The finale in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies, hit theaters just in time for the holidays and now Warner Bros. has announced it's coming to blu-ray in March so fans can re-live the action as many times as they want. Come inside to see when you can bring the film home, and what special features it's coming with.
If you can't wait for the upcoming Extended Edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (which we all know is coming), then you're in luck, as Warner Bros. has announced you can take home the theatrical blu-ray on March 24th. Check out all the details according to their press release:
The adventures of Bilbo Baggins come to an epic conclusion in “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), arriving onto Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack,...
If you can't wait for the upcoming Extended Edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (which we all know is coming), then you're in luck, as Warner Bros. has announced you can take home the theatrical blu-ray on March 24th. Check out all the details according to their press release:
The adventures of Bilbo Baggins come to an epic conclusion in “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), arriving onto Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack,...
- 2/18/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
As the Studio has done in the past with such epic film series as “Harry Potter” and “The Dark Knight,” Warner Bros. Pictures, in conjunction with New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), is once again treating über-fans to a movie marathon, this time in celebration of the highly anticipated finale of Peter Jackson’s blockbuster “The Hobbit” Trilogy.
On Marathon Monday, December 15—two days prior to the third and final film’s theatrical release—moviegoers in select theaters across North America can experience Middle-earth one last time, beginning with “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” followed by “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” and, a full 24 hours prior to its theatrical release, “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.”
Tickets for Marathon Monday go on sale Friday, November 14 at 12:00 p.m. Est / 9:00 a.m. Pst, the same date and time as tickets for opening day of “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies...
On Marathon Monday, December 15—two days prior to the third and final film’s theatrical release—moviegoers in select theaters across North America can experience Middle-earth one last time, beginning with “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” followed by “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” and, a full 24 hours prior to its theatrical release, “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.”
Tickets for Marathon Monday go on sale Friday, November 14 at 12:00 p.m. Est / 9:00 a.m. Pst, the same date and time as tickets for opening day of “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies...
- 11/14/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Warner Bros. Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and New Line Cinema jointly announced on Friday that the much-anticipated final film in Peter Jackson’s trilogy adaptation of the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, has now been titled The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies.
The film, previously titled “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” will be released worldwide December 17, 2014, with select international territories releasing on December 10, 2014.
Peter Jackson stated, “Our journey to make ‘The Hobbit’ Trilogy has been in some ways like Bilbo’s own, with hidden paths revealing their secrets to us as we’ve gone along. ‘There and Back Again’ felt like the right name for the second of a two-film telling of the quest to reclaim Erebor, when Bilbo’s arrival there, and departure, were both contained within the second film. But with three movies, it suddenly felt misplaced — after all, Bilbo has already arrived...
The film, previously titled “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” will be released worldwide December 17, 2014, with select international territories releasing on December 10, 2014.
Peter Jackson stated, “Our journey to make ‘The Hobbit’ Trilogy has been in some ways like Bilbo’s own, with hidden paths revealing their secrets to us as we’ve gone along. ‘There and Back Again’ felt like the right name for the second of a two-film telling of the quest to reclaim Erebor, when Bilbo’s arrival there, and departure, were both contained within the second film. But with three movies, it suddenly felt misplaced — after all, Bilbo has already arrived...
- 4/26/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We posted a motion poster for you last week that gave some of the details of the Blu-ray/DVD release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, but now, thanks to the lovely folks at Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, we have the full deets for you, including info on the very cool limited collector’s edition packaging, and some enticing clips to remind you of the awesomeness of the movie:
Trailer: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Available April 8
Clip: The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug – You Have No Right: Available April 8
Clip: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – It Is Our Fight: Available April 8
Clip: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Your World Will Burn: Available April 8
Clip: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – I Found Something: Available April 8
Clip: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Into the Barrels: Available April 8
Continue The Epic Adventure When “The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug,...
Trailer: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Available April 8
Clip: The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug – You Have No Right: Available April 8
Clip: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – It Is Our Fight: Available April 8
Clip: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Your World Will Burn: Available April 8
Clip: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – I Found Something: Available April 8
Clip: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Into the Barrels: Available April 8
Continue The Epic Adventure When “The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug,...
- 2/28/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug continues its climb up the worldwide box office, crossing $500 million globally. The film, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), has thus far grossed an estimated $160.5 million domestically and $343.5 million internationally, for a worldwide estimated total of $504 million and growing.
Moving into its third week in release, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug continues to dominate the global box office, remaining the #1 film in U.S. and abroad. Internationally, the film has released in 61 territories, with key markets China and Japan set to open in the coming months.
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug is the second film in Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson’s epic “The Hobbit” Trilogy, based on the timeless novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. The first film, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” was released on December 14, 2012, and went on to become a billion dollar success at the worldwide box office.
Moving into its third week in release, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug continues to dominate the global box office, remaining the #1 film in U.S. and abroad. Internationally, the film has released in 61 territories, with key markets China and Japan set to open in the coming months.
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug is the second film in Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson’s epic “The Hobbit” Trilogy, based on the timeless novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. The first film, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” was released on December 14, 2012, and went on to become a billion dollar success at the worldwide box office.
- 12/27/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We have some tickets to giveaway for the next entry in The Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug! This one is super simple to enter so read on dear reader. Your journey awaits!
Trailer
Synopsis
From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” the second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to...
Trailer
Synopsis
From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” the second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to...
- 12/3/2013
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson, visual effects artist Joe Letteri and Weta Digital will receive the Producers Guild’s 2014 Vanguard Award. The award will be presented to Jackson, Letteri and Weta Digital at the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Sunday, January 19th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
Jackson and Letteri‘s Academy Award-winning visual effects powerhouse Weta Digital is a world leader in all areas of digital visual effects production, having created some of the most astounding effects ever seen onscreen. Their motion picture credits include such hits as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Avatar and King Kong, among many others.
The Producers Guild’s Vanguard Award recognizes achievements in new media and technology. Previous recipients include James Cameron, Stan Lee, George Lucas, John Lasseter, YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen,...
Jackson and Letteri‘s Academy Award-winning visual effects powerhouse Weta Digital is a world leader in all areas of digital visual effects production, having created some of the most astounding effects ever seen onscreen. Their motion picture credits include such hits as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Avatar and King Kong, among many others.
The Producers Guild’s Vanguard Award recognizes achievements in new media and technology. Previous recipients include James Cameron, Stan Lee, George Lucas, John Lasseter, YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen,...
- 11/11/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
New footage! Cast interviews! Today! The press release below gives some of the information about today’s fan event for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, but the main thing you need to know is that, if everything goes right, you can watch it right here on this post at 5pm Eastern, 2pm Pacific, at the link directly below this paragraph. We are advised by Warner Publicity that the link will automatically update from PreState, to live video and finally to VOD after the event.
If the link isn’t working, we’re told you should be able to watch by clicking here or here.
Worldwide Fan Event For “The Hobbit: The Desolation Of
Smaug” Set For November 4, 2013 Fans Get Chance to Meet New Stars Joining the Trilogy, Catch an Exclusive First Look at Footage from “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” and Participate in a Live Q&A with...
If the link isn’t working, we’re told you should be able to watch by clicking here or here.
Worldwide Fan Event For “The Hobbit: The Desolation Of
Smaug” Set For November 4, 2013 Fans Get Chance to Meet New Stars Joining the Trilogy, Catch an Exclusive First Look at Footage from “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” and Participate in a Live Q&A with...
- 11/4/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson is available Now on iTunes in the Us with the rest of the world rolling out. A production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, this new cut includes 13 minutes of extra film footage that extends individual scenes, making this the must-see, definitive version for fans. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition on iTunes includes exclusive early access to nearly nine hours of new special features as part of iTunes Extras*.
All-new special features on the iTunes release includes:
New Zealand: Home of Middle-earth The Appendices Part 7 – A Long-expected Journey: The Chronicles of The Hobbit The Appendices Part 8 – Return To Middle-earth
The Appendices is a multi-part chronological history of the filming of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, covering pre-production in the various departments of the film in the months leading up to the start of principal photography,...
All-new special features on the iTunes release includes:
New Zealand: Home of Middle-earth The Appendices Part 7 – A Long-expected Journey: The Chronicles of The Hobbit The Appendices Part 8 – Return To Middle-earth
The Appendices is a multi-part chronological history of the filming of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, covering pre-production in the various departments of the film in the months leading up to the start of principal photography,...
- 10/31/2013
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Most of you who are fans of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey probably know, love, and own the Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings movies. Happily, an extended edition has now been announced for the first of the Hobbit movies. I. Can’t. Wait. Including 13 minutes of previous unreleased footage, it will be available on digital download on October 22, and on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, and DVD on November 5th. Here’s one of those extended scenes, and all the details:
Clip: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition A Production Of New Line Cinema And Metro-goldwyn-mayer Pictures, Arrives On Digital Download On October 22Th And On Blu-ray 3Dtm, Blu-ray™ And DVD November 5th From Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Features a 13-Minute Longer Cut and Nearly Nine Hours of New Special Features
Burbank, Calif., July 31, 2013 – Fans of Middle-earth will have the opportunity...
Clip: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition A Production Of New Line Cinema And Metro-goldwyn-mayer Pictures, Arrives On Digital Download On October 22Th And On Blu-ray 3Dtm, Blu-ray™ And DVD November 5th From Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Features a 13-Minute Longer Cut and Nearly Nine Hours of New Special Features
Burbank, Calif., July 31, 2013 – Fans of Middle-earth will have the opportunity...
- 8/1/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Peter Jackson and Warner Bros. love to soak up as much money as they can from the fans of their Middle Earth films. We all knew an extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was coming, and they've announced that it will be available digitally on October 22nd, and on DVD and Blu-ray on November 5th. Of course I'm going to have to buy it! There's an extra 13 minutes of footage added to the film, and over nine hours of special features!
Here's the full announcement with all of the specs included:
Fans of Middle-earth will have the opportunity to gain a broader experience of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, when the epic fantasy adventure is released as an Extended Edition on Digital Download October 22nd and on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on November 5th from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Wbhe...
Here's the full announcement with all of the specs included:
Fans of Middle-earth will have the opportunity to gain a broader experience of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, when the epic fantasy adventure is released as an Extended Edition on Digital Download October 22nd and on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on November 5th from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Wbhe...
- 7/31/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Burbank, Calif., July 31, 2013 – Fans of Middle-earth will have the opportunity to gain a broader experience of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, when the epic fantasy adventure is released as an Extended Edition on Digital Download October 22nd and on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on November 5th from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Wbhe). A production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, this new cut includes 13 minutes of extra film footage that extends individual scenes, making this the must-see, definitive version for fans. All disc versions of the Extended Edition include nearly nine hours of new bonus features and will be available just ahead of the December 13 theatrical release of the second film of the trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
“I’m thrilled that the Extended Edition will give fans the opportunity to experience certain key scenes in the film as they were originally shot,...
“I’m thrilled that the Extended Edition will give fans the opportunity to experience certain key scenes in the film as they were originally shot,...
