Here’s Your Official Welcome Back to Middle Earth
In (slightly) less hairy movie news, Peter Jackson has just posted his first video blog from the set of The Hobbit. What struck me most while watching this was the realization of how great it is going to be to cinematically revisit Middle Earth once again. This feeling was furthered by the glimpses offered by the video — the Rivendell set, blurred-out character designs, etc. I’m still not entirely sold on stretching The Hobbit out into two films, but those concerns were alleviated once and for all once I saw the cast assembled at Bag End. Of course this video doesn’t reveal much other than last minute pre-production stuff, but it perfectly accomplishes its goal of teasing the flick and further reigniting interest in all things Tolkien. On an unrelated note, if the rest of today’s posts are late, it’s probably because I’m digging through my closet looking for my Lord of the Rings figures whilst humming this.
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Chris Cummins is a pop culture writer and Archie comics historian who has contributed to The Robot's Voice, Den of Geek US, Philebrity, Geekadelphia, Uproxx, and Unicorn Booty. He is the co-producer and co-host of Nerd Nite Philadelphia, and is regularly involved in producing and hosting New York Super Week events. In 2014, Chris began Sci-Fi Explosion, a mix of live performance, trivia and funny clips celebrating the weirdest in science fiction that regularly travels around the United States. He wrote the introductions to the compilations Archie's Favorite Comics From The Vault and (with Paul Castiglia) Archie's Favorite High School Stories. You can find Chris on Twitter at @bionicbigfoot and @scifiexplosion.