Archive for May, 2011

Even A Wizard Will Need Glasses To Watch The Hobbit In 3D

Thursday, May 12th, 2011 Posted in Characters, Director news, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Ian McKellen, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

Sir Ian McKellen is one very cool wizard... um... guy. On his Flickr account today he's uploaded a picture that's truly worth a thousand words. It's been snapped by none ... Read more..

Sheldon Goes Geek

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 Posted in Books Publications, Fellowship of the Ring, LotR Books, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring

Sheldon goes geek again with 'Reginald: The Widdlest Balgrog'. Check it out at sheldoncomics.com Read more..

Layers of the Rings: The Two Towers (Part 2)

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 Posted in Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Movie The Two Towers, The Two Towers, TORN TV

From the folks at inretrospectpodcast.com: Strider continues his epic journey through the varying layers of Tolkien's Middle-Earth, examining the journey from book to game, this time focusing on The Two ... Read more..

Freeman Goes on Hobbit Hiatus

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Martin Freeman, New Zealand

Ian McKellen blogs that Martin Freeman, who stars as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, has gone on hiatus in order to fulfill his previous commitment to shoot three more Sherlock ... Read more..

Peeder Jigson’s Video Diary – Mirkwood Set

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 Posted in Fool

Peeder Jigson's Video Diary - Mirkwood Set - watch more funny videos Peeder Jigson gives us a tour of Mirkwood, he gets lost within the studio set...has a panic attack...then sets ... Read more..

Tolkien’s Wales in the Black Mountains

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 Posted in Events, Fans, Tolkien

Literature Wales’ 2011 Literary Tourism Programme continues with a walk exploring the influence of Wales’ landscape, language and culture on J.R.R. Tolkien’s work Following a successful three years of bus tours ... Read more..

Ian McKellen Confirms Elrond, Lindir/Figwit Casting

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 Posted in Bret 'Figwit' McKenzie, Characters, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, Lord of the Rings, LotR Cast News, LotR Movies, Martin Freeman, Sylvester McCoy, The Hobbit

It's been more than a month since Sir Ian McKellen posted an entry on his blog "Notes From Imladris" dedicated to his adventures filming The Hobbit. But the wait seems to ... Read more..

Hall of Fire this weekend — Riddles in the Dark!

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 Posted in Barliman News, Barlimans, Hall of Fire

This weekend TORn's Hall of Fire returns to the Hobbit to examine "Riddles in the Dark". Bilbo wakes up lost and afraid. Crawling along in the dark, not knowing where he's ... Read more..

Quick Request: TORn Pride

Monday, May 9th, 2011 Posted in Miscellaneous, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TheOneRing.net Community

We are in the process of putting together a short video that will feature fans of TheOneRing.net. If you consider yourself a 'Ringer' and would like to participate, just send ... Read more..

A New York Times Correction Tolkien Fans Can Love

Monday, May 9th, 2011 Posted in Characters, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

The New York Times got some information wrong last week when it said Bilbo's sword was named 'Orcrist.' Check out the image above for the official correction! It is also ... Read more..

TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – May 8 2011

Sunday, May 8th, 2011 Posted in Calendar, Casting Rumors, Costume Design, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, LotR Production, Movie Return of the King, Return of the King, 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..

Orlando Bloom In The Hobbit: A Done Deal?

Sunday, May 8th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Characters, Director news, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Cast News, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

The BBC America Blog has an interesting interview with Orlando Bloom where his words seem to imply he's going to be a part of The Hobbit (as, of course, the ... Read more..