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Billy Boyd, One of the stars of Sir Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is returning to New Zealand a decade after he last left to be a guest at the Armageddon comics, fantasy and science fiction expo.
Details can be found here.
Brisbane Australia’s Tolkien fans can look forward to an evening surrounded by the creatures of Middle Earth.
Read more about the charitable event here.
Jemima Catlin, from Dorchester, U.K. was commissioned by Harper Collins to illustrate a new hardback edition and deluxe slipcase edition of The Hobbit that hits the shelves on today.
To read about how she came to be chosen for click here.
J.R.R. Tolkien passed away on September 2nd 1973, yet his writings have never been more popular. To read his obituary from the New York Times click here.
Click here to read why PJ is unlikely to direct a ‘Dr. Who’ episode at any time in the near future.
Details on the ‘Festival In the Shire’ exhibition can be found here.
To view Brotherhood Workshop’s detailed re-creation of the ‘Desolation of Smaug’ trailer using Lego(R) blocks and characters just click here.
Click here for details on the upcoming re-release of five of the books that influenced Tolkien. A better look at the new covers can be found here, thanks to ‘Caustic Cover Critic’.
Thirteen newly released ‘Desolation of Smaug’ stills, including three of Tauriel, can be found here.
Click here for an estimate of what insurers might pay out for the damages seen in ‘The Hobbit; an Unexpected Journey.’
For moviepilot.com’s look at how Gollum might critique the trailer click here.
A new still, reported to be of Beorn in bear form, has been posted on the internet and, thanks to Yahoo Movies, can be found here
Io9’s contributor Gibbelins has written a very interesting essay explaining how, and why, to read “the Silmarillion. The essay can be found here.
To read about the unusual fee that PJ will receive for directing the episode, click here.
Click here to listen to the comments from the actress, who plays the Elf, Tauriel, in `The Hobbit` trilogy of films.
Details of his nomination, recognition for the soundtrack of ‘ The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey,’ can be found here.
The director of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” will receive the IBC’s highest honor. Details can be found here.
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