Archive for April, 2011

‘Family Guy’ Goes Geek: Light the Beacons

Monday, April 11th, 2011 Posted in Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Movie The Two Towers, Television, Viggo Mortensen

Thanks to Ringer A for sending in this link to the LOTR reference in last night's 'Family Guy.' Enjoy! Read more..

Elijah Wood Says The Hobbit Is “Going To Feel Very Familiar, And Different As Well”

Monday, April 11th, 2011 Posted in Alan Lee, Characters, Crew News, Director news, Elijah Wood, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, John Howe, LotR Cast News, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

ComingSoon.net has an exclusive interview with Elijah Wood who's going to be reprising his character of Frodo Baggins in The Hobbit films. Here follows an excerpt from the interview (but make ... Read more..

First Video Post from The Hobbit Set Coming Soon!

Sunday, April 10th, 2011 Posted in Director news, Director Rumors, Hobbit Movie, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

Thanks to Ringer Junesong for alerting us to this juicy tidbit on Peter Jackson's official facebook page: "Hi everyone. Watch this space... My first video post from the set of THE ... Read more..

Claire the mare is sold to Hobbit movie makers

Sunday, April 10th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

AN Eastern Bay 11-year-old has broken into the tough Wellywood film industry with a role in upcoming Peter Jackson two-part movie The Hobbit. Claire, a 16-hand part Clydesdale grey mare, was ... Read more..

TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – April 10, 2011

Sunday, April 10th, 2011 Posted in Bret 'Figwit' McKenzie, Casting Rumors, Fellowship of the Ring, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, LotR Books, Saoirse Ronan, TheOneRing.net Community, Uncategorized

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 to catch the ... Read more..

Did Gimli cause Jackson’s ulcer?

Saturday, April 9th, 2011 Posted in Conventions, Director news, Events, John Rhys-Davies, Lord of the Rings, LotR Cast News, LotR Movies, Peter Jackson

Veteran actor John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) believes his offer to make an appearance in The Hobbit may have caused Peter Jackson's stomach ulcer. The 66-year-old Lord of the Rings star said he ... Read more..

Hobbit in 5 – Gollum helps direct The Hobbit, Howard Shore’s score, Game of Thrones and Galadriel

Friday, April 8th, 2011 Posted in Andy Serkis, Events, Hobbit Movie, Howard Shore, Peter Jackson, Studios, The Hobbit

On this episode of Hobbit in 5 Andy Serkis serves as second unit director, fans contemplate Howard Shore's new score for The Hobbit, Sean Bean battles it out on Game ... Read more..

MTV Movie Blog talks to Saoirse Ronan on ‘The Hobbit’

Friday, April 8th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Director news, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, Saoirse Ronan, The Hobbit

While there isn't a lot of new information, this might be the first time some of you are seeing Saoirse in person talking about her possible 'Hobbit' role: Movie Trailers - ... Read more..

Reminder: Bag End Giveaway

Friday, April 8th, 2011 Posted in Collectibles, Contests, Events, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Merchandise, The Hobbit, WETA Workshop

Don't forget our Bag End Giveaway running until April 13th 2011! TheOneRing.net is proud to team up with WETA Workshop to celebrate the start of production on 'The Hobbit' with ... Read more..

Daniel Reeve’s Wellywood Map

Friday, April 8th, 2011 Posted in Collectibles, Locations Sets, Merchandise, New Zealand, Posters Prints

Been to Wellington? Couldn't get that perfect memento of your visit? Daniel Reeve has filled a gap spotted by local tour company Rover Tours and Jack of the Noldor Blog, ... Read more..

Today in Middle-earth, April 8

Friday, April 8th, 2011 Posted in Calendar, Today in Middle-earth

The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on April 8th: The Ring-bearers are honoured on the Field of Cormallen (3019) The Ring-bearers revisit fair Ithilien (3019) Read more..

John Rhys Davies “Gimli” at Wellington’s Armageddon, and live chat on Stuff

Thursday, April 7th, 2011 Posted in Conventions, Events, Fans, John Rhys-Davies, LotR Cast News, LotR Movies, New Zealand

Well sadly I missed the live chat on NZ's Stuff website, but hopefully it and the associated twitter feed will be up for a while longer so you can read ... Read more..