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Eric, ‘Quint’ Vespe has just posted his fifth article as an embedded reporter on the set of The Hobbit. The article, subtitled; ‘Thorin’s Dilemma’, deals primarily with the locations used for a meeting between Thorin and Gandalf and can be found here.

Eric ‘Quint’ Vespe of ‘Ain’t it Cool News’ has recently posted his 4th installment from the set of The hobbit. The article, subtitled; ‘A Palaver of Istari’, can be found here.

Click here for Collider’s interview with Benedict Cumberbatch, in which he discusses preparing for his motion-capture work as Smaug in the upcoming Hobbit movies.

To read Eric (Quint) Vespe’s final ‘Hobbiton’ article as an imbedded reporter/extra on the set of The Hobbit click here. This ‘Ain’t It Cool News’ article focuses on some of the work needed to rebuild Hobbiton for the films.

In this amusing article, his second on; , Quint on the set of the Hobbit’, Eric Vespe, a writer/ cast member on the set of The Hobbit, once more discusses his role as a Hobbit. note; This article does contain some mature content.

Unlike the set built for The Lord of the Rings, the new Hobbiton set is being built to last. According to this article in TheMarySue.com, which includes some video narrated by cast members, forty-four Hobbit holes, a bridge, and even a Green Dragon pub, will be permanently available to visitors coming to the small New…

To get an idea of just how important the Hobbit movies may be to New Zealand’s economy, at least in the Premier’s eye, read this article on News 24.

During an appearance promoting ‘The Three Musketeers’, Orlando Bloom was interviewed by Steve Weintraub of Collider.com. In the course of the interview Bloom also discussed reprising Legolas in the ‘Hobbit’ movies. To read the resulting article and hear part of the interview click

Evangeline Lilly, while appearing at the premiere for ‘Real Steel’, discussed her role in ‘The Hobbit’ movies with Access Hollywood. To see the interview, posted on Digital Spy, click here.