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Yesterday a supposed first poster was making the rounds, but we did not think that it was legitimate and didn’t post it on CoE. Click here for a new promotional poster for ‘The Hobbit; The Desolation Smaug’ just released by Warner Brothers
Click here for details about the upcoming release of the trailer.
Click here for an interesting review of the newly released book ‘The Fall of Arthur’.
What exactly is a medieval wedding? For some, it means taking on J.R.R. Tolkien’s vision and turning it into a reality. Look it over here.
A woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing two swords featured in the Lord Of The Rings movie franchise from a New York storage facility.
Click here to read about the details of the theft.
Click here to read about Christopher Lee’s new ‘Heavy Metal’ music release. (submitted by BerethEdhellen)
Oxford’ Bodleian Library has just opened it’s new summer exhibition, “Magical Books: from the Middle Ages to Middle-earth”. The exhibits include a number of manuscripts and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien and features the manuscript of ‘The Fall of Arthur’. More information on the exhibit can be found here.
For the official HarperCollins announcement of the release of ‘The Fall of Arthur’ you can look here.
Click here for an early look at some of the characters to be found in ‘The Hobbit; The Desolation of Smaug’.
On his ‘Facebook’ page, seen here, Peter Jackson has announced gathering everyone for the last bit of filming for the ‘Hobbit” trilogy.
Click here for part 1 of the ‘Into The West’ interview with Tolkien artist Jef Murray. Once you read Part I you can click here for Part II.
Click here for an explanation of Benedict Cumberbatch’s enthusiasm to able to take a role in ‘The Hobbit’ and click here
Click here to read about Sean Bean’s next series.
Click here to read about what new role Benedict Cumberbatch is about to play.
You can Click here to learn where Hugo Weaving will be this June.
Click here to learn more about Azog the Defiler and the actor that plays him.
For information about James Nesbitt’s next visit to New Zealand and the TV Travel show he is to host, click here.
In June Peter Jackson is planning on shooting more footage for the ‘Hobbit’ films. For more information click here, and for casting call info click here.
For a first look at what may be a statue of Smaug you just have to click here.
Click here for another view on whether Tolkien’s writing was influenced by his many visits to Ireland.
Emil Johansson of lotrproject.com has now added a ‘Periodic Table of Middle-earth’ to the site. Information on this new feature can be found here and you can click here to go to lotrproject.com and see all of their Middle-earth genealogical work.
This year we will once again see a huge Middle-earth scene constructed for the Lego Brickworld convention. Details on the scene can be found here.
The Popularity of J.R.R.Tolkien’s books and the film adaptations of them have lead many fans to find ways to create their own tributes. Click here for a brief look at some of these tributes.
Click here for Willie Nelson`s humorous Gandalf audition.
Click here for The Tolkien Library`s interview with Mark Atherton, author of `There and back Again, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Origins of The Hobbit
For the reported results for Time-Warner`s first Quarter, significantly helped by box office earnings from ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’, click here.
Martin Freeman was recently interviewed concerning season two of ‘Sherlock’. The interview can be found here. Information on Freeman’s upcoming nuptial can be found here.
Click here to find out who was selected by The Sun as the sexiest man of the year.
Click here for c/net’s interview with Richard Armitage.
Cornell University Press has just released ‘J. R. R. Tolkien, Scholar and Storyteller’ Details can be found here. (CoE members can use the Promo Code CAU6 to get a 20% discount when purchasing the book)
Although fans are eager to see the sets where Peter Jackson did his filming, visitors to Watomo would be making a big mistake if they didn’t also visit the incredible scenery found underground in the area. For more info click here.
In the EMP museum’s ‘Fantasy’ exhibit’s center lies a treasure, borrowed from Marquette University: original manuscript pages from J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,” in which you can see the author’s handwritten revisions. Click here to read more about it.
The Australian singer known as Example was very particular about the design for his wedding cake. For the details click here.
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