A sneak preview from The Hobbit that aired on the SyFy channel during the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. is now available online. The 41 second clip shows a nice interchange between Gandalf and Bilbo as they explore the treasures found in the cave of the three trolls and Bilbo gets a very nice and valuable gift indeed!
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Are you by chance going to be in or near New York on December 4? If the answer is yes, you can get free tickets to Anderson Live where they will be interviewing cast members from “The Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey.” According to andersoncooper.com: the taping will occur in the afternoon and air at a later date. Arrival time is 11:45am and the show will last about 3 hours. If anyone is interested all they have to do is email Tickets@andersoncooper.com with “The Hobbit Tickets” on the subject header. Please make sure to include there full name, # of tickets and a contact # and we will send you tickets asap. The studio age is 16 and older and anyone under the age of 18 must be with a parent or guardian. Our studios are in NYC on West 57th between 10th and 11th avenue.
Ringer Arwen4 clued us in that the AMC Studio 30 cinema in Houston, TX will be hosting a trilogy showing on Saturday, December 8, culminating in a midnight showing of “The Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey.” The Trilogy showing starts at 11:00 a.m. and costs $25. The midnight showing of The Hobbit is an addition $10. Read more…
Update! Unfortunately, after calling the theater we’ve verified that the fandago ticketing site is incorrect. The showing on the 8th of December is for the trilogy only – no early showing of The Hobbit is included.
The great buzz at the Premiere Party owes a lot to the presence of over a hundred fans from all corners of the earth who came to Wellington on a Red Carpet tour. There was a glorious mix of accents as they streamed into the Amora Ballroom last night. We have Vic, Rae and Julie from Red Carpet to thank for getting the party idea off the ground and then bringing it to fruition with months of hard work. Their work is far from over – they have a whole lot of new Hobbit locations to show their tour group when they take the ferry to the South Island the day after the premiere. In the meantime here’s a picture that sums up Tolkien fandom – there’s Jed Brophy in the middle, sharing his time generously with fans whose appearance is a tribute to their imagination and creativity. In the background – you can’t quite see them, through the door – are the hard working people at the entry desk making everything happen – Vic, Rae and Julie.
There’s a gallery of excellent photos of costumes at the party here, thanks to Fotografdracula.
TheOneRing.net and Red Carpet Tours Premiere Party was a hit. Happy fans, stunning costumes, wonderful music and to top it all off, we were visited by Peter Jackson, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Richard Taylor, Tania Rodgers, Gino Acevedo, Philippa Boyens, and a whole parcel of assorted dwarves – Stephen Hunter, Peter Hambleton and John Callen, to name just a few – well, I’ve surely left some names off the list and I’m sorry for that. But it was a wonderful, wonderful night, and we’re just bowled over at the generosity of the stars who gave their time and enthusiasm so generously. It was fantastic to be able to thank them and show our appreciation for their hard, hard work.
Huge thanks to William Kircher (Bifur) who entertained the crowd with his great band California Dreamers – their Misty Mountains song was a huge hit. Jed Brophy (Nori) was great with his band The Last Resort, and Jed also did a superb job as MC, keeping the crowd happy and keeping everything going smoothly.
Pics will no doubt follow (there were plenty of you out there with cameras, so please send us your faves); meanwhile check out the amazing scenes captured on local media and the reports coming in on Facebook.
Update! Reports are coming in from some of our discussion board members who attended the party. Read their reports on our TORn Moots and Other Event board here.
If you’re in Wellington don’t miss this your chance to party with the fans! Door sales are available, and once you’re in, you have the chance to win goodies from Weta and Stansborough as we raise money for TORN and Books in Homes.
