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News from Bree
spymaster@theonering.net
Feb 15 2011, 1:17am
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Official Hobbit Casting Call For Elves
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 An official casting call for Elves in the upcoming Hobbit films has been posted at TradeMe.co.nz.
The production is looking for tall and slender people to play Elven Horse Riders and Elven Extras. The age and height requirements according to gender have been given as follows:
- Men aged 17 - 40 with a height of 6ft (183cm) and taller.
- Women aged 17 - 40 with a height of 5ft 9 (175cm) and taller.
The venue for the casting call is the Te Whaea - National Dance and Drama Centre, 11 Hutchinson Rd, Newtown, Wellington, and it's to take place on Saturday, 26th February 2011 from 9:30 am - 12:00 noon and from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm.
Additional details can be found from the link provided above.
If you happen to attend the casting call and have any stories to share, please feel free to write us. You can do so either by clicking the "Got news?" link at the top-right of the home page or by sending an email directly to spymaster@theonering.net.
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lurtz2010
Nargothrond
Feb 15 2011, 10:11am
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I fit the criteria so Id be stupid not to try this out
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Faenoriel
Dor-Lomin
Feb 15 2011, 11:11am
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Good luck! It'd be cool if some ToRNers got part as an extra and then some day told us rest about their experiences - of course not writing about anything they wouldn't be allowed to tell.
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Faenoriel
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Feb 15 2011, 11:13am
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Why this makes me ridiciously happy?
Please, please, show us some though Elves! No hologram fairies flowing above the ground, but some badass Morgoth battling Firstborns! That sweat and get dirty and bloodied!
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Pipe Dream
Mithlond
Feb 15 2011, 11:22am
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Isn't it almost too late for this?
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Wouldn't they have been filming or almost filming by now? I guess PJ got the time back that he had lost over the blacklist by being hospitalized.
<<<<There is a long road yet>>>>
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Ruijor
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Feb 15 2011, 11:23am
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If I could have one wish right now...
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... it would be living in NZ by now! With a pale face and with 1,94 m I would surely aim for a elven extra...
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Carne
Dor-Lomin
Feb 15 2011, 1:39pm
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I'm going to go a cry now. I do fit the description, but of course I don't live in NZ.
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geordie
Dor-Lomin
Feb 15 2011, 5:00pm
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Oh, shoot! I'm busy that weekend//
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Oiotári
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Feb 15 2011, 5:06pm
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.......and too short.........and no where near NZ
(I am actually busy though  )
..The land of long-forgotten name:
......no man may ever anchor near;
..No steering star his hope may aim,
......for nether Night its marches drear,
..And waters wide no sail may tame,
......with shores encircled dark and sheer.
..O! Haven where my heart would be!
......the waves beat upon thy bar
..For ever echo endlessly,
......when longing leads thy thought afar
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mykonos
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Feb 15 2011, 5:11pm
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I actually fit this description but live in Canada 
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macfalk
Doriath
Feb 15 2011, 5:26pm
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Also fit this description... //
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The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.
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LoremIpsum
Menegroth
Feb 15 2011, 6:27pm
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too tall for a Hobbit, too short for an Elf
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KAOS82
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Feb 15 2011, 6:51pm
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but I live in Italy, what a pity! 
TURIN TURAMBAR DAGNIR GLAURUNGA & NIENOR NINIEL
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Flagg
Dor-Lomin
Feb 15 2011, 7:01pm
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I definitely would have auditioned
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...if the studio had relocated the production to Ireland, as they were once considering.
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Eruonen
Gondolin
Feb 15 2011, 8:04pm
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I don't recall Elven cavalry.......interesting.
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Then again, there were individual examples:
http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Horse
"Asfaloth was the horse of Glorfindel. He was a white horse whose pace was light and smooth but swift. Glorfindel rode Asfaloth using a saddle with stirrups and a headstall studded with jewels."
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Moahunter
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Feb 15 2011, 8:13pm
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I'm waiting for the Lake-town casting. I'm sure they'll want old men with beards.
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Ataahua
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Feb 15 2011, 8:18pm
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I doubt any Elf has my hips and thighs...
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
Ataahua's stories
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Kangi Ska
Gondolin
Feb 15 2011, 8:39pm
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You don't expect them to just walk into Dol Guldur?//
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Kangi Ska Resident Trickster & Wicked White Crebain
Life is an adventure, not a contest.
At night you can not tell if crows are black or white.
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lurtz2010
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Feb 15 2011, 9:20pm
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I live in Island Bay which is pretty much the suburb right next to Newtown where the audition will be. If I was accepted and had to sign some secret agreement it wouldn't matter, I'd tell everyone here everything lol. Wouldn't that be the best thing ever though? I'd get to see what the costumes are like and maybe even one of the epic sets that are built... Thanduril's place maybe? I could be part of the battle of the 5 armies!! If I ain't sexy enough to play an elf then they better keep my application so I can be a goblin atleast.
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Eruonen
Gondolin
Feb 15 2011, 9:21pm
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Sure, why not? I don't recall any description of elven cavalry in
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any of the battles of middle earth....if there is one I missed it. None are mentioned at the Battle of Five Armies.
A little digging shows:
http://www.freewebs.com/tbarchive1/DiscussingMiddle-earth.pdf
Discussing Middle-earth: Elf Cavalry
By Grimhelm of Snowbourn
Elnaith
"Conclusion
To recap, I believe that the Elves of the
urban centres at Nargathrond and Gondolin
used heavy cavalry during the Wars of
Beleriand. The Elves of the plains of
Hithlum used lighter cavalry. By the time of
the Last Alliance, they used light cavalry to
create wedge formations, which may be
described accurately (if not canonically) as
“Elnaith”. By the end of the Third Age, the
Elves of Rivendell only used riders in small
numbers or for scouting, and did not
engage in battles involving cavalry."
In the distant past there is evidence of elven cavalry....a very interesting development if true to the Dol Guldur plot. Or, it may just refer to a few riders.
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 15 2011, 10:10pm
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This almost has to be connected to the White Council's attack on the stronghold of the Necromancer. There was no mention of Elven cavalry at the Battle of the Five Armies.
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Carne
Dor-Lomin
Feb 15 2011, 10:12pm
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Could just be some mounted guards in Mirkwood.
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Otaku-sempai
Elvenhome
Feb 15 2011, 10:30pm
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Could just be some mounted guards in Mirkwood.
It's possible, but none of them are described in the book as being mounted. It is written that the Wood-elf king rode out towards Lonely Mountain after learning of Smaug's demise, so his personal guard probably rode horses as well. And, we don't know what forces took part in the attack on Dol Guldur other than the White Council itself. My best guess is that there were Sindar elves from Lothlorien, a number of Rivendell elves, a unit of Rangers from the north and perhaps a unit of Wood-elves (led by Legolas?).
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rings7
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Feb 15 2011, 10:37pm
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Judging from most of the comments here...
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Is there anyone from NZ who post here? like, at all?
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