Skip to main content

Says Jackson: “I Have Never Met a Bigger Tolkien Geek in My Life.”

Not all that glitters is gold

Philippa Boyens is our resident Tolkien expert, and when Stephen came down to visit the set, we put him head to head with Philippa on a Tolkien quiz – and Stephen triumphed. I have to say, his encyclopedic knowledge of Tolkien is spectacular, and points to a deprived childhood in some respects.Peter Jackson, speaking of Stephen Colbert, who was recently invited to visit the set of The Hobbit films in New Zealand.

Recommended Videos

As for that rumored and possibly confirmed cameo for the fake news anchor, Jackson said that “it’s yet to be confirmed or denied.”

(via Digital Spy.)

Are you following The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +?

Previously in The Hobbit

Have a tip we should know? [email protected]

Author
Susana Polo
Susana Polo thought she'd get her Creative Writing degree from Oberlin, work a crap job, and fake it until she made it into comics. Instead she stumbled into a great job: founding and running this very website (she's Editor at Large now, very fancy). She's spoken at events like Geek Girl Con, New York Comic Con, and Comic Book City Con, wants to get a Batwoman tattoo and write a graphic novel, and one of her canine teeth is in backwards.

Filed Under:

Follow The Mary Sue: