Archive for November, 2011

LA area Ringers, come celebrate the 10th Anniversary of FOTR

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized

TheOneRing.net will be hosting a party to celebrate the 10th Anniversary release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring at Ye Olde King's Headin Santa Monica, CA. ... Read more..

Otago Daily Times: Secrecy Surrounds Hobbit filming

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, New Zealand, Production, The Hobbit

From Otago Daily Times: Up to 250 members of The Hobbit film crew were working on Treble Cone, in the Matukituki Valley, yesterday but those in charge were keeping mum ... Read more..

TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – November 29, 2011

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 Posted in Calendar, Hobbit Movie, Ian McKellen, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Miscellaneous, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Community

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..

Ian McKellen’s collaborator Keith Stern joins us for TORn Tuesday! LIVE 5pm PT

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 Posted in Barliman News, Barlimans, Events, Fans, Hobbit Movie, Ian McKellen, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Meet Ups, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Other Events, Sean Astin, Television, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Community, Tolkien

Join us LIVE at 5pm PT tonight as we welcome Ian McKellen's webmaster and collaborator Keith Stern! Keith Stern has produced some of the most popular biographical websites on the Internet. ... Read more..

Ian McKellen Updates “Hobbit” Blog

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 Posted in Characters, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Ian McKellen, Lord of the Rings, LotR Cast News, Production, The Hobbit

Ian McKellen's new blog entry, titled "Moving On", chronicles a portion of his travels along New Zealand's North Island where location filming for The Hobbit is currently on. Excerpts follow: Our first ... Read more..

Elwood: ‘Hobbit Trailer Before Tintin’

Monday, November 28th, 2011 Posted in Elijah Wood, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

Elijah Wood has confirmed that the first trailer for The Hobbit will debut in front of The Adventures of Tintin in the US. The Happy Feet Two star, who will ... Read more..

AICN Hobbit set report #5

Monday, November 28th, 2011 Posted in Headlines, Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, Production, The Hobbit

Beware, thar be Spoilers ahead, read at your own Peril! Welcome back to Middle Earth! One more report from Denize Bluffs (aka Mangaotaki Rocks) before we move on to the next ... Read more..

TV Watch: Elijah Wood Talks TORN Oscar Parties

Saturday, November 26th, 2011 Posted in Elijah Wood, LotR Movies, Movie Return of the King, Oscar Parties, Television

Elijah Wood was on The Graham Norton Show to promote 'Happy Feet 2' when the discussion turned to Oscar. Much to our surprise and enjoyment, Wood mentioned TORN's Oscar Parties, ... Read more..

Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop ‘The Argonath’ Review

Saturday, November 26th, 2011 Posted in Collectibles, Collectibles, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, WETA Cave, Weta Collectibles, WETA Digital, WETA Workshop

"Frodo, the Argonath! Long have I desired to look upon the kings of old. My kin." - Aragorn to Frodo while sailing down the Anduin February 25th, 3019 TA As we approach ... Read more..

“Hobbiting” Around the Christmas Tree

Friday, November 25th, 2011 Posted in Aidan Turner, Andy Serkis, Hobbit Movie, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Stephen Hunter, The Hobbit

Put some cheer into your "Black Friday!" To kick off the holiday season, we've cast some of the Hobbit gang in a musical revue guaranteed to put a smile even ... Read more..

Jackson buys Bats from Buffaloes

Friday, November 25th, 2011 Posted in New Zealand, Peter Jackson

Sir Peter Jackson has saved Wellington's Bats Theatre from eviction, buying the theatre company's building for $1.1 million. The non-profit, charitable company that runs the 84-seat theatre had a month ... Read more..

‘Hobbit’ crew big spenders

Friday, November 25th, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, New Zealand, Rumors Spy News, The Hobbit

More than $1 million is estimated to have been pumped into the Wakatipu economy while the main film unit of The Hobbit shot on location in Paradise, near Glenorchy, and ... Read more..