While J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy may be dear to fans young and old, philosophy professor David O’Connor said Tuesday he believes the trilogy is meant to reflect on a darker side of nostalgia at the core of human nature. In the second installment of Tolkien 2012, the Center for Ethics […]
Dr. Karl Seigfried, a member of the Norse religion faculty at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI is hosting the First Annual Hobbit Day in honor of the soon-to-be-released movie. There will be costume contests, performances of favorite scenes from the Hobbit, treats celebrating Bilbo’s and Frodo’s birthdays, and much, much more. For more information, check […]
Cate Blanchett was recently interviewed by the Spanish website Milenio.. To see what she had to say about reprising her role as Galadriel click here.
Now that a new “Hobbit” app has been released by Apple, a number of new stills from the first movie have become available. To see some of the new stills click here . Along with these pics, images of other characters have also been released; for a pic of Elrond click here , for one […]
Warner Bros. and MGM have just announced the name and release date for the third Hobbit movie which will now be titled; ‘The Hobbit: There and Back Again’, and have officially changed the name of the second movie to;’ The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’. For more details click here .
While most of us are still coming to terms with the announcement that The Hobbit will be released as a trilogy, Peter Jackson discusses how much of Guillermo del Toro, the film’s original director, remains in the mix. Jackson took over the film back in 2010 when Del Toro dropped out of the film after […]
SHERLOCK star Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed he is having to ‘lose his inhibitions’ to play Smaug the dragon in Peter Jackson’s new Hobbit trilogy. The actor is not only voicing Smaug but also giving physical input through motion-capture technology that tracks his movements, expressions and gestures. See the whole story here .