Our good friends at Trend Setters Ltd have an exciting contest going on right now, where YOU can win an exclusive product which hasn’t yet been released! This collectible film cell piece is limited to 1000 pieces – and the competition winner will receive piece number 1! This is an eight card montage of The Hobbit scenery artwork, plus sixteen clips of genuine film footage.
Take a look at this amazing collectible here; then go to the competition page at Trend Setters Ltd’s Facebook page by clicking here. Simply ‘like’ their main Facebook page (NOT the collectible image!) and leave a comment on the image to have a chance of winning! The competition runs until 20th December, and – alas – is only open to US residents. But don’t fear – if you don’t win, you can always purchase these beautiful collectibles from Trend Setters Ltd’s website; or, if you join us at The One Expected Partynext February, you could win another limited piece there!
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opened to an incredible $13 million from 3,100 midnight locations. That may not seem like much when compared to record-holder Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($43.5 million) or this Summer’sThe Dark Knight Rises ($27 million), but for a December release that’s a massive figure. In fact, it’s three times as much as Avatar made at midnight ($3.537 million), and also way up on I Am Legend‘s $1.7 million. I Am Legend is the current December opening weekend record-holder with $77.2 million, which The Hobbit is now guaranteed to pass by the end of the weekend. [Read More]
Peter Jackson has just uploaded his latest Hobbit production video — #10!
This one delves into the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Wellington and reveals that production vids will resume next year as the team ramps up all over again to complete The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Continue reading “Watch The Hobbit: production video #10”
While New Zealand and the U.K. are already enjoying theaters playing The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, North America is set to kick off events tonight. The 12:01 screenings are a way for fans to express their desire to see the film early, at the first possible moment of the film’s release on Friday, December 14.
TheOneRing.net, following a long tradition of getting fans together in real life, have set up Line Party events around the country. Companies like Badali Jewelry, with its commemorative Line Party Pins, ReadD 3D glasses, Guardians of Middle-earth video games, HMH book publishers and Denny’s have all made donations that have been sent to select lines around the nation.
Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, photographed by the line that gathered 24 hours early to get in line for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.”A TORn contingent has set up base at the Grauman’s Chineese Theater in Hollywood. They started camping out at midnight Wednesday to be the first to enter the theater. Air New Zealand and 100.3 The Sound will be there with many giveaways including a chance to win a trip to middle earth itself, New Zealand! If you are at home instead of out, you can watch at http://www.theonering.net/live/.
TORn’s Line Party in Atlanta, Georgia received media attention today, led by our own staffer Deej, also known as Rebecca Perry. The Atlanta Journal Constitution features a story with Deej and many of the site’s friends and DragonCon’s Tolkienites. They even used photos from the subjects of the story to full effect.
Other notable lines are in Boston, scattered around California and appear in virtually every state and many countries around the world.
Meanwhile, the Salt Lake line party, led by this young writer here, is taking a low-key approach. For LOTR:Return of the King we privately purchased 1,400 tickets so this year is a quiet gathering to build momentum for the next two Hobbit films. However, we are throwing down the gauntlet and will turn next year’s event into a friendly rivalry. Just you try to out-do us in 2014!
You too can participate in Line Party events now and in the future. Check out our lines here and look for more and better in 2014. Also, we will print limited t-shirts to commemorate our fourth Line Party effort. Called the LP4 shirt, look for it soon! Thanks to all the Line Party leaders for your efforts and to fans: ENJOY!
With the public screenings now on in New Zealand and England and a day away in the U.S. and Canada, it seems a good time to continue to celebrate Hobbit Week and share some of the footage we gathered on the red carpet in Wellington, New Zealand. And this time instead of speaking to the media in general, they are speaking directly to you, the community that makes up TheOneRing.net. We have saved this footage for just the right time but here in the states it feels like ‘Hobbit Eve’ and there hasn’t been a lull in the media for weeks so it is now or never! Hope you enjoy some short visits and appearances by Adam Brown, Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, James Cameron, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Martin Freeman, Peter Hambleton, Richard Armitage, Stephen Hunter and William Kircher. Enjoy!
Want to enjoy the UK Premiere of ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey?’ Well, you can right now! We’ve set up a page with a live stream, chat and twitter to allow you to interact with fans worldwide as this event takes place. TORn staffer GreenDragon is on the ‘green’ carpet and will be submitting some reports later, but for now, enjoy the LIVE coverage! [LIVE Coverage]
Our good friends at Trend Setters Ltd have an exciting contest going on right now, where YOU can win an exclusive product which hasn’t yet been released! This collectible film cell piece is limited to 1000 pieces – and the competition winner will receive piece number 1! This is an eight card montage of The Hobbit scenery artwork, plus sixteen clips of genuine film footage.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opened to an incredible $13 million from 3,100 midnight locations. That may not seem like much when compared to record-holder 
