One Does Not Simply Trot into Maredor

For Tolkien fans and Bronies, the geekiness is strong with this fanmade video:

Tolkien on the Presence of God in the Lord of the Rings

You... create a world in which some sort of faith seems to be everywhere without a visible source, like light from an invisible lamp. -- J.R.R. Tolkien quoting an "unbelieving" reader in letter no. 328, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Ed. Humphrey Carpenter. (HT: The Flame Imperishable)

The Hobbit Trilogy

According to director Peter Jackson, the Hobbit will now be split into three movies, as opposed to two. (HT: Peter Chattaway and Kyle Cupp)

Two quick thoughts. First, the second movie, originally titled There and Back Again, needs a new name. Second, I'm guessing Jackson must be very ambitious in his plans for incorporating material from outside the book (Gandalf and the White Council fighting the necromancer in Dol Guldur) to consider a third movie, unless he found new ways to pad the story. We'll probably get the full scoop in  2013 or 2014.

Don't forget the inevitable release of The Hobbit Trilogy Blu-ray set in 2014 or 2015!

Now, just imagine if Peter Jackson has more extended editions up his sleeve...