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Amazon TV series to be filmed in New Zealand
Talent, locations, infrastructure and a warm Kiwi welcome. According to Pam Ford from the Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development agency in this piece from Radio NZ, those were the...
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Maxim Baldry added to cast of Amazon Middle-earth series
Maxim Baldry, Courtesy of Collider Collider announced earlier today that 23 year-old British actor Maxim Baldry “has landed a significant role” in the upcoming Amazon Middle-earth TV series. Baldry is...
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TORn Tuesday all-star panel tomorrow, Nov 5
What lessons can Amazon learn from the team that’s been there & back again? Let’s find out! Join TORn Tuesday hosts Cliff Broadway and Justin Sewell for an epic All-Star LOTR panel tomorrow!...
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Amazon Middle-earth series director arrives in Auckland
Getty Images J.A. Bayona, director of the upcoming Amazon series set in the Second Age of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, has arrived in Auckland and filming has begun! Well, okay, the film clip he...
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Bilbo Baggins’ pipe up for auction by Julien’s Auctions
Looking for that perfect holiday gift for your favorite fan of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings movies? Look no further! Monday, December 16 could be your lucky day. That’s the day Julien’s...
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J.R.R. Tolkien, born Jan 3, 1892
Yesterday marked the 128th anniversary of the birth of our beloved and favorite author: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. From humble beginnings in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Tolkien went on to live a life...
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Amazon Casting: Benjamin Walker
Benjamin Walker is an accomplished actor who has truly done it all. His resume includes acting and singing on the big screen, television, and on-stage. He has performed his stand-up comedy show Find...
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Amazon Casting: Sara Zwangobani
Wrapping up our our series on Amazon's new cast members is the lovely Sara Zwangobani. Sara is an Australian actress who is best-known for her roles in a number of Australian TV series and soap...
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The Joy of Discovering (or Rediscovering) the Tolkien Estate Website
“A palace with a thousand and one entrances, J.R.R. Tolkien's world can be explored through a thousand and one doorways … doors and corridors leading into often unexplored aspects of his universe.” –...
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Happy Birthday, Professor Tolkien, and Thank You
129 years ago today, in Bloemfontein Africa, a very special person came into the world: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Forty-five years later, in 1937, his book The Hobbit, was published which he had...
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Middle-earth March Madness: Events of the First Age
Gondolin We’re all familiar with the events of the end of the Third Age depicted in The Lord of The Rings books: Frodo, aided by the Fellowship of the Ring and other free peoples of Middle-earth,...
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Middle-earth March Madness: Events of the Second Age
Minas Tirith At the outset of the Second Age all of the peoples of Middle-earth had to start over, after their kingdoms and homes were lost in the destruction of Beleriand. Entire rivers, coastlines...
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