December 2008

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? [...]