- 7/31/2013
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
We all knew it was coming. Some, such as myself, deliberately held off getting the original release because we were waiting for this one. The extended editions of The Lord of the Rings trilogy were and are some of the greatest DVD releases of all time. The packaging, the menu layouts, the documentaries…all top notch. With that extremely high bar…I unfortunately found myself being a little disappointed with the packaging on this extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
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It’s an improvement over the first release for sure but…I suppose I was hoping for something that would match up a little better with Lotr on the shelf. Mind you, I suppose there are different studios producing these films so…who knows.
*Updated with the cover art for the 3-disc Blu-ray Edition and the 5-Disc DVD edition. I…think I prefer the DVD...
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It’s an improvement over the first release for sure but…I suppose I was hoping for something that would match up a little better with Lotr on the shelf. Mind you, I suppose there are different studios producing these films so…who knows.
*Updated with the cover art for the 3-disc Blu-ray Edition and the 5-Disc DVD edition. I…think I prefer the DVD...
- 7/31/2013
- by Kevin Fraser
- City of Films
Let’s just start with the bad news and get it out of the way. Since the third movie was first announced back at the end of July 2012, we’ve been telling you about the Hobbit trilogy. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hit theaters on December 14, 2012. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be released Dec. 13, 2013; the third installment in the series, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, will hit theaters July 18, 2014.
Well, not so much any more, as far as that last bit goes. Deadline broke the news that the third movie has been pushed out a bit. New premiere date: December 17, 2014. Sorry, friends.
So let’s move quickly on to the good news: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be out on Blu-ray and DVD this month! March 19, in fact! And if you get yours home before March 24, you will get the access code to see a live...
Well, not so much any more, as far as that last bit goes. Deadline broke the news that the third movie has been pushed out a bit. New premiere date: December 17, 2014. Sorry, friends.
So let’s move quickly on to the good news: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be out on Blu-ray and DVD this month! March 19, in fact! And if you get yours home before March 24, you will get the access code to see a live...
- 3/1/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Burbank, CA, February 5, 2013 – From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), arriving on Digital Download on March 12 and on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack and 2-Disc DVD Special Edition on March 19 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. All disc versions feature UltraVioletÔ and more than 130 minutes of bonus content. The first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which is nominated for three Academy Awards*, is an epic adventure that immerses audiences once again in the fantastical world of Middle-earth. The March 19 home entertainment release will be followed by an Extended Edition available just in time for the holidays.
In addition, Peter Jackson will host a live first look at The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second film in The Hobbit Trilogy,...
In addition, Peter Jackson will host a live first look at The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second film in The Hobbit Trilogy,...
- 2/7/2013
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Director Peter Jackson (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) and his Weta Digital team suffered the loss of two esteemed colleagues last month: VFX producer Eileen Moran, 60, who died of cancer on Dec. 2, and sound editor Mike Hopkins, 53, who was killed in a rafting accident on Dec. 30. In honor of their contributions to films like The Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong, Jackson emailed EW these memories of his departed friends.
On Mike Hopkins, Academy Award winning sound editor (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, King Kong)
Hoppy’s technical skill in the field of sound design...
On Mike Hopkins, Academy Award winning sound editor (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, King Kong)
Hoppy’s technical skill in the field of sound design...
- 1/11/2013
- by Adam Markovitz
- EW - Inside Movies
The Visual Effects Society has announced the nominees for their 11th Annual Ves Awards. From film to animation to television to commercials and video games, the Ves Awards honor the outstanding visual effects artistry.
"Life of Pi's" Ang Lee will be honored with the Visionary Award. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, February 5, at the Beverly Hilton.
Here's the complete list of nominees; for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Joe Letteri
Eileen Moran
Eric Saindon
Kevin L. Sherwood
Prometheus
Paul Butterworth
Charley Henley
Allen Maris
Richard Stammers
Life of Pi
Thomas Fisher
Susan Macleod
Guillaume Rocheron
Bill Westenhofer
The Avengers
Susan Pickett
Janek Sirrs
Jeff White
Guy Williams
Battleship
Grady Cofer
Pablo Helman
Jeanie King
Glen Mcintosh
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Rust and Bone
Béatrice Bauwens...
"Life of Pi's" Ang Lee will be honored with the Visionary Award. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, February 5, at the Beverly Hilton.
Here's the complete list of nominees; for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Joe Letteri
Eileen Moran
Eric Saindon
Kevin L. Sherwood
Prometheus
Paul Butterworth
Charley Henley
Allen Maris
Richard Stammers
Life of Pi
Thomas Fisher
Susan Macleod
Guillaume Rocheron
Bill Westenhofer
The Avengers
Susan Pickett
Janek Sirrs
Jeff White
Guy Williams
Battleship
Grady Cofer
Pablo Helman
Jeanie King
Glen Mcintosh
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Rust and Bone
Béatrice Bauwens...
- 1/8/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Fuel VFX has received two award nominations from the Visual Effects Society.
The.peer-voted accolade for the company's work on Ridley Scott.s Prometheus follows the near-collapse of the VFX house, which was saved in October 2012 when Animal Logic acquired its assets.
Fuel co-founder Paul Butterworth was nominated for .Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture. for Prometheus (alongside non-Fuel nominations Charley Henley, Allen Maris and Richard Stammers).
The Fuel team of Xavier Bourque, Sam Cole, Simone Riginell and Denis Scolan - representing the hard work of all 16 compositors who worked on the film at the company - were nominated for Prometheus (Engineers & the Orrery) in the "Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture" category.
Fuel has also provided effects on a number of Marvel films including Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. Fuel continues to run from its Newtown, Sydney-based offices where Animal Logic...
The.peer-voted accolade for the company's work on Ridley Scott.s Prometheus follows the near-collapse of the VFX house, which was saved in October 2012 when Animal Logic acquired its assets.
