Archive for July, 2011

Ryan Gage Tweets About Hobbit “Costume Fitting”

Thursday, July 14th, 2011 Posted in Characters, Elijah Wood, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Peter Jackson, Production, The Hobbit

Of late there seems to be no let up to the slew of Hobbit-related news... and we're not complaining. Dwarf revelations aside, today brings a very interesting tweet by Ryan Gage, cast originally ... Read more..

Movie rumours round-up this weekend in the Hall of Fire!

Thursday, July 14th, 2011 Posted in Barliman News, Barlimans, Hall of Fire

It’s time to get our hands dirty with the latest Hobbit movie news and rumours again in the Hall of Fire! There's been a huge amount coming out over the past ... Read more..

Hobbit photos in Miramar park banned

Thursday, July 14th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, New Zealand, The Hobbit

People taking pictures of Hobbits from a hilltop park above Peter Jackson's studios in Miramar risk having the images deleted and being charged with trespassing. This is the potential ... Read more..

Hot Dwarves: Peter Jackson strikes back… with Bombur!

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 Posted in Adam Brown, Aidan Turner, Casting Rumors, Graham McTavish, Headlines, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, James Nesbitt, Mark Hadlow, Martin Freeman, Peter Hambleton, Richard Armitage, Stephen Hunter, The Hobbit, Uncategorized

(The following opinion piece is third in the "Hot Dwarves" series, following yesterday's Now this is what I'm talking about)   Hey 'Hobbit' PR machine! 9 out of 10 women agree: Bifur, Bofur ... Read more..

IGN Exclusive: Bofur, Bifur and Bombur!

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Headlines, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, The Hobbit

The character rolloout continues as IGN has the latest exclusive image from The Hobbit featuring (r-l) Stephen Hunter as Bombur, James Nesbitt as Bofur and William Kircher as Bifur. We ... Read more..

Dominic Monahan is doing a web series with Michael Eisner

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 Posted in Dominic Monaghan

From latimes.com (thanks to nokA) "Consider the accelerated pace of Vuguru's "The Millionaire Tour," a thriller with elements of Tom Cruise's 2004 cab driver hostage drama "Collateral" and Kevin Spacey's ... Read more..

Hot Dwarves: Now this is what I’m talking about

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Headlines, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TheOneRing.net Community

(The following opinion piece is a follow-up to the Dec 2010 To Be Hot or Not? That is the Dwarf Question) Forget Figwit. New dwarf snapshots arrived yesterday and there, in ... Read more..

Support TORn’s Trips to Comic-Con and DragonCon

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 Posted in ComicCon, Conventions, DragonCon, Events, Fans, Lord of the Rings, Meet Ups, Other Events, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TheOneRing.net Community

Want to get a cool t-shirt and help fund TheOneRing.net's trip to Comic-Con and DragonCon?  As you can imagine, it is quite expensive to send staff to these annual conventions, ... Read more..

MSN Exclusive: Kili and Fili Revealed!

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 Posted in Aidan Turner, Casting Rumors, Headlines, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

The influx of Dwarf pics continues with a Hitlist MSN Exclusive! Dean O'Gorman as Fili and Aidan Turner as Kili in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." Two of the youngest dwarves, ... Read more..

Martin Rowson on Rupert Murdoch and the phone-hacking scandal – cartoon

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 Posted in Books Publications, Events, Lord of the Rings

Claire writes: I don't know how familiar readers outside the UK are with the goings on related to Rupert Murdoch, the News of the World newspaper and his bid for ... Read more..

SFX Asks: What is the Best Movie Theme of All Time?

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 Posted in Howard Shore

The SFX website has a very interesting poll asking readers to select the all time best movie score ever. Howard Shore's LOTR theme is obviously among the nominees, take a ... Read more..

Meanwhile…Stephen Fry is Still in his Dressing Room

Monday, July 11th, 2011 Posted in Characters, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

Actor/writer Stephen Fry, who will be playing The Master of Laketown, tweeted only hours ago: In the middle of giant Hobbit costume session. Beginning to think the fitting will never end. ... Read more..