{"id":50736,"date":"2011-11-29T01:50:07","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T06:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=50736"},"modified":"2011-11-29T01:59:35","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T06:59:35","slug":"ian-mckellen-updates-hobbit-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2011\/11\/29\/50736-ian-mckellen-updates-hobbit-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian McKellen Updates “Hobbit” Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ian McKellen<\/strong>‘s new blog entry, titled “Moving On<\/a>“, chronicles a portion of his travels along New Zealand’s North Island where location filming for The Hobbit<\/strong> is currently on.\u00a0Excerpts follow:<\/p>\n

Our first filming destination was Matamata, where eleven years ago Gandalf the Grey made his entrance into\u00a0The Fellowship of the Ring, greeting Ian Holm\u2019s Bilbo on the doorstep of Bag End.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

All our trucks, trailers, generators, dining tent and loos were hidden behind and below the surrounding hillocks but it was nostalgic to clamber up the path that leads to Bag End where this time Martin Freeman\u2019s Bilbo will be surprised by Gandalf. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

We filmed there for less than a week, this time leaving everything behind, so future visitors do not have to guess at but actually see Hobbiton in its glory. They will even be able to get a snack at the Green Dragon.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more of Gandalf’s adventures by clicking the link provided above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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