Fuel co-founder Paul Butterworth was nominated for .Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture. for Prometheus (alongside non-Fuel nominations Charley Henley, Allen Maris and Richard Stammers).
The Fuel team of Xavier Bourque, Sam Cole, Simone Riginell and Denis Scolan - representing the hard work of all 16 compositors who worked on the film at the company - were nominated for Prometheus (Engineers & the Orrery) in the "Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture" category.
Fuel has also provided effects on a number of Marvel films including Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. Fuel continues to run from its Newtown, Sydney-based offices where Animal Logic...
- 1/8/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
The Visual Effects Society has announced the nominations for its 11th annual Ves Awards, recognizing outstanding VFX in film, animation, television, commercials and video games. "The Hobbit," "Prometheus," "Life of Pi" and two films on opposite ends of the box office spectrum -- "The Avengers" and "Battleship" -- lead the way in the motion picture category. Full list here, with all nominated films and TV shows listed below. Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Joe Letteri Eileen Moran Eric Saindon Kevin L. Sherwood Prometheus Paul Butterworth Charley Henley ...
- 1/7/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Visual Effects Society has announced the nominees for the 11th Annual Ves Awards, which recognize outstanding visual effects artistry in 24 categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games. In the film categories, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," "Life of Pi" and "The Avengers" dominated, taking multiple nods included outstanding visual effects in a visual effects-driven film. As previously announced, acclaimed director Ang Lee will be honored with the Ves Visionary Award. Richard Edlund Asc, Ves will be presented the Lifetime Achievement Award. The 11th Annual Ves Awards will take place on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The nominees for the 11th Annual Ves Awards are as follows: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Joe Letteri Eileen Moran Eric Saindon Kevin L. Sherwood ...
- 1/7/2013
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
From The Hr: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Joe Letteri Eileen Moran Eric Saindon Kevin L. Sherwood Prometheus Paul Butterworth...
- 1/7/2013
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
Los Angeles – The Visual Effects Society (Ves) is pleased to announce the nominees for the 11th Annual Ves Awards, which recognize outstanding visual effects artistry in 24 categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games. Nominees were selected Saturday, January 5 by Ves members at Spy/ a FotoKem Company in the Bay Area and at FotoKem in Burbank in California; and at Blue Sky Studios in New York, Weta Digital in New Zealand, Fuel VFX in Sydney, Molinare in the UK and Image Engine in Vancouver. Jeffrey A. Okun, Chair of the Visual Effects Society, comments, “Visual effects have helped define the experience of going to the cinema. Every year, visual effects artists put their technical skill, ingenuity and passion to work in the creation of images that astound and move us. We congratulate all of our nominees on their amazing accomplishments in – and contributions to – the worlds of film, animation,...
- 1/7/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Earlier this month, Peter Jackson's visual effects producer Eileen Moran, who worked on "The Hobbit" and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, passed away. And now comes word that Jackson's Oscar-winning sound editor Mike Hopkins has died as well. Hopkins died after a rafting accident in New Zealand. He was wearing a lifejacket and a helmet, but drowned when the raft capsized. His two rafting partners survived. He was only 53 years old. Hopkins won an Oscar in 2006 for his sound editing work on Jackson's "King Kong." In 2003, he won the same Oscar for second "Lord of the Rings" film. He also worked on other Jackson movies, including "Heavenly Creatures" and "The Frighteners."...
- 1/1/2013
- WorstPreviews.com
Oscar-winning sound editor Mike Hopkins, a long-time collaborator of Peter Jackson's, has died after a rafting accident in New Zealand, newspaper The Australian reported Monday. Hopkins, 53, was wearing a lifejacket and helmet, but drowned after the raft capsized, it quoted local police near the country's capital of Wellington a saying. His two rafting partners survived. Another Jackson collaborator, visual effects producer Eileen Moran, also died in New Zealand earlier this month. She worked on The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, was an executive producer at Jackson's Weta Digital and a longtime confidant of the
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- 12/31/2012
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Photo by Todd Eyre/Warner Bros. Pictures
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey soared to the top of the global box office in a record-breaking opening, dominating the weekend with an estimated $84.775 million domestically and $138.2 million internationally, for a worldwide estimated total of $223 million. Domestically, the film broke records for largest December opening in motion picture history, including Christmas/holiday weekends. It is also the largest opening for any film in the canon of “The Lord of the Rings.”
IMAX also announced that Peter Jackson ’s film grossed $15.1 million in 452 IMAX® theatres worldwide, which is an all-time best performance for an IMAX film in December. The Warner Bros. Pictures film, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, grossed $10.1 million in 326 domestic IMAX theatres.
The CinemaScore coming out of the weekend was an overall A from all audiences, with an A+ from moviegoers under 18. Opening day showings, starting at midnight on December 14, were sold out,...
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey soared to the top of the global box office in a record-breaking opening, dominating the weekend with an estimated $84.775 million domestically and $138.2 million internationally, for a worldwide estimated total of $223 million. Domestically, the film broke records for largest December opening in motion picture history, including Christmas/holiday weekends. It is also the largest opening for any film in the canon of “The Lord of the Rings.”
IMAX also announced that Peter Jackson ’s film grossed $15.1 million in 452 IMAX® theatres worldwide, which is an all-time best performance for an IMAX film in December. The Warner Bros. Pictures film, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, grossed $10.1 million in 326 domestic IMAX theatres.
The CinemaScore coming out of the weekend was an overall A from all audiences, with an A+ from moviegoers under 18. Opening day showings, starting at midnight on December 14, were sold out,...
