It’s been a little while since we’ve had a movie rumours, spoilers and speculation chat in Hall of Fire. So we’re fixing that this weekend as we take a look at the latest news about what’s going on with the Hobbit production.

We’ll be taking a close look at our own Quickbeam’s speculation about just what the writers might have in store for Radagast the Brown. We’ll also be poring over the latest spy pictures from the Dale and Esgaroth sets.

And, of course, anything else I’ve forgotten that’s piqued your interest recently.

So join us on Saturday April 7 at 6pm EDT when we’ll pull apart all these things and much more, and talk about what they mean for the movie!

Time zone conversions

Not sure what time the chat will be where you are? Check this little conversion table out for some help. Alternatively, head to Time and Date.

America:
6.00pm EDT (New York)
5.00pm CDT (Chicago)
4.00pm MDT (Denver)
3.00pm PDT (Los Angeles)

Europe:
10.00pm GMT (London)
11.00pm CET (Paris)
Midnight EET (Helsinki)

Asia-Pacific
8.00am AEST (Sunday) Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne
10.00am NZST (Sunday) Wellington

How long do your topic chats go for?

Our chats usually last around an hour, and are very newbie friendly. Simply drop in and join the conversation!

Moreover, our main room, #theonering.net is open 24 hours a day. We don’t always talk Tolkien, but if you have a burning question, you’ll usually find one or two of “the regulars” up for a chat!

Where — connection details

Chat happens on #thehalloffire on irc.theonering.net — the TORn IRC server. You can connect instantly via our embedded Mibbit client that works inside your web browser.

Alternatively, you can install a dedicated chat program such as mIRC on your computer and just plug in the following connection details.

Server: irc.theonering.net
Port: 6667
Channel: #thehalloffire