New ‘Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug’ Trailer Hits

June 11, 2013 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments

Bilbo Baggins, get ready for round two! The trailer has finally arrived for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the middle part in Peter Jackson’s trilogy adapting the beloved novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. This trailer gives us first looks at the return of Orlando Bloom as Legolas, as well as [...]

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Gollum, You Never Looked Better!

January 14, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

The Hobbit’s vfx supervisor Joe Letteri talks about the vfx challenges of returning to J.R.R. Tolkien’s world nine years after the last Lord of the Rings movie cast its spell in theaters. When the team at Weta Digital got word that they were going to work on the prequel to [...]

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‘The Hobbit’ Delivers a Record Weekend

December 16, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Filmgoers all around the world proved that they are still in love with J.R.R. Tolkien’s characters as Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey scored a record $84.8 million during its first weekend at the U.S. box office. The 3-D fantasy delivered the top three-day opening of all time for [...]

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Peter Jackson Reveals Plans for ‘Tintin’ Sequel

December 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

During his Hobbit press tour appearance in Belgium, Peter Jackson said that plans for a sequel to director Steven Spielberg’s 2011 feature The Adventures of Tintin are still on track. Originally, the plan was to have Jackson film the performance-capture portion of the sequel this past summer after he finished [...]

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Jackson Confirms Third ‘Hobbit’ Feature

July 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

It’s official: Peter Jackson has confirmed that he will be expanding his two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit into a trilogy. Warner Bros. is probably thrilled to hear the news and fans are rejoicing as the Oscar-winning director will be pulling from material from the appendices and Tolkien’s notes [...]

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