- 12/17/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Eileen Moran, a visual effects producer who worked on some of the most ambitious, large-scale fantasy films of the past decade, has died of cancer. She was 60. A former actor, Moran broke into the production side of the business by working on TV commercials, helping to create striking digital effects for ads for such products as Guinness and Budweiser. Moran did those ads while employed by Digital Domain, the Los Angeles company partly owned by James Cameron. In 2001, she was hired by Peter Jackson’s company, Weta Digital, overseeing visual effects for the Lord Of The Rings trilogy ...
- 12/6/2012
- avclub.com
Visual effects producer Eileen Moran has died. Moran was an executive producer at Peter Jackson's digital effects company Weta Digital. One of the film industry's top visual effects producers, she worked on the likes of District 9, I, Robot, Avatar and X-Men: The Last Stand. She was a longtime friend of Peter Jackson, and also worked on several of his films including the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the upcoming Hobbit series. Moran was believed to be in her mid-50s. Her cause of death is currently unknown. Peter Jackson and partner Fran Walsh revealed the news about Moran's death in a note to staff members at Weta Digital. "Fran and I are terribly upset at the news that we lost Eileen a couple of hours ago," Jackson and Walsh said.
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- 12/4/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Eileen Moran, a driving creative force at Weta Digital and longtime visual effects executive producer for Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Joe Letteri, died in New Zealand Tuesday. At the top of her profession, Moran worked with James Cameron on Avatar, Steven Spielberg on The Adventures Of Tintin, Ridley and Tony Scott, and with Jackson on King Kong, The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Lovely Bones, and the upcoming The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. She missed the Hobbit premiere last week because she was in hospital. In a note to the staff of Weta Digital, Jackson and Walsh said, “Fran and I are terribly upset at the news that we lost Eileen a couple of hours ago. She was a lovely, decent person who had great respect for all the artists she worked with. Eileen was so proud of Weta and the work all of you have done over the years.
- 12/4/2012
- by NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
- Deadline Hollywood
Eileen Moran, one of the industry’s top visual effects producers and a longtime confidant of director Peter Jackson, died Tuesday in New Zealand. She was believed to be in her mid-50s. No other details of her death were immediately available. Jackson and his partner, producer Fran Walsh, broke the news about Moran’s death in a note to staffers at Weta Digital. Moran joined the company from Digital Domain in 2001. Photos: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2012 “Fran and I are terribly upset at the news that we lost Eileen a couple of hours ago,” Jackson and Walsh said
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- 12/4/2012
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”
The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome Dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the Wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of 13 Dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild, through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins, Orcs and deadly Wargs,...
The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”
The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome Dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the Wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of 13 Dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild, through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins, Orcs and deadly Wargs,...
- 12/3/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The trolls: William, Tom and Bert (performed by Peter Hambleton, Mark Hadlow and William Kircher respectively) in the fantasy adventure The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,. a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), released by Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM.
Goblins, wizards, elves and trolls feature prominently in these brand new images from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”
Tune in Tonight at 9:50pm est / 6:50pm pst for the highly anticipated World Premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Goblins, wizards, elves and trolls feature prominently in these brand new images from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”
Tune in Tonight at 9:50pm est / 6:50pm pst for the highly anticipated World Premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
- 11/27/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Warner Bros. has released the sixth TV spot for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The first of a trilogy of films from Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) will be released in the U.S. on December 14, 2012.
While you’re sitting at your computer working in your cubicle or having a midday coffee in some shop, listen to the complete, emotional The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey soundtrack over at Empire Here. Due to hit stores on December 11th, the soundtrack will be available both digitally and as a 2 CD set. A Special Edition of the soundtrack, featuring six exclusive bonus tracks, seven extended score cues, and deluxe liner notes will also be available December 11. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey features original score by Academy Award® winner Howard Shore recorded at famed Abbey Road studios by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally, it includes an original song...
While you’re sitting at your computer working in your cubicle or having a midday coffee in some shop, listen to the complete, emotional The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey soundtrack over at Empire Here. Due to hit stores on December 11th, the soundtrack will be available both digitally and as a 2 CD set. A Special Edition of the soundtrack, featuring six exclusive bonus tracks, seven extended score cues, and deluxe liner notes will also be available December 11. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey features original score by Academy Award® winner Howard Shore recorded at famed Abbey Road studios by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally, it includes an original song...
- 11/14/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Because. They. Can. We can come up with dozens of reasons why theater owners would want us to literally move in to their places of business the weekend before the big premiere, but we think the first one covers the rest. Yes, advance tickets for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey go on sale tomorrow at noon, but so do tickets for the extended cuts marathon of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which will screen on December 7 and 8, the weekend before The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey premiere.
And of course, there’s the question of which version of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey to see when it premieres the following weekend – IMAX? Hfr 3D? Standard 2D? How about all of them, you know, for comparison’s sake?
So find the most comfortable theater, with the best supply of Milk Duds, and get ready to settle in for two weekends in Middle-earth.
And of course, there’s the question of which version of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey to see when it premieres the following weekend – IMAX? Hfr 3D? Standard 2D? How about all of them, you know, for comparison’s sake?
So find the most comfortable theater, with the best supply of Milk Duds, and get ready to settle in for two weekends in Middle-earth.
- 11/6/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Moviegoers who are eagerly anticipating the December 14 release of the epic fantasy adventure The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, will be able to secure their seats over a month in advance when tickets go on sale, online and in theaters across North America, at 12:00pm Eastern Time, on Wednesday, November 7. See the 17 new posters Here.
The film, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), is the first in Peter Jackson.s highly anticipated trilogy adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Being released domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures, all three films in The Hobbit Trilogy tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before The Lord Of The Rings, which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar-winning The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King.
As part of the celebration,...
