Kiwi actor William Kircher returned from a whirlwind 10 days at Hobbit world premieres to news he has landed a lead role in a new Hollywood movie. Kircher — who plays dwarf Bifur in the latest Peter Jackson fantasy hit — returned to Wellington on Wednesday after mingling with the stars on the red carpet in New York and London.
He hardly had time to draw breath before being told about his plum part as a smooth-talking villain in an upcoming American thriller, alongside an Oscar-winning actress.
“It is really exciting to get a break like this and I hear being in The Hobbit certainly helped,” Kircher told The New Zealand Herald on Sunday.
greendragon with actor John Bell, who plays Bain in The Hobbit movies
On 12th December staffer greendragon was lucky enough to attend the red (well, actually it was green!) carpet in Leicester Square, London, for the Royal Film Performance of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Many of the film’s stars – and other celebs who were there to see the movie – stopped by to say hi, and were delighted to see TheOneRing.net (‘our special friends,’ as Peter Hambleton said) represented there. This is because YOU, our readers, are all so fabulous – everyone involved with the films knows that the best fans are the ones who visit TORn. 😉 So here, as a little festive mathom offered to you all from us, the staffers at TORn, is a video of some greetings (and some ‘woohoos’!) to you all, from the folks who work in Middle-earth.
After a little footage of the set up in Leicester Square to set the scene, you’ll see John Bell (Bain) and his parents, Graham McTavish (Dwalin), James Nesbitt (Bofur), William Kircher (Bifur) and his beautiful wife Nicole, artist Alan Lee, Stephen Hunter (Bombur), Peter Hambleton (Gloin), Jed Brophy (Nori), Adam Brown (Ori), and of course Dominic Monaghan (Merry) and Billy Boyd (Pippin)- who were there to see the movie and revisit old haunts! Enjoy! Wishing you all happy holidays!
We are very excited to announce the winners in our ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‘ Giveaway! But before we do, we want to thank our sponsor Warner Bros for providing these two amazing prize packs and affording us this wonderful opportunity to give them away to two lucky Ringers! Don’t forget to visit the official website, The Hobbit facebook page, and Twitter: follow @wbpictures!
To see the prizes and prize-packs, please see our original post here. Without further delay, the winners are…
Grand Prize – Xavier K of Montana, US Runner-up Prize – Melinda G of Kansas, US
Our two winners will be contacted via email. Stay tuned to TheOneRing.net for upcoming giveaways!
Many fans traveled to New Zealand from around the world in the days and weeks leading up to the Premiere, just to be there on that fateful day. One such person is Dr. Lynnette Porter, author of a new book “The Hobbit: The many lives of Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin” (review forthcoming) and previously a speaker at one of TORn’s Lord of the Rings related conventions. She has just posted an in-depth article on why so many Tolkien fans flock to New Zealand and just what made Premiere week so special. You can check out her article at Popmatters to read about ‘What happens when Humans go a-Hobbiting’.
And for those wondering, it is likely that TheOneRing.net will mount another tour of New Zealand, but whether that is in conjunction with a Premiere or not is still to be determined. Wellington would first need to secure one of the two remaining film’s World Premiere to justify the level of activities they hosted this time around. But then, the locations are always there, and if not a tour, a Cruise to Middle-earth is a very relaxing way to see such a delightful and beautiful country. Keep an eye out, we will post something if the omens look favorable.
Update! Sorry all, jumped the gun our contest a bit. We will be posting this contest shortly – stay tuned! If you already entered, do not fear, we have your entry. Thanks!
Robb B. – NJ, US Deana B. – California, US Talytha B. – South Carolina, US Peter B. – LA, US Carmelita B. – NJ, US Joshua B. – IL, US Jody C. – UT, US Mike C. – Utah, US BreeAnn C. – CA, US Debbi C. – CA, US Natalie D. – Ut, US Judy D. – IL, US Ryan F. – SC, US Pete F. – MI, US Morgan G. – MN, US Randi G. – MD, US Kimberley G. – AL, US Megan K. – Ontario, Canada Logan K. – Ca, US Xavier K. – Montana, US Landon L. – AR, US Maura M. – NJ, US Roland M. – Washington, US Clare M. – GA, US Timothy M. – , US Adam M. – ma, US Joshua M. – VA, US Donna M. – New Jersey, US Georg N. – New York, US Sophia P. – WI, US Kenneth R. – MS, US Erik S. – Maine, US Robert S. – Illinois , US Elizabeth T. – Alabama, US Miranda T. – British Columbia, Canada Garret W. – GA, US Sheri W. – Tn, US Brett W. – Az, US Jeffrey Y. – NY, US Kay G. – Texas, US
Kiwi actor William Kircher returned from a whirlwind 10 days at Hobbit world premieres to news he has landed a lead role in a new Hollywood movie. Kircher — who plays dwarf Bifur in the latest Peter Jackson fantasy hit — returned to Wellington on Wednesday after mingling with the stars on the red carpet in New York and London.
Thanks to HarperCollins Publishers for sponsoring this amazing giveaway to promote the release of