LotR Production




April 23, 2013

TV show hoping to put Tolkienites on reality show Quest

The creative forces behind television’s “The Amazing Race” wants to put...
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February 10, 2013

Vanity Fair Sketch to Still: Peter Swords King Interview

This week, Vanity fair is looking at Oscar nominated films in a recurring feature called...
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December 31, 2012

Breaking News: LOTR Oscar-winning Sound Editor Mike Hopkins Dead at 53

On a day usually marked by celebrations, we are very sad to report the untimely death of our Kiwi...
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December 28, 2012

TORn Christmas Exclusive: Interview With Hilary Summers

Christmas brings to mind the timeless, poignant image of a mother cradling her newborn child. At...
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December 4, 2012

Sad news – Visual Effects Producer Eileen Moran dies in New Zealand

In amongst all the excitement and celebration of the new Hobbit movie, tonight the very sad news...
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November 21, 2012

How a sleepy country town became Hobbiton

A decade ago, Matamata was a sleepy country town in the middle of the North Island, well-placed for...
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October 25, 2012

TORn Founder Tehanu is interviewed by Vulture

As part of their series on fandom, Vulture has profiled our one and only Tehanu.  They talk to her...
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September 9, 2012

Why Rings museum was ditched

From Stuff.co.nz: Sir Peter Jackson’s plans to build a world-class film museum in Shelly Bay...
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August 5, 2012

Radio NZ National interviews Hobbit make-up designer

Radio NZ National program The Arts on Sunday has interviewed Peter King who is the brains behind...
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July 24, 2012

Stuff.co.nz: Sir Peter’s Vision has Changed Wellington

Tom Cardy from stuff.co.nz writes: Today at age of 50,Peter Jackson has just wrapped up principal...
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July 24, 2012

Hobbits Deal with Government Compliance

Thanks to Ringer David H from Auckland NZ, we have this link to a wonderfully revealing and...
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July 19, 2012

Weta Workshop uses 3D printing for helmets, axes…

In this One News report Richard Taylor, Pietro Marson and Rod Sheeny (Weta Workshop Animatronics)...
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July 17, 2012

Jared Connon: LoTR and Hobbit location scout

Jared Connon is the supervising location manager for The Hobbit, and worked on The Lord Of The...
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July 16, 2012

Peter Jackson On Doing Away With Miniature Photography For The Hobbit

Given the awe-inspiring miniatures and “bigatures” used for The Lord of the...
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July 10, 2012

Design a career around your imagination

In this article, The New Zealand Herald’s Helen Frances speaks to Weta concept designers and...
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July 10, 2012

How to Tour the REAL Middle-earth? TORn TUESDAY Interviews Red Carpet Tours!

How do you put together a grand tour of The Shire? Where do you take Ringer fans who want to see...
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May 9, 2012

Help Recover LOTR Prop-maker’s Stolen Memorabilia

Ringers unite! A grievous wrong has been done to Dallas Poll, jeweler and prop-maker for the Lord...
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April 23, 2012

TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – April 23, 2012

Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past week. If you’ve fallen...
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April 17, 2012

Getting to know Julie James of Red Carpet Tours

Welcome to this months “Getting to know…” questions that need answering. It’s based on the...
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March 26, 2012

Leather worker finishes creating clothing and armour for The Hobbit.

From The Star: Just back from a ‘top secret’ assignment with Wellington Weta Workshops,...
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March 15, 2012

A Balrog returns

Last Summer, as a lead up to the release of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Extended Edition on...
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March 13, 2012

Sean Astin Sharing #run3rd Love on Access Hollywood

Earlier tonight Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee) appeared on Access Hollywood to promote his special...
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February 15, 2012

Revisiting Bilbo’s Contract

[ September 21, 2008; ] TORn Message Board Member DanielLB has discovered a blogger (DarkJackal)...
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February 6, 2012

Official ‘You Shall Not Pass’ T-Shirt at WBShop.com

The official Lord of the Rings online store, at WBShop.com, has just posted a brand new Gandalf...
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January 1, 2012

Legendary sword master, Bob Anderson, dies

The sword-fighting trainer and choreographer passed away today, at the age of 89. Bob Anderson was...
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