The film, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), is the first in Peter Jackson.s highly anticipated trilogy adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Being released domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures, all three films in The Hobbit Trilogy tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before The Lord Of The Rings, which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar-winning The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King.
As part of the celebration,...
- 11/5/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Hobbit’s Official Facebook page has released 17 new posters along with a little background on J.R.R. Tolkien’s characters. Safe to say Gollum needs no explanation – although I do like his snarly “Thief Baggins! Curse it and crush it! We hates it forever!” Advance tickets go on sale in 3 days.
Brother to Bofur and cousin to Bifur, Bombur is the chief cook amongst The Company of Dwarves. His immense size and voracious appetite causes frequent problems . and laughter . for himself and The Traveling Party. Despite his size he can be surprisingly effective as a fighter . and woe betide anyone who makes him late for dinner!
Younger brother to Fili, Kili is a loyal nephew to Thorin Oakenshield. Carefree and somewhat reckless, Kili has led a charmed and untroubled life to this point. Handsome and physically able, Kili possesses the invincible courage of youth. He is a skilled fighter and expert archer,...
Brother to Bofur and cousin to Bifur, Bombur is the chief cook amongst The Company of Dwarves. His immense size and voracious appetite causes frequent problems . and laughter . for himself and The Traveling Party. Despite his size he can be surprisingly effective as a fighter . and woe betide anyone who makes him late for dinner!
Younger brother to Fili, Kili is a loyal nephew to Thorin Oakenshield. Carefree and somewhat reckless, Kili has led a charmed and untroubled life to this point. Handsome and physically able, Kili possesses the invincible courage of youth. He is a skilled fighter and expert archer,...
- 11/4/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
SciFi Mafia has been the happy recipient of several soundtracks for review this year, but this one is one of the most highly anticipated. We. Can’t. Wait. And we happily note, though it is no surprise, that the composer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the man who composed the soundtrack for the Lord of the Rings trilogy: Howard Shore.
Here are the details about the soundtrack release:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Soundtrack 2Cd Set Due December 11th From Watertower Music Featuring Original Music by Academy Award™ Winner Howard Shore
With An Original Song Performed by Neil Finn 2 CD Special Edition Soundtrack Also Available
(November 1, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA) – WaterTower Music has announced the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at all retailers on December 11th. The soundtrack will be available both digitally and as a 2 CD set. A...
Here are the details about the soundtrack release:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Soundtrack 2Cd Set Due December 11th From Watertower Music Featuring Original Music by Academy Award™ Winner Howard Shore
With An Original Song Performed by Neil Finn 2 CD Special Edition Soundtrack Also Available
(November 1, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA) – WaterTower Music has announced the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at all retailers on December 11th. The soundtrack will be available both digitally and as a 2 CD set. A...
- 11/2/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
“My God, it’s full of… Dwarves!!” Warner Bros. Pictures has released another new poster for Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”
The latest trailer debuted on September 19, 2012.
This past Saturday, September 22, fans around the world recognized Hobbit Day.marking the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, the Hobbits who are the unlikely heroes of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, respectively.with Hobbit Day parties and celebrations. Bilbo and Frodo were both said to be born...
The latest trailer debuted on September 19, 2012.
This past Saturday, September 22, fans around the world recognized Hobbit Day.marking the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, the Hobbits who are the unlikely heroes of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, respectively.with Hobbit Day parties and celebrations. Bilbo and Frodo were both said to be born...
- 9/27/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
(L-r) Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield, Hugo Weaving as Elrond, Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Ken Stott as Balin in New Line Cinema.s and MGM’s fantasy adventure .The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,. a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (C) 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. And Metro-goldwyn-mayer Pictures Inc.
Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) are joining the worldwide celebration of Tolkien Week with the debut of the highly anticipated theatrical trailer for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Today (September 19, 2012). The first in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is directed by Oscar® winner Peter Jackson, who previously brought to the screen the blockbuster “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy. The week-long Tolkien Week celebration encompasses the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit novel and the worldwide celebration of Hobbit Day.
Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) are joining the worldwide celebration of Tolkien Week with the debut of the highly anticipated theatrical trailer for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Today (September 19, 2012). The first in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is directed by Oscar® winner Peter Jackson, who previously brought to the screen the blockbuster “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy. The week-long Tolkien Week celebration encompasses the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit novel and the worldwide celebration of Hobbit Day.
- 9/19/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Some things simply must be posted without question, and this is one of them. And wait until you see it. The second official trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is all you’ve been hoping for and more. The only question is whether you’re planning on going to the midnight showing, or taking off work the next day to go to the first showing of the day. You have a few months to decide.
Trailer: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Official Trailer 2 [HD]
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Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema And Metro-goldwyn-mayer Pictures To Celebrate Tolkien Week With Worldwide Trailer Debut For “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Trailer Debut Leads Up to 75th Anniversary of Publication of
The Hobbit and Worldwide Hobbit Day, Marking the Birthdays of
Bilbo and Frodo Baggins
Burbank, CA, September 17, 2012 — Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM...
Trailer: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Official Trailer 2 [HD]
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Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema And Metro-goldwyn-mayer Pictures To Celebrate Tolkien Week With Worldwide Trailer Debut For “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Trailer Debut Leads Up to 75th Anniversary of Publication of
The Hobbit and Worldwide Hobbit Day, Marking the Birthdays of
Bilbo and Frodo Baggins
Burbank, CA, September 17, 2012 — Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM...
- 9/19/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Welcome to Tolkien Week! First, a little background on the author. J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He is best known for his extraordinary works of fiction ‘The Hobbit’, ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Silmarillion’.
In this video, Peter Jackson announces that the new trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be unveiled this Wednesday, September 19th. Check out the original preview Here.
