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Ian Holm passed away today at the age of 88.
It is with sadness that we say goodbye to Ian Holm who passed away today at the age of 88. He played Bilbo Baggins in ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ movie trilogy and reprised the role in ‘The Hobbit’. He well understood the world of Tolkien as he had previously played Frodo in a radio…
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Filming suspended in New Zealand
An announcement by Amazon Studios states that all location and studio filming has been suspended for two weeks, although it is likely to continue for longer. We wish all involved the very best and to keep safe. More here
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Search On For Extras With A Bit Extra
Calling all weirdos. The new Amazon series is short of ‘interesting’ people to play baddies. Read more here.
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Tom Shippey Joins The Amazon Prime Team
Tom Shippey and John Howe are on board the Amazon Prime bus, according to the lotronprime trailer. Tom Shippey gives an interview here describing what they can and cannot do in the story. There will be twenty episodes in the first series.
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Back to Middle Earth
It looks like the Secondary World will be going home to New Zealand. The new Amazon TV production will be based at Queenstown. More here.
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Amazon Prime Middle Earth map.
Amazon’s new Middle earth series is to be set in the Second Age, if this map is anything to go by. Will we meet Elrond again? And Galadriel and Celeborn?
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Tolkien Exhibition in New York
The Bodleian Library exhibition has moved to The Morgan Library & Museum in New York. Read more about it here
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Mythopoeia: myth-creation and Middle-earth
A celebration of Tolkien and his creations, with special guests Dame Marina Warner, Prof Verlyn Flieger and Dr Dimitra Fimi. Watch the lecture here.
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Middle-Earth in Scotland?
Amazon has been scouting locations in Scotland to use in their upcoming TV prequel to LOTR. There are plenty of lochs and mountains but it’s not New Zealand. Read more here.
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Ian McKellen celebrates his 80th birthday with an 80 date tour.
Raising money for regional theatre and other causes, the tour will have 80 dates from London to the Orkneys. The show starts with Gandalf and might end with members of the audience joining in. Read more here.
