Category: General News

Sean Astin was born in Santa Monica, California, USA on 25th February 1971 and celebrates his 38th birthday today. You can see pictures of Sean here, pictures of him in the role of Sam here, and read his cast bio here. Happy birthday Sean!

A new Hobbit-styled park is underway in Plymouth England’s Devenport Park. The £3m park will feature different areas for different ages: “The Highlands will have a playhouse, nest swing and toddlers’ carousel, while the Middlelands will include climbing ropes and a zip-wire. “A youth pod for chilling out will be based in the Lowlands and…

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.

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!

Tolkien-based journal Silver Leaves, Issue Two, was released as of Saturday, 10th January. The theme of this issue is The Inklings Contributors include Douglas Gresham, Colin Duriez, Brian Sibley, and Jef Murray, along with many others. Further information, including how to order a copy, can be found here.

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!

At 9pm (local times) on January 3rd fans around the world are invited to raise a glass and toast J.R.R. Tolkien’s Birthday. The Birthday Toast event should be understood to consist of uttering the time-honoured words “The Professor” and holding aloft a drink (not necessarily alcoholic) of an individual’s choice. The Tolkien Society has some…

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!

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!

In Spain, plans are underway to make a whole Lord of the Rings themed tourist destination with a lot of the communities, people, and craftsmenship unique to Tolkien’s creation. It will be located in the Sierra Norte, a shire formed by 42 municipalities placed in the most Northern triangle of the Community of Madrid. The…