September 22nd is this weekend and the Baggins birthday. Below are some tips on how to throw a festive Hobbit Day party to get the Shire rockin’ and one that Bilbo himself would be proud of.
Do you walk around with Hobbit feet? Is Elvish like a second language to you? Well then, do we have a Middle-earth contest for you!
In this video, Peter Jackson announces that the new trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be unveiled this Wednesday, September 19th. Check out the original preview Here.
September 22nd is this weekend and the Baggins birthday. Below are some tips on how to throw a festive Hobbit Day party to get the Shire rockin’ and one that Bilbo himself would be proud of.
Do you walk around with Hobbit feet? Is Elvish like a second language to you? Well then, do we have a Middle-earth contest for you!
- 9/17/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Warner Bros. Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures jointly announced today that the final film in Peter Jackson’s trilogy adaptation of the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, now titled “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” will be released worldwide on July 18, 2014. All three films in the trilogy are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.
The Studios also announced the title of the second installment in the franchise, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” which will be released on December 13, 2013. The first film in the trilogy, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” opens this holiday season, on December 14, 2012. Shot in 3D 48 frames-per-second, the trilogy of films will be released in High Frame Rate (Hfr) 3D, other 3D formats, IMAX and 2D.
Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, stated;
“We wanted to have a shorter gap between the second and third films of ‘The Hobbit’ Trilogy.
The Studios also announced the title of the second installment in the franchise, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” which will be released on December 13, 2013. The first film in the trilogy, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” opens this holiday season, on December 14, 2012. Shot in 3D 48 frames-per-second, the trilogy of films will be released in High Frame Rate (Hfr) 3D, other 3D formats, IMAX and 2D.
Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, stated;
“We wanted to have a shorter gap between the second and third films of ‘The Hobbit’ Trilogy.
- 9/1/2012
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures jointly announced today that the final film in Peter Jackson.s trilogy adaptation of the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, now titled .The Hobbit: There and Back Again,. will be released worldwide on July 18, 2014. All three films in the trilogy are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.
The Studios also announced the title of the second installment in the franchise, .The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,. which will be released on December 13, 2013. The first film in the trilogy, .The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,. opens this holiday season, on December 14, 2012. Shot in 3D 48 frames-per-second, the trilogy of films will be released in High Frame Rate (Hfr) 3D, other 3D formats, IMAX and 2D.
Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, stated, .We wanted to have a shorter gap between the second and...
Warner Bros. Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures jointly announced today that the final film in Peter Jackson.s trilogy adaptation of the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, now titled .The Hobbit: There and Back Again,. will be released worldwide on July 18, 2014. All three films in the trilogy are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.
The Studios also announced the title of the second installment in the franchise, .The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,. which will be released on December 13, 2013. The first film in the trilogy, .The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,. opens this holiday season, on December 14, 2012. Shot in 3D 48 frames-per-second, the trilogy of films will be released in High Frame Rate (Hfr) 3D, other 3D formats, IMAX and 2D.
Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, stated, .We wanted to have a shorter gap between the second and...
- 9/1/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The recently announced third film in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy will be called The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and that it will be released on July 18th, 2014! I can't wait to see this awesomness!
Here's the full Press Release:
Warner Bros. Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures jointly announced today that the final film in Peter Jackson's trilogy adaptation of the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, now titled The Hobbit: There and Back Again, will be released worldwide on July 18, 2014. All three films in the trilogy are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.
The Studios also announced the title of the second installment in the franchise, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, which will be released on December 13, 2013. The first film in the trilogy, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, opens this holiday season, on December 14, 2012. Shot in 3D 48 frames-per-second, the trilogy of films will...
Here's the full Press Release:
Warner Bros. Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures jointly announced today that the final film in Peter Jackson's trilogy adaptation of the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, now titled The Hobbit: There and Back Again, will be released worldwide on July 18, 2014. All three films in the trilogy are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.
The Studios also announced the title of the second installment in the franchise, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, which will be released on December 13, 2013. The first film in the trilogy, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, opens this holiday season, on December 14, 2012. Shot in 3D 48 frames-per-second, the trilogy of films will...
- 9/1/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Oh, happy day! Ever since word emerged from Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego earlier this month that Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit may become a trilogy of films, we’ve been holding our breath in hope. With the wealth of material in The Hobbit and Tolkien’s appendices in The Lord of the Rings, it’s definitely easy to see how The Hobbit could become three films.
Peter Jackson has posted on Facebook confirmation that The Hobbit will indeed become a trilogy of films. Check out his statement to fans below along with the official press release from the studio:
An unexpected journey
by Peter Jackson on Monday, July 30, 2012 at 10:30am ·
It is only at the end of a shoot that you finally get the chance to sit down and have a look at the film you have made. Recently Fran, Phil and I...
Peter Jackson has posted on Facebook confirmation that The Hobbit will indeed become a trilogy of films. Check out his statement to fans below along with the official press release from the studio:
An unexpected journey
by Peter Jackson on Monday, July 30, 2012 at 10:30am ·
It is only at the end of a shoot that you finally get the chance to sit down and have a look at the film you have made. Recently Fran, Phil and I...
- 7/31/2012
- by Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
- ScifiMafia
I’m thinking that Peter Jackson is testing us to see how far we’ll trust him. This is edging close to the breaking point. Full text of the press release I received this evening: For Immediate Release Peter Jackson’S Long-awaited Filmed Adaptation Of The Hobbit To Be A Trilogy New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Warner Bros. Pictures Announce Third Film in The Hobbit Trilogy Burbank, CA, July 30, 2012 — Peter Jackson will make a third film in his upcoming adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, it was jointly announced today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema, Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group. Jackson, the Academy Award®-winning filmmaker behind the blockbuster “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, recently wrapped principal photography on what he originally planned...
