Sylvester McCoy, Radagast the Brown in the two upcoming films based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, has been added as a guest to the annual celebration of popular culture known as DragonCon. Ralph Bakshi is also a guest and of course TheOneRing.net is also attending as it has for the last decade and we will make every effort to catch a chat with McCoy.
He is best known as the seventh Doctor Who but has worked extensively on the stage and in television. It is not yet known if he will appear as part of the Tolkien Track of programming (but he is more than welcome to take the stage during either of the two TORn panels on The Hobbit) but he will doubtless be asked a few Middle-earth questions even if he is involved with Doctor Who content.
Expect a lot more DragonCon content from TORn through the conclusion of the convention including the TORn road trip to DragonCon. Continue reading “Sylvester McCoy added as DragonCon guest”
Category: Hobbit Cast News
Fans of great movies such as “Wilde” and “V for Vendetta” can never forget the remarkable performances of writer, actor, and host Stephen Fry. The tech-savvy thespian is also the UK’s most popular personality on TWITTER, commanding a stunning 3,000,000 followers — all of whom rely on Mr. Fry for his constant flow of erudite humor and humanist compassion. Ringer fans around the world and all of us at TheOneRing.net send *Happy Birthday* wishes across the miles to New Zealand, where no doubt PJ and Co. have celebrated Mr. Fry’s natal day with appropriate zeal! Chocolate Fish Cafe for dessert, anyone?
Read more about his character, the Master of Lake-town, and others from the upcoming HOBBIT films on our Characters page.
In relation to the post below “Evangeline Lilly, precious son in Wellington for ‘The Hobbit’, 
the [Stuff] website also reported this juicy and exciting tidbit
“Jackson’s spokesman would not reveal which celebrities were currently in Wellington, but said filming had resumed last week and would continue until December. “
From the Hero Complex LA Times blog:
How good is Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins? Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson says there is “simply nobody else” who could star in ”The Hobbit” epic that will be told over two films, the first reaching theaters in December 2012 and the second in December 2013.
“He is fantastic and there is simply nobody else for the job,” Jackson said during a recent break from the production in New Zealand and a whirlwind trip to Southern California. “We couldn’t find anyone who was better than him. He is simply fantastic.”
Justin writes: I just saw James Nesbitt in a new trailer for “The Way” starring Martin Sheen. Mr. Nesbitt delivered quite a few lines in it. More..
Evangeline Lilly, taking on the role of an invented female Elf character in The Hobbit, has been spotted in Wellington, New Zealand as the second and much longer stint of filming is soon to begin.
Lilly, who has been occupied for six years with the television hit Lost, will play a character written into the scrip for the two films written by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh,Phillipa Boyens and Guillermo del Toro.
Thanks to Ataahua for the heads up from the The Daily Mail.