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Hobbit Fan contest, Colbert moderates Comic Con panel, New Peter Jackson Interview, New Teaser trailer to be released

A new contest, starting August 25th, that will bring 150 fans(75 winners each with a friend) to New Zealand for the premiere of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, was announced yesterday at Comic Con. Details of the announcement can be found here and the contest page can be found here . You […]

Friday News Update: new Lego displayed at SDCC, Tolkien Biopics in the Works, Heavy Metal Tolkien, and New The Battle of Five Armies Pics

Click here to see TNI`s coverage of the new Lego 866 piece ‘The Lonely Mountain’ set. Click here to be taken to Rolling Stone’s coverage of the two planned Tolkien biopics. Click here here to learn, thanks to Virtual Festivals, what Tolkien’s books inspired in many of the acts that will be appearing at Bloodstock […]

New ‘The Battle Of Five Armies’ Poster released for Comic-Con

Click here to view the new poster.

New Cartoon style ‘The Hobbit’ pics

Click here to be taken to ‘Flicks and Bits’ for some artwork that may help you bide the time while you are waiting for the release of the new ‘Battle of Five Armies’ trailers. But if that isn’t enough you can click here for more information; Hobbit coverage at Comic-con, and a new still from […]

Battle of Five Armies trailer details finally stated

Details on when we can expect the full trailer and teaser trailer for ‘The Hobbit, The Battle of Five Armies’ have been posted on Peter Jackson’s Facebook page and can be found here .

New Zealand tourists can now take a Dinner Tour of the Hobbiton set

Details of the new dinner tours, which include a stop at the Green Dragon for a complimentary beverage and a dinner feast, can be found here .

How many conventions can Salt Lake City Host ?

Salt lake City just finished hosting the Middle-earth themed FantasyCon, its third fantasy convention in less than a year, and as attendance was down from April’s FanX and last September’s Salt Lake Comic Con there are some concerns that may be too many ‘cons’ for the market. More information can be found here .