JRR Tolkien Birthday Toast

Published on: 30th December, 2008

The 3rd of January is the birthday of JRR Tolkien and if you aren’t too hung over from the New Year parties you are invited by the Tolkien society to join in a toast to the late author of much loved stories from Middle Earth, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
It will [...]

The Hobbit Movie Postponed

Published on: 19th December, 2008

Several sources are reporting part 1 of The Hobbit movie has been postponed by at least a year.
The Shooting of ‘The Hobbit’, which was planned to begin in New Zealand this winter, has been postponed until 2010 - with the release date pushed back to 2012.
However, as yet the cause for the delay is unknown.
Originally [...]

Most Expensive Tolkien Book Of All Time

Published on: 17th December, 2008

GTC Roadshow AG announces the acquisition of the most expensive Tolkien book ever sold; a signed first edition of “The Lord of the Rings” dedicated to the “Queen of the Hobbits”, for 104.000 USD.
A further 5 lots were acquired in the same auction: the first translation of The Hobbit dedicated to E. Griffiths, a signed [...]

The Hobbit Movie Forum

Published on: 13th December, 2008

There is now a Hobbit movie forum attached to this blog which is available to anyone wanting to chat, comment about or discuss the movies and Middle Earth in general.
User names are strictly on a first come first serve basis so grab your favorite characters name and start posting your questions and answers here.
Please note [...]

Viggo Mortensen On The Hobbit Movies

Published on: 5th December, 2008

Capone over at aintitcool.com did a great interview with Viggo Mortensen covering a large variety of topics and of course the Hobbit movies came up.
As Capone put it, “If I don’t ask this question I lose my job” which raised a laugh from Viggo.
So has he had the phone call yet? Does he expect it? [...]

Del Toro Gives Hobbit Movie Update

Published on: 15th November, 2008

Guillermo Del Toro stopped to chat to Wired about how things were progressing with The Hobbit movie and things must be going nicely as he says he expects preproduction to get underway as early as January.
Wired caught up with Del Toro at a party held in Hollywood nightclub ‘Element’ to celebrate the launch of Hellboy [...]

Can’t Wait For The Hobbit Movie?

Published on: 11th November, 2008

If 3 years seems too long for The Hobbit movie and your next visit to Middle Earth, help is at hand in the form of an independent movie telling the story of the Dúnedain, the Rangers of the North, before the return of the King.
It features Arathorn and Gilraen, the parents of Aragorn and follows [...]

The Hobbit Movies Raise Tolkienalia

Published on: 27th October, 2008

In March of this year a first edition copy of The Hobbit sold for $40 000 at Bonham’s in London. Would it have raised such a figure at auction if it weren’t for The Hobbit movie due for release in 2010?
The making of the Lord of the Rings movies certainly raised the profile of Tolkien [...]

Del Toro Discusses Hobbit Movies

Published on: 14th October, 2008

Guillermo Del Toro is certainly the man in demand and it seems his career is mapped out for at least a decade. He heads off to New Zealand in just a few weeks now and The Hobbit movies will be his life for several years to come.
As if that wasn’t enough job security, he’s also [...]

Del Toro Wants 5 part Middle Earth Movie

Published on: 8th October, 2008

Del Toro says he wants you to be able to sit down in 2012 and watch 1 entire movie split into 5 parts. The Hobbit he says, is no longer refferered to as 2 movies but rather as The Movie that will be shot in 2 parts.
“The reality is that we stopped talking the first [...]

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