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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.
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One of the displays at the Lego Brickfair 2012 was a massive diorama of Rivendell. To see a slideshow of the 120 pound display click here .
Warner Brothers has recently posted a new customizable wallpaper generator. To view the generator and make your own wallpapers, Facebook covers, and profile images click here .
Click here to see the Benedict Cumberbatch comment on just when we’ll see the Dragon Smaug.
Here’s a little something to please fans of space, art and fantasy alike (and those who enjoy all three): on August 6 the International Astronomical Union approved names for 9 craters on Mercury, one of which is named for J.R.R. Tolkien, revered author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (among other seminal fantasy works.)
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From 2001 to 2012 United® Cutlery produced a beloved collection of more than 50 licensed weapon, helm and prop replicas from the successful The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and we are proudly continuing that line with replicas of weapons and arms from director Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated films The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again, productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). The line will consist of Dwarven and Elven weapons and arms replicas, along with signature icons, such as the Staff of Gandalf, Sting, and the legendary sword of Thorin Oakenshield, Orcrist. Each collectible will be exactly replicated from the actual film props created by Weta Workshop for the film production. Sting and Orcrist will lead off the line, which will be released in late 2012.
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A new still, featuring the Dwarves Fili, Kili, Dori & Nori, has recently been released. To see the still, along with a movie synopsis and the Official Trailer click here
In honor of the 75th anniversary of The Hobbit and the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the Springfield-Greene County Library (Missouri) is hosting a series of fall programs called Tolkien Festival 2012. It begins with celebrations of World Hobbit Day in September and concludes with large screen showings of the LOTR films in early December. Our featured speaker on November 17th is Justin Noetzel, a Tolkien scholar from Saint Louis University. Justin worked with Tom Shippey at SLU before Dr. Shippey retired. He will be speaking about Tolkien’s Life and Inspiration in the afternoon and about the LOTR films and what we can expect to see in The Hobbit that evening.
Here is the link to the schedule, which features beautiful art by David Wenzel, illustrator of The Hobbit graphic novel. (http://www.davidwenzel.com/home.html);
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