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A little addendum to the new trailer:

In case you haven’t seen the trailer yet, let these lovely gents introduce it to you!

The gents in question being Stephen Fry, Martin Freeman and Richard Armitage.

Watch it before the BBC has it taken down...



Also, check out Martin and Benedict's video message for the fans at the first ever Sherlock panel at San Diego Comic Con. In the course of which Benedict finally spills the beans about how Sherlock did it... kind of. ;) (No spoilers, promise!)

This will likely be the last bunch for a while since I'll have limited internet over the next two weeks.

‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ home theater lowdown: dates, covers, exclusives

Dominic Monaghan is a Jungle VIP!

James Franco and Stephen Colbert’s Tolkien showdown

We has the precioussss – getting our hands on a Hobbit Blu-ray!

Hobbit cast and crew answer fan questions

Buzzfeed quizzes Martin Freeman

Weta Digital’s Oscar winners share the tech driving Gollum and Azog

Freeman back on The Hobbit in June and July!

Linguist David Salo now blogging at Midgardsmal

Peter Jackson to reveal peek at second Hobbit film

Watch Sylvester McCoy in IGN’s Google Hangout

Neil Finn talks about songwriting and creativity

Behind The Hobbit: the special effects masters

PJ just posted a Character Gallery album on his Facebook. So far it's the dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf.

There's footage of the Hobbit panel at SDCC up on Youtube (thanks for the link, Prim!). Not sure how long it will be up as it's not an "official" video, or if TPTB will bother to have it removed, but watch it while you can! The footage that was shown is not included, but you get almost 24 minutes of the panel - including surprise guest Frodo Baggins! :)

If you're interested in more pics from the recent charity performance of Ian McKellen, with the support of most of the main Hobbit cast, go here: McKellen and friends at the Opera House


For those wanting to join TORn for their Hobbit premiere tour: TORn’s own tour to New Zealand for “The Hobbit” premiere is now open for business, and also read this Quick update to the TORn Hobbit Premiere story


Primary filming for The Hobbit is nearly done?


Aaaand last but very much not least - lucky those who get to go to SD Comic Con! Obviously TORn will be there - The Comic con blitz from TORn has begun - but also some very familiar (or soon to be so) faces: ‘Hobbit’ lineup announced for Comic-Con includes Jackson, McKellen, Serkis, Armitage, Freeman, Boyens!!!
And if that's not enough reason to envy SDCC goers, this Hobbit-unrelated announcement will do it - certainly for fellow Browncoats: Entire Firefly Cast Will Reunite At Comic-Con For The Show’s 10-Year Anniversary. "The cast of FIREFLY will talk about the past, present and future of FIREFLY, 10 years after its debut. " Um, FUTURE?! I mean, there have been comics, but... could it be, after Joss' success with Avengers?! I don't dare hope...

I have about half a shitton of Hobbit/Lotr related links clogging up my browser tabs, so I really need to get posting. Here's the first bunch:

‘The Hobbit’ Cast Conquers Total Film’s Future 100 and a scan of the relevant page in Total Film Reveals Hobbit Romance Spoiler in their Summer 2012 Future 100

Fancy a trip to ‘The Hobbit’ world premiere?

Official panel for ‘The Hobbit’ at Comic-Con 2012?

Collecting The Precious – Noble Collection to make items from ‘The Hobbit’ and expand ‘LOTR’ line

Billy Connolly reveals date of ‘The Hobbit’ wrap party

Connolly drops a dwarven bombshell!

Production diary blows Beorn’s cover (again)?

Trailer 2 for The Hobbit finished and coming soon!

More to follow asap!

How come I still don't have a Hobbit icon?! *shakes head at self*

The Hobbit Teaser is coming, soon - Weta posted on their FB page today, Warner Bros announces release of The Hobbit trailer on their Twitter page today : "Get your 1st look at the return to Middle-earth on 12/21 when the trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey plays before Tintin Movie!"

