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 ( Read more... )

... and here the last of the three Hobbit entries of this weekend! Let's start with the Billy Connolly/Dain Ironfoot centric ones:

Analysing Billy Connolly’s Dain Ironfoot

Filming Hobbit ‘like a war’ says Connolly

Billy Connolly: “I’m covered in armour. It’s like wearing a volkswagon.”

Next up: Elijah Wood! Wood on ‘Wilfred’ and ‘The Hobbit’

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Before I need to drag myself away from LJ etc. and get productive, here's the second Hobbit links post, as promised:

TheOneRing.net, ‘Hobbit’ stuff at Comic-Con: Full details! - and in latest ComicCon rumours, More evidence for Freeman and Armitage at Comic-Con plus video of the ‘Hobbit’ cast on stage - together I wonder if Elijah will be there, ( Read more... )

14 New LOTR Shirts added to WBShop.com

Sir Ian McKellen on his stage show video

Earth Day Comes to Middle-earth at WBShop.com

Theaters will adapt to show ‘Hobbit’ at 48fps by Dec.

An Unexpected Journey: Quint on the set of The Hobbit Part 5 - Thorin's Dilemma

This is priceless - I REALLY hope it will be featured in the DVD Extras: This location served as Peter’s Birthday spot. The man came to work on his birthday without much fanfare until the dwarves surprised him with their present... a calendar that featured each dwarf ( Read more... )

Ian McKellen updated his Hobbit blog: Soldiering On

Quint's third location report (the last one from Hobbiton, but there will be more from other locations):

An Unexpected Journey: Quint on the set of The Hobbit Part 3 - Beginnings and Endings

WOOOHOOO!!! I know this was announced already a while ago, but it's great to see it confirmed:

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Dropping a few links here, before I clock up so many tabs in Firefox again that it keeps freezing on me...

More Hobbiton Set Photos

Hobbit location taking shape

Tight security surrounds Hobbit

Golden Bay set for Hobbit invasion

And for the nostalgic ones among us: Why Ian McKellen turned down Gandalf

Ian McKellen confirms Benedict Cumberbatch's casting - but keeps Mum about which part he'll play. (Though the sentence just before and the description of the screen test contain what sounds like some hints to me ( Read more... )

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/05/23/44621-fire-on-set-of-the-hobbit/

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First of all this brand new casting announcement from PJ himself:

http://www.facebook.com/notes/peter-jackson/hobbit-casting-news/10150257180211558

Casting News for THE HOBBITby Peter Jackson on Wednesday, 18 May 2011 at 19:06 ( Read more... )