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Hobbit in 5 – Casting News, LA Release Party, New Pictures
On this episode of Hobbit in 5, we talk about Peter Jackson’s newest
Facebook note, share some viewer experiences, let you know of a
Blu-Ray release party in LA, and give you a look at some new pictures
from The Hobbit set! We also cover Saruman for our character study!

Thanks to our executive producer: Jonathan W. Platt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufaHewQtseU

Watch Previous Episodes
http://www.youtube.com/hobbitin5

EW.com: Hobbit First Look!
We’ll all have to wait until Dec. 14, 2012, for the full fruits of
director Peter Jackson’s labors on his two-part adaptation of J.R.R.
Tolkien’s Hobbit. But, to tide us over, Jackson has shared the first
images from his Lord of the Rings prequels with EW — and talked to us
about how the fantasy epic is shaping up so far. (For the full story,
pick up the issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands June 24.)
http://tinyurl.com/6jqx635

Middle-earth Madness in LA June 27th! Win a Trip to NZ!
We’ve been teasing it for weeks, and we can finally announce it!
TheOneRing.net is proud to be a part of a very special event happening
in Los Angeles on June 27th. The event titled ‘Middle-earth Midnight
Madness’ is a launch celebration for the release of The Lord of the
Rings Extended Editions on Blu-Ray and will be held at Best Buy’s West
Los Angeles location, 11301 W. Pico Blvd.. The event will feature cast
member greetings, trivia, games, and loads of prizes. But the biggest
prizes will be reserved for a special costume competition, where one
lucky contestant will capture the Grand Prize of a VIP “Tour of
Middle-earth” – an all-expense-paid trip to New Zealand (Auckland,
Wellington, Queenstown), courtesy of Air New Zealand and Weta
Workshop. Two Second Prize winners will receive an Official 10k Solid
Gold version of The One Ring from Noble Collections! Yea, we told you
it was going to big! Click ‘Continue Reading’ to read a summary of all
the events and full details. TORn staffers, including everyone’s
favorite emcee Quickbeam, will be on hand. Hope to see you there!
http://tinyurl.com/3zgpu9s

PJ Confirms Evans and Cumberbatch, Announces LOST’s Evangeline Lilly
and Barry Humphries
Peter Jackson has posted a new note on his Facebook page today that
confirms the casting of Luke Evans as Bard, as well as Benedict
Cumberbatch as the voice of Smaug. He has also announced two new cast
members. Barry Humphries will be portraying a completely CGI Goblin
King…and…wait for it…the biggest news is LOST star Evangeline Lilly
will be Tauriel. PJ describes Tauriel as a Woodland Elf, ‘Her name
means ‘daughter of Mirkwood’ and, beyond that, we must leave you
guessing! (No, there is no romantic connection to Legolas.)‘ So there
you have it, some huge news from PJ today.
http://tinyurl.com/3smejet

Collecting the Precious: Interview with Weta’s own Daniel Falconer
For the folks at Weta to be successful they need super talented people
to help bring the world of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to
life. These folks are responsible for making the award-winning armor,
weapons, costumes, and, of course, digital effects that have gained
them so much acclaim. I thought for you all it would be great if we
could sit down with one of these amazing individuals to find out what
it’s like to help bring these worlds to life.
http://tinyurl.com/675lr7o

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