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From HobbitCon 2014 – Jay Johnstone, Legendarium’s Director of European Media Operations, talks to Mark Hadlow who plays Dori in The Hobbit about the down time on set and who was the biggest joker. HobbitCon follows the explosively successful HobbitCon 2013 by popular demand. 2014 will be even larger in scale, filled with special guests, celebrities, expert panels and lectures. ...

Brotherhood Workshop is at it again with their unique LEGO style and humorous parodies as they present “The Fall of Isengard”. “Saruman is about to unleash his deadliest weapon against the people of Rohan. If Wormtongue doesn’t unleash it first.” The Brotherhood Workshop is: “We’re just a group of quirky artists who love to be creative. Some day we hope ...

With the FIFA World Cup about to kick off I thought this might be an excellent idea for a bit of Middle Earth trivia about football.   For those of you outraged at the very idea that I dare mention football and Middle Earth in the same sentence… this bit of trivia might just give you a shocker.   Did ...

Jay Johnstone, Legendarium’s Head of European Operations, continues with his HobbitCon adventure in this very emotional interview continuation with Royd Tolkien. Royd Tolkien talks about his brother living with diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and how it’s prompted a feature documentary Royd is trying to get produced called “There’s a Hole in my Bucket” where the brothers ...

“Bag-End Biscuits”: A Hobbit’s Recipe by Astrid Tuttle Winegar I’m going to picture one of our favorite hobbits, Mr. Bilbo Baggins, reading his “morning letters.” He’s about to enjoy his day (his less noisy and more green day) when this incredibly annoying wizard intrudes, whose only mission seems to be destroying Bilbo’s cozy, complacent world. After this encounter, I imagine ...

Allons-y! With the launch of the Peter Capaldi’s Doctor in July, the BBC has announced a world tour to promote the new season. The tour will include Capaldi, companion Jenna Coleman, and writer Steven Moffat (not confirmed for all dates due to scheduling conflicts). The tour will cover seven cities across five continents in twelve days, beginning in Cardiff on August ...

Game of Thrones Shocks Again by Andrea R. Cooper I have just finished watching the latest episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones – The Viper and the Mountain. It shows many developments as well as holds up George R.R. Martin’s love of shocking his audience. *Spoiler Alert* – this article contains spoiler information The duel between the Viper, Oberyn Martell, ...

Jay Johnstone, Legendarium’s Head of Europeon Media Operations, talks to Peter Hambleton (Gloin), Graham McTavish (Dwalin) and Stephen Hunter (Bombur) while at HobbitCon 2014 in Bonn, Germany. HobbitCon follows the explosively successful HobbitCon 2013 by popular demand. 2014 will be even larger in scale, filled with special guests, celebrities, expert panels and lectures. The Maritim Hotel will be transformed into ...

New Zealand Adventure: From Rivendell to Mirkwood by Rachael Ashdown Legendarium reporter, Rachael Ashdown, continues her adventure across New Zealand visiting all things “Middle-Earth”! Day 4: Evil Things Did Not Come Into That Valley The fourth day was full of adventure to stimulate that Took side of me. Morning involved a trip to Zealandia, the nature preserve in the heart ...

A lot of really cool Star Wars news has hit the Internet in the past couple of days! First up, Billy Dee Williams officially confirmed his involvement with Star Wars Rebels, due out on Disney XD this fall, on The WolfPack Podcast. “Billy Dee Williams confirms involvement in Stars Wars Rebels!… he said he was enjoying working on SW: Rebels ...