much-anticipated start of filming today, stuff.co.nz mentions something very interesting ... Read more..

Official Hobbit blog goes live!

Saturday, March 19th, 2011 Posted in Adam Brown, Aidan Turner, Andy Serkis, Cast Q&A, Character Q&A, Director Q&A, Graham McTavish, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Hobbit Movie FAQ, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Nesbitt, John Callen, Location Q&A, Mark Hadlow, Martin Freeman, Misc Q&A, Peter Jackson, Production Q&A, Rob Kazinsky, Stephen Hunter, Story Changes Q&A, The Hobbit

Just as cameras are about to roll on two Peter Jackson movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," the official blog has gone live online. Brought to us by "The ... Read more..

Lights, camera, action for Hobbits

Saturday, March 19th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Make the Hobbit Happen, The Hobbit

The shire is built, the Hobbits have arrived, and production of one of the biggest films ever to be made in New Zealand is set to begin tomorrow. After a torrid ... Read more..

Hall of Fire chats The Hobbit tomorrow!

Friday, March 18th, 2011 Posted in Barliman News, Barlimans, Hall of Fire

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." It's one of literature's most famous opening lines. The hobbit Bilbo Baggins is smoking a pipe and minding his own business ... Read more..

Hobbit in 5 – John Howe’s Smaug, Orlando Bloom, and Your Questions

Friday, March 18th, 2011 Posted in Collectibles, Hobbit Movie, Hugo Weaving, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Howe, Orlando Bloom, The Hobbit, Tolkien

On this episode of Hobbit in 5 John Howe reports that Smaug the Golden and Eowyn & the Nazgul are available again, Orlando Bloom considers being in the Hobbit, we ... Read more..

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Does LOTR:FOTR Outdoors

Friday, March 18th, 2011 Posted in Concerts, Events, LotR Movies, Movie Fellowship of the Ring

Mikewise writes: The music of FOTR is coming to Chicagoland's premier outdoor music venue, Ravinia this summer. Two nights, 8/18 & 8/19. From the website: Move over, Wagner—there’s another “Ring” ... Read more..

25th March is Tolkien Reading Day!

Friday, March 18th, 2011 Posted in Events, Fans, J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien

Tolkien Reading Day was set up to encourage people to get together and explore some of Tolkien’s stories at school, university, in reading groups, or as a family; the theme ... Read more..

Eye of Sauron: Amazing image of the galaxy centre named after Lord Of The Rings symbol of evil

Friday, March 18th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized

It is easy to see why astronomers called this object the Eye of Sauron, after the all-seeing symbol of evil in The Lord Of The Rings. It is in fact ... Read more..

Vote “The Hobbit” on HCC website

Thursday, March 17th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Book, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized

With the NCAA college basketball tournament about to kick off this month in the USA, Harper Collins Canada has been having their own "March Madness" with famous books pairing off ... Read more..

TheOneRing.net nominated for ‘Best Franchise Film Site’

Thursday, March 17th, 2011 Posted in Events, Miscellaneous, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TheOneRing.net Community

The first annual SFX Blog Awards are open for voting and TheOneRing.net is humbled to find that we've been nominated in the 'Best Franchise Film Site' category. As described by ... Read more..