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Happy Anniversary CoE
Today, Friday 6th March 2009, is CoE’s seventh anniversary. Happy anniversary CoE!
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The Hobbit in Empire
The March edition of UK film magazine Empire contains a special feature on the forthcoming movies of The Hobbit. This includes an exclusive interview with director del Toro. There’s further information about the feature here.
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Happy birthday Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, on 28th January 1981 and celebrates his 28th birthday today. You can see pictures of Elijah here, pictures of him in the role of Frodo here and read his cast bio here. Happy birthday Elijah!
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Happy birthday Orlando Bloom
Today, 13th January, is Orlando Bloom’s birthday. Orlando was born in Canterbury, England, on the 13th of January, 1977 and is 32 today. You can read Orlando’s cast biography here. There are pictures of Orlando here and pictures of Orlando in the role of Legolas here. Happy Birthday Orlando!
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New Tolkien book
A new book by JRR Tolkien (edited by Christopher Tolkien) will be published this May. Entitled “The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún”. The book, which is in narrative verse, is Tolkien’s re-telling of the Norse legend of Sigurd. You can read the full story here.
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Hobbit delay denied
Digital Spy report that Guillermo del Toro has denied rumors that The Hobbit will be delayed until 2012. Del Toro said that they are still on track to start filming in New Zealand in the upcoming months.
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Happy birthday Bernard Hill
Today December 17th is Bernard Hill’s birthday. Bernard was born in 1944 in Manchester, England and celebrates his 64th birthday. You can read his cast bio here. In the CoE gallery there are pictures of Bernard here and of Bernard in the role of Théoden here. Happy Birthday Bernard!
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Happy birthday Miranda Otto
Today, December 16th is Miranda Otto’s birthday. She was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1967, and is 41 today. You can read her cast bio here. In the CoE gallery there are pictures of Miranda here and of Miranda in the role of Eowyn here. Happy Birthday Miranda!
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Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits
In this article at WalesOnline Dr Dimitra Fimi of Cardiff University, talks about her forthcoming book, Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits. The book is based on her studies and one of the areas she discusses is Tolkien’s love of the Welsh language.
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Happy birthday Craig Parker
Today is Craig Parker’s 38th birthday. He was born in Suva, Fiji on November 12, 1970. In the CoE gallery there are some great pictures of Craig in the role of Haldir here. Happy Birthday Craig.
