  “Obscura Day” at the Weta Cave – April 28
From our friends at the Weta Cave: The Weta Cave, an emporium of all things weird and wonderful, is proud to host Weta Artist Steven Saunders for a talk on the process behind Weta sculpture. Weta Workshop is the extraordinary visual design company best known for their work on the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Avatar. The Weta Cave is Weta’s mini-museum, theaterette, and shop on a corner of the Workshop itself. Artist Steven Saunders will give a special Obscura Day talk taking you through the sculpting process behind Wetas new Gandalf sculpture. Not to be missed, this talk will provide unique insights into creative processes and into fantasy art from the sculptures perspective. Read More … Big Chicago Splash at C2E2 and More on TORn TUESDAY Live Webcast today 5pm Pacific!
Ian McKellen explains the secret to becoming GandalfIn a clip from the show “Extras” on HBO featuring Ricky Gervais, Ian McKellen playing a parody of himself explains how he managed to portray a wizard in Peter Jackson’s films. Not new, but timeless. We can only assume he will use the same techniques for the The Hobbit films. Video after the break. Q&A with Weta master swordsmith Peter Lyon
TheOneRing.net headed for embed on Hobbit set
The films are a two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” celebrating its 75th year of publication in 2012. Peter Jackson is directing the films after helming a three-part adaptation of Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings,” book that appeared in print 17 years after “The Hobbit.” Jackson scripted the films with his writing team of Phillipa Boyens and Fran Walsh with the addition of one-time-director Guillermo del Toro. Fans will remember the many agonizing delays before the film’s start that eventually forced del Toro to bow out. Curtis, reporting from the film set, is part of TORn’s Senior Staff, a writer and photographer known to the TORn community at MrCere. He has contributed to TheOneRing.net for more than a decade in a variety of roles. In December he visited and toured New Zealand including an exclusive report from the Hobbiton Movie Set after being granted permission to publish impressions and photos from the site, rebuilt for “The Hobbit.” The location can be visited as a fully dressed film set accessible to by tour. The first block of filming on “The Hobbit,” included production from the site, set on a working livestock farm near Matamata, New Zealand. Film Friday: Can ‘The Hobbit’ rule them all in 2012?
I have been much more interested this week in a discussion with some Facebook friends about which films will rule the 2012 box office numbers. “The Hunger Games,” is proving to be a powerful financial force. Some of these friends are fans of “The Hobbit,” but don’t think the film can win the finally tally for the year’s biggest moneymaker. I disagree. (Oh and while we are talking about the film, any media member who writes that it is a prequel is lazy, inaccurate and deserves a gentle kick in the shins. The story stands alone, came first and is so much more than just a lead-up to LOTR.) While studios care deeply about the financial returns, fans are a lot more interested in art and a thrill at the movies. Still, there is some fun in watching the box office derby and it seems like a dozen websites have sprung up devoted to doing just that. Lets take a look at one man’s predictions of the final top 10 box office films released in 2012. German Film Website Showcases Hobbiton, WETA Workshop
Most of the video is in German, but much of the relevant bits (from 07:10 through to around 13:00) are spoken in English by New Zealanders. The topic is already being discussed on our message boards, and anyone willing to send in an English translation of the relevant bits is most welcome to do so. UPDATE: TORn message board member mona2505 has obliged us with an English transcript of the video. The same can be found here. Collecting The Precious – Collecting ‘The Hobbit’The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,as you all know, comes out in December 14, 2012. There is obvious build up to the movie ranging from the trailer, video blogs, the leaking of pictures, to random writings of what we think will happen, etc. Another aspect of the excitement for The Hobbit is collecting The Hobbit. This for me personally brings everything together, getting those awesome collectibles that tie my love for the book, movie, and the people I share that passion with together.
 Discuss »More about Collectibles, Collectibles, Headlines, Hobbit Movie, LEGO, LEGO, Shop, Sideshow Collectibles, The Hobbit, Toys, Weta Collectibles, WETA Workshop Hobbit crew in Nelsonfrom the Marlborough Express: Sir Peter Jackson’s Hobbit crew has once again snuck into Nelson, filmed and gone. Production company 3 Foot 7 publicist Ceris Price said they arrived on Friday and filmed for two days at Canaan Downs on the Takaka Hill. “It was the two days that we didn’t do when it rained. It went very well. It was absolutely stunning, beautiful weather,” she said. read more.. TORn TUESDAY Exclusive *Live* Chat with DOUG JONES from Hellboy & Pan’s Labyrinth!
TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – April 3 2012Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past w Smaug the Golden?
Remember The Hobbit production vlog #2 that came out back in July 2011? Well, we’ve watched it again (and recommend you do too), especially the bit between 2:05 and 2:25, where it isn’t hard to spot Peter Jackson and his crew wearing a “200 Days To Go” sweatshirt. What is hard to spot though is the logo on the front of that sweatshirt… until now. Our Dwarves at TORn who spend their time mining the interwebs for gems of information came across an image of the hoodie that reveals the logo is none other than Smaug the Golden. Our staffers then got down to discussing it, and some said Yes, and some said No. Some said it couldn’t be the real design for Smaug, and some said it only offered clues to what the real Smaug will look like. One staffer called Greendragon was (aptly!) drawn to this image more than the others and said it looked very much like “a John Howe Smaug“. Finally, the end of it was to put the image out for your consideration and see what you thought of it. So, what do you think? Real or not? Mildly interesting or surprisingly faithful? Sound off on our message boards. This site is maintained and updated by fans of The Lord of the Rings, and is in no way affiliated with Tolkien Enterprises or the Tolkien Estate. We in no way claim the artwork displayed to be our own. Copyrights and trademarks for the books, films, articles, and other promotional materials are held by their respective owners and their use is allowed under the fair use clause of the Copyright Law. Design and original photography however are copyright © 1999-2011 TheOneRing.net. Binary hosting provided by Nexcess.net.
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