News Archive

In his newest Blog post, Ian McKellen looks at the question; Has Peter Jackson changed since the filming of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy? The blog post can be found here.

For a behind the scenes look at ‘An Unexpected Party’ click here. 150 behind the scenes Pics from ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ can be found here. Mark Hadlow, Dori in the Films, will be appearing in a schoolgirl written play to raise money to fight child poverty. For more info click here. The Duke […]

A few unedited  shots of Luke Evans playing Bard The Bowman can be found here. Details on the interactive official film tie-in e-books can be found by going here. and then clicking the link under ‘Latest Headlines. ( That’s the only way I could get the link to work)

The full name of this terrifying predator translates literally to “Eye of Sauron” in Greek. To read about this strange creature, read the article here.

Two new Trailers for ‘The Hobbit.An unexpected journey’ van be viewed here. Information about the copyright infringement lawsuit against the makers of  ‘Age of the Hobbit’ can be found here. You can hear the first track;  ‘ Radagast the Brown’, from the Hobbit soundtrack by clicking here. To watch Jeremy Telford, The Balloon Guy, build […]

To read the details about the thirteen Dwarves in ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ and the Actors playing them click here. How would you feel if you stood in line for hours to buy tickets for the Movie’s New Zealand Premiere, only to find out that all of the tickets had been secretly sold weeks […]

Smaug, the   Dragon that terrorized The Lonely Mountain,  is one of the most heavily anticipated characters that will  be brought to the screen  in the upcoming `The Hobbit` trilogy. Dragons like Smaug have a been part of our culture and literature for centuries, but where did these mythical creatures come from? Friday’s Wall Street Journal […]

For an explanation as to why you SHOULD read The Hobbit before you see the first film click here.

To read about the decision to expand to The Hobbit to three movies click here. The seventeen promotional posters for ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’  can be viewed here.

To read about the artisan craftsmen that make Gandalf’s Scarves click here. Details of the change in date for the NZ Premiere of ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ can be found here. An article about the Artwork and Tracklisting for the movie’s soundtrack can be found here. And by the way yesterday was Director Peter […]