Challenge Thirty-Five: Middle-earth Meets Pop Culture

[luminousdaze]

Challenge Thirty-Five: Middle-earth Meets Pop Culture
Deadline: Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 12pm/Noon [Pacific]
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I'm finally ready to try getting this icontest going again, hopefully members will have time to participate and still be interested, too! I've set up a odd sort of challenge to get this started. ☺ This challenge will focus on the different pop culture and media tie-ins that occurred in 2014 including Stephen Colbert in a LotR photo shoot, Smaug's appearance on The Colbert Report, BotFA premiere/red carpet events and Peter Jackson's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony and any 2014-2015 event or magazine feature about the final Hobbit film.



Rules :

♣ You may use the images provided and/or find your own.
♣ You may enter up to 6 icons.
♣ You may use textures, brushes,and/or text.
♣ You may blend/combine images.
♣ Special rule: IMAGE CHOICE: Pictures that are of the cast members doing press/interviews for The Hobbit films or additional pictures of any 2014 Hobbit movie activities or press (see the provided pictures to get a better idea of what is allowed).

*Remember: You may only use 1 image 3 times and this includes any variations or blends done.
♣ This contest will be anonymous, so please do not post your challenge icons elsewhere, including your own journal or your public galleries before the voting has closed.
♣ Enter by posting your icons in a comment below.
♥ suggestion: have fun!
You have 14 days to enter this challenge.

{{Provided Pics}}

Stephen Colbert as Middle-earth Characters for EW magazine (pics from ew.com)












Cast Members & Smaug on The Colbert Report (additional caps here.)
I know that the cast and PJ were on Colbert in 2012 but I decided to include those episode pics anyways (breaking my own rule).




















BOTFA Film Premiere Events























Hollywood Walk of Fame event







Cast at SDCC 2014







Various Press






High res images thanks to simplyelijahwood (New Zealand Air & Empire magazine)

other image galleries

1. Peter Jackson Honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Prt 1 album (Zimbio)

Part 2 album (Zimbio)

1. BOTFA Premiere Events

Hollywood 1

London 1

London 2