News is just hitting via Deadline.com that Luke Evans has been cast as Bard in the upcoming The Hobbit movies:
EXCLUSIVE TO DEADLINE.com: Luke Evans has bagged the role of Bard in The Hobbit, a last major part that Peter Jackson hadn’t cast in a production that’s underway in New Zealand. Bard the Grim is a skilled archer, and the heir of King Girion of Dale. The king was killed by the talking dragon Smaug. The character plays a greater role in the second film, and is somewhat reminiscent of the action-hero exploits of Viggo Mortensen’s Aragorn, I’m told.
What do you think of the choice? Does he have the ‘Bard’ look? Sound off! For the complete article, including a summary of his past work, jump on over to Deadline.com! [Read on] (Thanks to Ringer Jared for the heads up!)
On this special edition of J.W. Braun’s bookshelf, J.W. looks at every Lord of the Rings DVD and Blu-ray set, including the collection hitting store shelves later this month! [Michael, this is a special video that’s meant to be shared with fans sometime between now and next week – it should be about 14 minutes long. And then I’ll take a mini vacation in July before returning with another “bookshelf” installment in August.]
Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment releases a new behind-the-scenes video, giving an in-depth look at the newly revealed characters from their upcoming video game, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. Key members of the Snowblind Studios development team will guide fans through the tortuous walls of Fornost and the story of how Beleram joins the Fellowship of three on their quest to save the fate of Middle-earth.
In this video, the famous silver screen likeness of Elrond and Gandalf are seen, as are the characters of Radagast, the Brown Wizard -and Elrond’s twin sons, Elladan and Elrohir – known only from the pages of J.R.R. Tolkien literature. The recently introduced Great Eagle, Beleram, is also seen breaking free of his goblin captors in the ruins of Fornost to join in the fight, his strength and skills a necessity against the legions of enemies ahead. Continue reading “New Behind the Scenes Video – The Lord of the Rings: War in the North”
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Thanks to the many Ringers who sent in the news that Andy Serkis (Gollum and the 2nd Unit Director on The Hobbit) did a brief interview on BBC Radio 5. In the audio only discussion, Andy talks about how the production is being accomplished in large blocks, and currently they are on a bit of a hiatus. For the full interview, jump on over to the BBC website for a listen! [BBC]
It’s time to talk Hobbit movie news and rumours again in the Hall of Fire!
It’s been an intriguing couple of weeks, with the casting announcement of Benedict Cumberbatch (but in what role?), plus news that Jackson is scouting out the South Island and some fascinating hints about how The White Council and Dol Guldur might fit into the movies. Still what’s caught your keen eyes and ears over the past couple weeks?
Be sure to join us on Saturday June 18 from 6pm EDT (USA east coast) in #thehalloffire on our IRC server and help us engage in some good old fashioned speculation and dissect all the latest news from the production. Continue reading “Rumour round-up this weekend in Hall of Fire!”
News is just hitting via Deadline.com that Luke Evans has been cast as Bard in the upcoming The Hobbit movies:
Thanks to the many Ringers who sent in the news that