Highlights from the Otago Daily Times’ report on the Hobbit casting call that took place yesterday (Sunday 26th September 2011) at Oamaru, NZ:
Hundreds of people of all ages, shapes and sizes came to Oamaru yesterday in a bid to be part of The Hobbit movie being filmed by Peter Jackson… to be one of about 200 extras needed for filming scenes in the Twizel-Lake Pukaki area during November and December.
The casting call was also for “towns people” – men and women aged 30 to 80 years with character faces and men with beards. All shapes, sizes and ethnicities were welcome. That brought out some real characters, especially men of all shapes, sizes and colours of beards, some unkempt through to others plaited and trimmed. Some women dressed in Victorian clothes to enhance their chances of being selected.
They were warned the work was intermittent and often last-minute, work days were “long, changeable” and “patience and flexibility” was essential.
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On today’s episode, we introduce you to our awesome new host Simone Boyce! Also on today’s show, Benedict Cumberbatch opens up about Smaug, we’ve got info on some new ‘Hobbit’ filming locations and details on TORn’s exclusive party in NYC for the New York Comic Con!
Did you watch TORn travel across the country to DragonCon? Did you wish they were coming to New York City? Well, now they are! TheOneRing.net will be giving a presentation this year at New York Comic Con, and to celebrate, we’rethrowing a party in the Big Apple – ‘Ringers Take Manhattan’! This event, held in a private room in Manhattan, will be an exclusive chance for Tolkien fans to hang out with like minded people and to celebrate all things Middle-earth! Ticket price will include appetizers, one free drink of your choice, an exclusive TORn shirt (available during NY Comic-Con only), other goodies, a chance to win some very high end prizes (think Jewelry, Statues, etc), and guaranteed good times! Any profits made will go to support TORn, so you also get to feel good about supporting the website! Our party will be held at The Speakeasy at the Gin Mill, Amsterdam Avenue on Friday October 14th from 7-10pm. This beautiful location provides the perfect atmosphere, and includes plenty of choices for drink and bar food, so party goers can eat, drink and be Merry (or Pippin if you prefer…) to their hearts’ content. Tickets are $40 each and go on sale at 2pm ET on Monday, September 26th. We hope to see you in Manhattan! Follow the link to learn more about New York Comic-Con and all the great events taking place that weekend. [New York Comic-Con Tickets] [TORn Panel] (Have a Tolkien related business and want to sponsor our NYCC appearance? Contact us)
Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Snowblind Studios release a new video and still assets for the upcoming video game The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, launching November 1.
To save Middle-earth… you must survive. The stealth and cunning of the human, the strong and true arrows of the Elf, the might and strength of the warrior dwarf – each must rely on the other during this vital mission or face a most certain defeat.
But some creatures dwell alone, subscribing to neither good nor evil. Their only allegiance is to themselves – an allegiance they fiercely protect. This video reveals a new character in the game emerging from the depths of his cave: Urgost the fire-drake, a fire-breathing dragon. Continue reading “Power of 3 Trailer for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North”
Evangeline Lilly fears “purist” fans will hate herrole in The Hobbit because her character didn’t feature in the book and was invented solely for the fantasy film adaptation.
The Lost actress’ Sylvan elf Tauriel was created especially for director Peter Jackson‘s upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel, based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novel The Hobbit.
But Lilly admits she is terrified Tolkien devotees won’t respond well when the movie epic is released next year.
Highlights from the Otago Daily Times’ report on the Hobbit casting call that took place yesterday (Sunday 26th September 2011) at Oamaru, NZ:
Did you watch TORn travel across the country to DragonCon? Did you wish they were coming to New York City? Well, now they are! 