Rain puts early end to Hobbit

New WB press release and a mystery bit of casting - and today's update, Revealing Tweets peg John Bell as Bain, Bard’s son

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/12/16/51450-stephen-fry-talks-cowardly-greedy-master-of-laketown/">Stephen Fry Talks "Cowardly, Greedy" Master of Laketown

Hobbit SFX Supervisor Joe Letteri Talks Gollum to MovieWeb

LEGO Lands ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ - Okay, how come they are listing Evangeline Lily among the cast, but not Benedict Cumberbatch?! Surely Smaug has a bigger role than the elf Evie plays? *is miffed* But back to the subject of the press release - June 2012 means the first sets could be ready in time for my birthday... ;) Shut up, Legos are cool!

Empire Magazine’s New Bilbo Image! and Total Film Magazine Reveals More Hobbit Photos - Dang, I really don't have a budget for all these magazines! But doesn't Martin look amazing as Bilbo?! :D

It's been ages since I posted any Hobbit news! Not that much has been going on while Martin Freeman was back in the UK shooting series 2 of Sherock, but I did have a few links open in my tabs a few weeks ago - and then Firefox decided to irretrievably lose all my tabs, grrr! Anyway, here are some recent signs that things are ramping up in NZ for the next leg of filming:

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/10/12/48955-psst-hobbits-coming-to-te-kuiti-in-waikato/

Psst … hobbits coming to Te Kuiti in Waikato

October 12th, 2011 by linuxelf | Source: Waikato Times 0 Comments and 1 Reaction

the Waikato Times is reporting:

Word on the Te Kuiti street is the hobbits are coming to town.

Crew members from the big-budget Warner Bros project have signed-in to King Country lodgings and at least one establishment is booked out with creative types from October 30 to November 6. [...]


http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/10/16/49113-glenorchy-going-green/

Glenorchy going green

October 16th, 2011 by xoanon 0 Comments and 1 Reaction

The green world of a hobbit means a 10,000 litre water tank will have to be placed near Glenorchy for the irrigation of the temporary grasses and plants on the set of the Peter Jackson-directed film The Hobbit. [...]


http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/entertainment/5821804/Hobbit-moves-to-Marlborough

Hobbit moves to Marlborough

Middle Earth is heading to Marlborough.

A scene from the first of two Hobbit movies from Sir Peter Jackson is to be shot near Pelorus Bridge, 60 kilometres west of Blenheim, over 10 days in December. [...] (Full article contains mild spoilers for said scene, for those who don't know the story at all.)


http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Icelandic_Horses_to_Play_in_The_Hobbit_0_383404.news.aspx

Icelandic Horses to Play in The Hobbit

Icelandic horses will play a big part in The Hobbit, the upcoming film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the eponymous story by J.R.R. Tolkien. Shooting is currently taking place in New Zealand. [...]


http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/10/22/49263-hobbit-crews-to-hit-the-road-in-convoys/

Hobbit crews to hit the road in convoys

October 22nd, 2011 by xoanon 0 Comments and 3 Reactions

Hobbit fans, it looks like we’ve got us a convoy – a couple of them, in fact. Two convoys, each of about 200 vehicles, will leave today from Sir Peter Jackson’s Stone Street Studios in Miramar to transport vital gear for location filming. [...]


Last but not least, according to several Twitter posts, Elijah Wood is in NZ. :) And I do believe Benedict Cumberbatch mentioned going down in a recent Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy</I. related interview... possibly in January? My brain, it is fried.

Contains a mention of the Best Drama winner, in case you haven't heard yet and mind spoilers for awards shows. This will no doubt be all over the press very soon anyway, but if you prefer to wait for the official announcement, don't click on the cut. :)

( Read if you really want to find out )

I'm sure PJ will forgive him. :) omg now I can't wait to hear more about this bit of casting... *flails*

ETA: Just wanted to add, some people are questioning whether it wasn't just a joke, but frankly I can't see Martin taking it this far without saying at the end, "Sorry, just kidding".

ETA2: TheOneRing.net have put this up as "Breaking News"