We get a lot of mail regarding Hobbit-like structures or businesses or cakes or bakery items or matchsticks or almost anything you can imagine. But nobody on staff could remember seeing anything about the Hobbit House in Manila, Philippines. It claims to have “the smallest waiters in the world,” and boasts over 100 kinds of beer from 28 nations. A look at the website shows a lot of music scheduled and a photo gallery. Lonely Planet featured it first on its Top 10 weird bars and restaurants. If any spies are living in or traveling through Manila or Boracay (a new expansion location) tell them TheOneRing.net sent you and send us a report.
Month: November 2010
A WEST Berkshire actor has landed a dream role in the hotly anticipated forthcoming film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous novel, ‘The Hobbit’.
Thirty-year-old Adam Brown, of Hungerford, better known in Newbury as one half of the successful comedy stage duo Plested and Brown, exclusively told Newburytoday.co.uk that he is thrilled to have been selected to play the part of Ori, alongside James Nesbitt and Martin Freeman.
Mr Brown, a former pupil of John O’Gaunt Community Technology College in Hungerford, said: “I’m hugely excited to be involved and it still hasn’t really sunk in yet.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity for me as an actor and will be an amazing experience working with the rest of the cast and Peter Jackson.”
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Giulio sends along images from the Lucca Comic Convention 2010 in Europe. LOTR fans were out in force for the con, take a look!
Lukas sends this along: Just wanted to let you know that Steven Colbert stated last night that he can’t wait for the Hobbit films (Around 2:50). More..
In an exclusive interview with DigitalSpy, GDT talks about 3D and The Hobbit:
Guillermo del Toro has revealed that he doesn’t want to shoot his proposed Frankenstein movie in 3D.
Taking part in a Twitter Q&A with Digital Spy, the Pan’s Labyrinthdirector dismissed the notion that 3D doesn’t suit cinema, citing Avatar, Toy Story 3 and How To Train Your Dragon as examples of movies that have used the format to good effect.
However, del Toro admitted that he doesn’t believe the new technology is suitable for every movie: “I don’t want to see Jane Austen’s Pride And Prejudice and see Mr Darcy in 3D. I don’t want to see Wuthering Heights in 3D.”
The director admitted that he had no interest in making The Hobbit in 3D when he was attached to the project, and went on to discuss the various movies he has in development.
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As many of you know, we had an exclusive giveaway running over the weekend for Sideshow Collectibles (now sold out!) Gollum Premium Format Figure . We are proud to announce that the winner of this giveaway is:
Mike M from Tomball, TX
Mike will be contacted in the next few days to claim his prize. Thanks to all those who participated and if you didn’t place your order for Gollum yet, you can still get on the wait list. [Gollum Figure] (BTW – If you enjoyed this giveaway, please let us know by leaving a comment below)