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 highlights. Or if you’re new to TORn and want to enjoy some great conversations, just follow the links to some of our most popular discussions. Watch this space as every weekend we will spotlight the most popular buzz on TORn’s Message Boards. Everyone is welcome, so come on in and join in the fun!

When Deadline Confirmed Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug  (and more), The Hobbit Movie Board had over 3,000 posters read all about it in the first 3 days… and the comments started flying!  Join the excitement and let us know what you think!

Have you ever played TORn’s Caption Contest?  The Main Board has a Special 30th Caption Contest that has a great picture of our NZ cast and director hard at work.  Have a peek and give it a caption.  [It’s not really a real contest; we just call it that for fun!]

Who will Jackson surprise us with at the Battle of the Five Armies?  That’s the big question on the Pollantir Board.  Check out the poll’s huge selection of possible answers and tell us what you think.

So…who went to the screenings Tuesday night?  Did you make it to the first part of the special Extended Editions of The Lord of the Rings Marathon?  They’re playing at selected theatres over 3 consecutive Tuesdays.  June 14th started the screenings with Fellowship of the Ring.  Did you get there?  Tell us about it!  [TORn’s homepage article]

We’ll share more topics next week and hope you can join in on the conversation! Don’t forget, TheOneRing.net’s message boards have over 6,400 registered Tolkien fans, just like yourself! Let your voice be heard.