Archive for September, 2011

Calls for Extras for The Hobbit in Oamaru Update

Saturday, September 17th, 2011 Posted in Casting Calls, Events, Hobbit Movie, New Zealand, The Hobbit

Twizel is in the south island of New Zealand,  located between two mountain ranges the grassy fields was used for the Battle of the Pelennor Fields in the Lord of ... Read more..

Evangeline Lilly talks Hobbit with SFX

Saturday, September 17th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Evangeline Lilly, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

Thanks to Ringer Kookie for pointing us to a great interview with Evangeline Lilly (Tauriel in The Hobbit) from SFX. In the interview, Lilly talks about her time commitments, learning ... Read more..

Calling All Cosplayers in SoCal! Wanna be on TV?

Friday, September 16th, 2011 Posted in Concerts, Creations, Events, Fans, Television

Calling all costumed LOTR fans who want to share their hard work, dedication and love of LOTR on TV. We need you! In conjunction with the LOTR Concert Tour next ... Read more..

Park Road Post Production and Film New Zealand Will Open Los Angeles Office

Thursday, September 15th, 2011 Posted in Director news, Headlines, New Zealand, Peter Jackson

In 1998, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh bought The Film Unit, the only post-production facility in New Zealand capable of processing 35mm film. They needed to have access to such ... Read more..

Try the Hall of Fire trivia challenge this weekend!

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 Posted in Barliman News, Barlimans, Hall of Fire

How's your Tolkien trivia? Do you know the difference between a Balcoth and a Brandybuck? All the seven names for the Noldorin stronghold of Gondolin? How many great rings of ... Read more..

New Screens: Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 Posted in Gaming

Today, Turbine has released a new batch of screenshots from The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard, the upcoming expansion to the award-winning MMO, which will launch on ... Read more..

New casting call for The Hobbit!

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 Posted in Casting Calls, Events, Hobbit Movie

Ringer Spy Kookie sends us this tidbit: The Otago Daily News is reporting that the The Hobbit team is on the lookout for extras again. This time, production company 3foot7 ... Read more..

TORn Tuesday is Today! 5pm PST

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 Posted in Barliman News, Barlimans, Events, Fans, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Meet Ups, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Other Events, Television, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Community, Tolkien

Join in the fun with TORn Tuesday! LIVE at 5pm Quickbeam will be talking about all things DragonCon 2011 and his adventures on the road to it! As always talk with folks ... Read more..

‘Hobbit in 5′ Host Found! Everyone Meet Simone Boyce

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 Posted in Events, Headlines, Hobbit Book, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TheOneRing.net Community, TORN TV

[caption id="attachment_48162" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Simone Boyce"][/caption] Simone Boyce is an entertainment reporter and host in Los Angeles. In a sea of hollow Hollywood headlines, celebrity baby news and too much reality ... Read more..

Trilogy Screenings at The Roxy Cinema, NZ

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 Posted in Events, Film Screenings, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, New Zealand

Lissuin writes: The Roxy Cinema, Miramar, Wellington sent out this info in their newsletter today: LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY: SPECIAL SCREENINGS! - They’re back! We’re excited to announce that ... Read more..

How a soldier found Tolkien to help heal his war wounds

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 Posted in Conventions, DragonCon, Events, Fellowship of the Ring, Headlines, Hobbit Book, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, Return of the King, The Hobbit, The Two Towers, Tolkien

[caption id="attachment_48083" align="alignright" width="520" caption="Jim Beverly and his wife Holly Holt give a quick interview for the live broadcast of TheOneRing.net's coverage of DragonCon. A veteran of Iraq, Beverly credits ... Read more..

Happy 80th Birthday Sir Ian Holm!

Monday, September 12th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Events, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Ian Holm, Lord of the Rings, LotR Cast News, LotR Movies, Other Events, The Hobbit

Sir Ian Holm, aka Bilbo Baggins, is turning 80 today! We'd like to wish Sir Ian an absolutely marvelous day and hope there are many more to come. Sir Ian ... Read more..