A new image of Beorn (played by Mikael Persbrandt) in his angry bear-form, apparently from The Hobbit: The…
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A new image of Beorn (played by Mikael Persbrandt) in his angry bear-form, apparently from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Annual 2014 has appeared out in the wild on the internet.
Looks like it could be related to that scene from the trailer where Thorin & Company are trying to barricade the doors to Beorn’s hall in somewhat of a panic. Continue reading “A new image of Beorn in bear-form!”
Lord of the Rings producer Barrie Osborne is apparently interested in shooting a Viking film. He it thinks may do for Norwegian tourism what LOTR and The Hobbit has done for New Zealand. Thanks to Ringer Obi donkenobi for the heads-up! Continue reading “Former LOTR producer plans Norway Viking epic”
Hard to believe this surreal flash parody of The Council of Elrond scene from The Fellowship of the Ring is now 10 years old. Time flies! Continue reading “A musical parody of The Council of Elrond”
Looks like the cast of The Hobbit are deep in Additional Dialogue Recording (ADR) right now, going by one of Graham McTavish’s (who plays Dwalin) recent tweets. ADR is, of course, used to re-record any original dialogue that wasn’t initially good on set, or wasn’t picked up well by the boom microphones. Thanks to Ringer TheSexyBeard for spotting this story! Continue reading “Armitage and McTavish recording ADR for Desolation of Smaug”
A Norwegian couple have built a straw and clay cottage inside a glass dome where they hope to grow oranges and tomatoes – despite living inside the Arctic Circle.
“We live in the northern part of Norway where it’s very windy and cold, so we wanted protection around the house where we could build fruit and vegetables,” Benjamin Hjertefølger told The Local. “We also wanted to build a house that’s good for living, with only natural materials and no poisonous, pre-made things.” Continue reading “Norway couple build hobbit house in dome”
As you’ll know, if you’ve been following the Road Trip to DragonCon, that fabulous and fun convention is taking place in Atlanta, Georgia this weekend! And TheOneRing.net will be there in force!
We’ll have a table in the ‘fan tables area’ – please come by and see us! Staffers deej and greendragon will be running the table, with expert help from staffer Thorongil. We’ll have awesome t-shirts and posters for sale, as well as trivia to play and prizes to win! Plus we love meeting fellow fans – so please swing by and say hello! We’ll be in the Hyatt, Exhibition Level, across from the entrance to the Art Show.
TORn will also be presenting two panels at DragonCon: on Saturday, 5.30pm in the Hyatt International South will be The Hobbit: One book, three movies; and on Sunday, 1pm in the Hyatt Centennial 1 we’ll be Previewing The Desolation of Smaug! Staffer MrCere will be joining deej and greendragon – and maybe a few others! – on those panels. Otherwise, catch MrCere very busily running the Tolkien Track at the con this weekend!
Justin and the Road Trip gang will of course be covering events and streaming from the Con! Other exciting happenings include the Evening at Bree party on Friday night, 8.30pm in Hyatt Centennial 1, where The Tolkien Track have their annual shindig with costume contest and with our faves, Emerald Rose, rocking the house! On Saturday night The Tolkien Track have a new event – a late night ‘Middle-earth goes retro’ dance party! 80s music all night long – come on down and party like it’s the Third Age! 80s attire optional but encouraged – what did elves wear in the 80s, anyway? Come party with fellow fans and denizens of Middle-earth, as TORn’s own professional dj (hey, that’s why we call her deej!) spins the discs – 10.30pm Saturday, in the Hilton Grand Ballroom East.
And let’s not forget, of course, that there are some fabulous celebrities at DragonCon this weekend! Already scheduled on panels are William Kircher (Bifur), Graham McTavish (Dwalin) and Sylvester McCoy (Radagast). Manu Bennet (Azog) is also at the con, so we hope to see him on a panel or two, as well! And our good friends from Badali Jewelry will have a booth in the dealers’ hall, in the AmericasMart Building 1, so say hi to them and maybe treat yourself to a gorgeous piece of jewelry!
It’s all happening; it’s going to be a whirlwind of a weekend! We always look forward to meeting fellow Tolkien lovers at all the conventions and events which TheOneRing.net attends – so we hope to see YOU this weekend at DragonCon!
