Ataahua found this snippet of news in the one-minute miceNZ e-newsletter – a tourism industry magazine in New Zealand: Not only can visitors take a stroll through Peter Jackson’s Hobbiton film set near Matamata, but a refurbishment of a conference and function centre there means groups can now meet on the set too. [More]
Month: July 2005
Ataahua found this in the one-minute miceNZ e-newsletter – a tourism industry magazine in New Zealand:
“Not only can visitors take a stroll through Peter Jackson’s Hobbiton film set near Matamata, but a refurbishment of a conference and function centre there means groups can now meet on the set too.
The Shire’s Rest is opposite the entrance to Hobbiton and can cater for conference and incentive groups with tours, meals and team-building activities. The venue holds 160 theatre-style or 130 banquet-style and of course Lord of the Rings-themed events are easily arranged.”
Several people wrote in to let us now Sir Ian Holm is to play the late Pope John Paul II in a television mini-series. Sir Ian, 73 – who played Bilbo Baggins in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy – will portray the late Pope in the four-hour biopic for US television. [More]
Barrie Osborne, producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Matrix Face/Off and many more, is set to produce Beggars Inc, a high-concept comedy about panhandlers. Thanks to Adele for the link. [More]
Russian Ringers have been staging mock role-playing battles (some based on the LOTR universe) around Moscow. [More]