- 7/30/2012
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Peter Jackson will make a third film in his upcoming adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien.s enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, it was jointly announced today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema, Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group.
Jackson, the Academy Award®-winning filmmaker behind the blockbuster .The Lord of the Rings. Trilogy, recently wrapped principal photography on what he originally planned to be a two-film adaptation of The Hobbit, which is set in Middle-earth 60 years before The Lord of the Rings.
Jackson stated, .Upon recently viewing a cut of the first film, and a chunk of the second, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and I were very pleased with the way the story was coming together. We recognized that the richness of the story of The Hobbit, as well as some of...
Jackson, the Academy Award®-winning filmmaker behind the blockbuster .The Lord of the Rings. Trilogy, recently wrapped principal photography on what he originally planned to be a two-film adaptation of The Hobbit, which is set in Middle-earth 60 years before The Lord of the Rings.
Jackson stated, .Upon recently viewing a cut of the first film, and a chunk of the second, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and I were very pleased with the way the story was coming together. We recognized that the richness of the story of The Hobbit, as well as some of...
- 7/30/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Last week we reported that Peter Jackson was in discussions with New Line Cinema to turn his two part Hobbit series into a trilogy. Well, without further ado, I’ll leave it to Peter Jackson, via his Facebook, for the announcement:
It is only at the end of a shoot that you finally get the chance to sit down and have a look at the film you have made. Recently Fran, Phil and I did just this when we watched for the first time an early cut of the first movie – and a large chunk of the second. We were really pleased with the way the story was coming together, in particular, the strength of the characters and the cast who have brought them to life. All of which gave rise to a simple question: do we take this chance to tell more of the tale? And the answer from our perspective as the filmmakers,...
It is only at the end of a shoot that you finally get the chance to sit down and have a look at the film you have made. Recently Fran, Phil and I did just this when we watched for the first time an early cut of the first movie – and a large chunk of the second. We were really pleased with the way the story was coming together, in particular, the strength of the characters and the cast who have brought them to life. All of which gave rise to a simple question: do we take this chance to tell more of the tale? And the answer from our perspective as the filmmakers,...
- 7/30/2012
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
From Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson comes the latest Hobbit Production video.
I know that not everybody gets to Comic Con, so I thought I’d bring a little bit of Comic Con to you! Here’s a bit of what I saw in San Diego, and what those in Hall H got to see of The Hobbit! This is The Hobbit Production Diary #8, covering Comic Con and the final days of principal photography on the film.
Part one of the film will have its world premiere November 28th in New Zealand. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released beginning December 14, 2012 while the second film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, is slated for release the following year, beginning December 13, 2013.
Under Jackson.s direction, both movies are being shot consecutively in digital 3D using the latest camera and stereo technology. Filming is taking place at Stone Street Studios, Wellington, and on location around New Zealand.
I know that not everybody gets to Comic Con, so I thought I’d bring a little bit of Comic Con to you! Here’s a bit of what I saw in San Diego, and what those in Hall H got to see of The Hobbit! This is The Hobbit Production Diary #8, covering Comic Con and the final days of principal photography on the film.
Part one of the film will have its world premiere November 28th in New Zealand. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released beginning December 14, 2012 while the second film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, is slated for release the following year, beginning December 13, 2013.
Under Jackson.s direction, both movies are being shot consecutively in digital 3D using the latest camera and stereo technology. Filming is taking place at Stone Street Studios, Wellington, and on location around New Zealand.
- 7/23/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Peter Jackson gives us a look at his studio in the latest production video for The Hobbit. I really like the peek into the fascinating world of the set and production designers. Even Legolas makes an appearance. Part one of the film will have its world premiere November 28th in New Zealand. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released beginning December 14, 2012 while the second film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, is slated for release the following year, beginning December 13, 2013.
Under Jackson.s direction, both movies are being shot consecutively in digital 3D using the latest camera and stereo technology. Filming is taking place at Stone Street Studios, Wellington, and on location around New Zealand.
Among the creative behind-the-scenes team returning to Jackson.s crew are director of photography Andrew Lesnie, production designer Dan Hennah, conceptual designers Alan Lee and John Howe, composer Howard Shore and make-up and hair designer Peter King.
Under Jackson.s direction, both movies are being shot consecutively in digital 3D using the latest camera and stereo technology. Filming is taking place at Stone Street Studios, Wellington, and on location around New Zealand.
Among the creative behind-the-scenes team returning to Jackson.s crew are director of photography Andrew Lesnie, production designer Dan Hennah, conceptual designers Alan Lee and John Howe, composer Howard Shore and make-up and hair designer Peter King.
- 6/6/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Maybe this might be a good year to spend your Thanksgiving holiday in New Zealand. Ahead of its mid-December release date in the States, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will make its world debut on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Check out the full press release below:
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the First Film in Peter Jackson’s Epic Adaptation of the Timeless Book, to Make Its World Premiere on Wednesday, November 28, in Wellington, New Zealand
Burbank, Calif.– Gearing up for the global release of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the epic adventure will have its world premiere on November 28, 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand. A production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is the first of two films from filmmaker Peter Jackson, the Academy Award-winning director of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, who shot the films concurrently on locations across New Zealand.
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the First Film in Peter Jackson’s Epic Adaptation of the Timeless Book, to Make Its World Premiere on Wednesday, November 28, in Wellington, New Zealand
Burbank, Calif.– Gearing up for the global release of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the epic adventure will have its world premiere on November 28, 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand. A production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is the first of two films from filmmaker Peter Jackson, the Academy Award-winning director of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, who shot the films concurrently on locations across New Zealand.
- 6/6/2012
- by Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
- ScifiMafia
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