{"id":69774,"date":"2013-03-08T18:58:36","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T23:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=69774"},"modified":"2013-03-08T18:58:36","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T23:58:36","slug":"hobbity-guests-coming-to-supanova-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/03\/08\/69774-hobbity-guests-coming-to-supanova-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Hobbity guests coming to Supanova in April!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Supanova\" Australian Hobbit fans will finally get a little bit of love in April. A team from Weta, and several folks from the cast of The Hobbit are making the trip across the Tasman to make an appearance at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo<\/a> in Melbourne and on the Gold Coast, joining Karl Urban (Eomer) and Supanova MC Mark Ferguson (Gil-galad). <\/p>\n

Supanova attendees will get the chance to see and listen to:<\/p>\n

\"Graham Graham McTavish – Dwalin.<\/i> Graham McTavish (born in 1961) is a Scottish actor who has played an impressive array of characters in a slew of Pop cultural franchises. He played the character Warden Ackerman in Red Dwarf in five episodes of series 8. McTavish has also had many supporting roles in British dramas and films such as Casualty, Jekyll, The Bill, Taggart and Sisterhood. Recently, McTavish appeared in the 2011 film The Wicker Tree, Robin Hardy\u2019s sequel to his 1973 film, The Wicker Man. He has had an \u201cUnexpected Journey\u201d to International stardom playing Dwalin (Brother of Balin) the Dwarf in Sir Peter Jackson\u2019s The Hobbit films.<\/p>\n

\"Stephen Stephen Hunter – Bombur.<\/i> Stephen is a New Zealand actor and voice over artist, currently based in Sydney, Australia. His film and Television career started with Ladies Night in 1995 and has continued to include stints on All Saints, Love My Way, Spirited and Rescue: Special Ops. It was announced in 2011 that Stephen was to play the role of Bombur: brother of Bofur and one of the company of 13 dwarves who retake the Lonely Mountain in Sir Peter Jackson\u2019s The Hobbit trilogy. He has since filmed Field Punishment No.1 in the Role of Aussie Bill which will be released in 2013.<\/p>\n

\"Dean Dean O\u2019Gorman – Fili.<\/i> Dean O\u2019Gorman is a photographer and artist based in New Zealand. He got his start in the television movie, The Rogue Stallion at the age of fourteen, and Raider of the South Seas, both of which were released in 1990. He then won the role of Nurse Harry Martin in the New Zealand soap opera, Shortland Street and has appeared in both Hercules and Xena multiple times. In April 2011 he was cast as Fili the Dwarf in Sir Peter Jackson\u2019s three-part film adaptation of The Hobbit. Kili and his Brother Fili are the youngest dwarves of the 13 and are Thorin Oakenshield\u2019s nephews!<\/p>\n

\"1_Radagastjpg\" Sylvester McCoy – Radagast (as a Gold Coast exclusive guest).<\/i> McCoy was starring at the National Theatre in \u201cThe Pied Piper\u201d, a musical play written especially for him, when he learned that the BBC was looking for a new lead actor to replace Colin Baker in \u201cDoctor Who\u201d (1963). He later won the role as the seventh Doctor. Following \u201cDoctor Who,\u201d McCoy continues to work extensively in theatre, radio, opera, television and films. McCoy can be seen in the latest blockbuster film The Hobbit (as Radagast the Brown) and can still be heard playing the Doctor in the Big Finish audio productions of Doctor Who.<\/p>\n

The dates for Supanova are:<\/p>\n