It’s time to talk Hobbit rumours again in the Hall of Fire!
What’s caught your keen eyes and ears over the past few weeks? The 48fps filming annoucement? The teasing first picture of the cave for the key scenes from “Riddles in the Dark”? John Rhys-Davies seemingly closing the door on being involved in the film? Elijah Wood’s cameo? Or was it something you gleaned from Peter Jackson’s production video?
Be sure to join us on Saturday April 23 from 6pm EDT in #thehalloffire on our IRC server and help us dissect all the latest news from the production. Continue reading “Hall of Fire Hobbit Rumour Round-up This Weekend!”
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TheOneRing.net has long been a part of the “Fictional Frontiers” radio program that airs in Philly on Monday afternoons and then is shared with the world on the internet. Program host Sohaib Awan talks about the popular arts with directors, writers, illustrators and staffers from TheOneRing.net, including on this weeks show. Follow the link for the exclusive extended conversation about “The Hobbit” and what it might mean to the film industry as well as chat about the casting rumors that continue to swirl.
Fictional Frontiers with Sohaib airs every Monday at 5 pm ET on WNJC-1360 AM Philadelphia.
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TheOneRing.net would like to wish a very healthy and happy Birthday to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings actor/director Andy Serkis!
Andy is 47 and was born on this day in Ruislip, Middlesex, England. We all know him as Gollum/Smeagol in the LOTR films, and he will return in that role for the upcoming The Hobbit films. Andy has recently been named the second unit director The Hobbit!
Happy Birthday Andy!!
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If you are a fan of the 1977 animated Hobbit, you have children, and you happen to live near Ridgefield, CT USA, then you are in luck!
The Ridgefield Library is hosting a special 1977 Hobbit movie viewing on their 16mm film projector. The showing will take place in the Children’s Program Room on Thursday, April 21, from 7-8:30 p.m. This film is open to students in grades 6-12. Snacks and Lembas will be provided. Registration is not required.
Details on the event are available through the following link. [Read on]
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MSN published a ‘Where are they now?‘ feature today outlining the main roles from The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. As the name implies, the article highlights a few of the actors and, wait for it, what they are doing now! Ringer Malintatherian, who sent us the link, observed that MSN accidentally used a picture of Merry when writing of Billy Boyd. Hobbit are hard to distinguish sometimes! Check out the full article at MSN.com. [Read On]
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Turbine has just released two new batches of assets for The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) and Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (DDO). LOTRO – Spring Festival – Screenshots – In celebration of LOTRO’s 4th anniversary, a Spring Festival begins, featuring a new hedge maze, a “Stomp-a-Shrew” event in the Festival Gardens, and the new Ale Association, founded by the Dwarves of Thorin’s Hall to rival the Hobbits’ Inn League! For more information about the LOTRO Spring Festival, click here.
DDO Update 9 – Screenshots
New screens depict the new Harbinger of Madness adventure pack being added with Update 9, showing players on the hunt for the missing Saltire townsfolk, as they traverse the uncharted sewers near the Stormreach harbor. Update 9 will also introduce updates to Crafting, new attack animations, boosted spells and more prestige Enhancement lines, among other updates. For more information about DDO’s Update 9, click here. Continue reading “LOTRO 4th Anniversary Festival; DDO Update 9 Screens”
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