In this interview at ComingSoon.net Elijah Wood reveals that he has yet to see the script for The Hobbit movies but he is looking forward to returning to New Zealand around November or December of this year. His response to whether he’ll get a “hobbit” tattoo in addition to his LotR one was; “Yeah, right – Maybe”.
We are pleased to present you with the Silmarillion Survival Guide. This great new resource features a dictionary, pronunciation guide, character, place and object descriptions, great artwork, helpful chapter summaries and much more. It is perfect for CoE members who haven’t yet discovered the wonders of Tolkien’s The Silmarillion as well as a great reference tool for others. You can find the Guide under the Elrond’s Library section off the Main Menu. Hope you enjoy it!
The elves are supposed to be really tall and thin so the horses to be used by them have to be quite stocky to accentuate that.
With those characteristics in mind, Claire, an eleven year old, part Clydesdale, mare, has just been purchased by the movies’ main animal wrangler. For more information head to this article in the Whakatane Beacon
Are you thinking about where to go on your next vacation? Travel guide, Wikitravel.com , has a great review of the pros and cons of one Middle-earth destination you may have been considering.
Peter Jackson will be shooting The Hobbit at 47.96 frames per second. What does this mean?, well it’s a higher rate than is normally used and James Cameron (director of Avatar) has described the effect as follows; “If watching a 3D movie is like looking through a window, then [with this] we’ve taken the glass out of the window and we’re staring at reality.”.
Whether or not the film will be distributed at this frame rate remains to be seen (as it costs more) but even if the high frame rate is not used at the film’s release it can still be used at a later date (e.g. for DVD release). You can read the full article at slashfilm.com.
In an interview at Collider Orlando Bloom reveals that he has been given The Hobbit script and says that though he cannot reveal too much at this point, it’s looking like he might be coming back after all! Can we expect the return of Legolas?
Today, Forbes.com published its list of the top 15 fictional Characters, Smaug the Dragon placed 7th on the list, right between Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne. Read this article to discover how Forbes’ writer Michael Noer determined the value of Smaug’s treasure.
According to this article in The Hollwood Reporter, Andy Serkis along with playing Gollum, will also serve as second unit Director, in ‘The Hobbit’
Stuff.co.nz report that Bret McKenzie has been cast as an elf called Lindir, in The Hobbit movies.
Pier Pressure Productions of Astoria opens its doors to works by artist, Becky Hitchin of Kent, England. As atalante_star Becky served for several years as Books Admin here at CoE and is renowned for both her Celtic knotwork and her Tolkien derived art. For more info click here, and to see more of Becky’s works in our own CoE Gallery click here and follow the arrows above the first pic.