FUll on Hobbit mode now

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More Photos From The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Revealed

Source: ComingSoon

July 3, 2012

Following the cover image from the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, the magazine has also released 10 more photos from the anticipated The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on December 14. You can check them out below!

"An Unexpected Journey" comprises the first half of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy tale which follows the journey of Bilbo, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by Gandalf, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.

Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever... Gollum.

Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities... A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

     

     

     

[Chip Cataldo]

Kickass, gents!  I can't wait!

Peace,

Chip

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The Hobbit Films Wrap Principal Photography

Source: ComingSoon

July 5, 2012

Peter Jackson has announced on his Facebook page that filming for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again has wrapped. "An Unexpected Journey" will hit 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters on December 14 and will be followed by "There and Back Again" on December 13, 2013.

The filmmaker posted the following note and photo:

We made it! Shoot day 266 and the end of principal photography on The Hobbit. Thanks to our fantastic cast and crew for getting us this far, and to all of you for your support! Next stop, the cutting room. Oh, and Comic Con!
Cheers, Peter J

[measle]

I think it's also the fact that the Hobbit has just about everything ppl liked about LOTR but in many ways it's a much lighter story so there's even more opportunities for it to just be fun

It's more fantastical, but it's not really lighter imo.... the ending is just as bittersweet as the ending to LOTR, and definitely has touching and sad moments.  I think the movie is even going to be a bit more so, because the dwarves are going to have their characters a bit more fleshed out.

One theme Tolkien really explores in both stories is the cost of war on the participants, you really can never go home again.  This happens to Bilbo, just as it happened to the four hobbits in the Fellowship..... that scene at the end of ROTK killed me, here these four little guys saved the fucking world, and saw sights the other hobbits could only dream of, and everyone was going nuts over a giant pumpkin, as they sat in silence.

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Comic-Con: Peter Jackson Unveils New Poster for The Hobbit

Source: ComingSoon

July 7, 2012

Comic-Con is just a few days away but the excitement leading up to it means a lot of the things that would normally premiere there are showing up early, and that excitement must have gotten to director Peter Jackson, who revealed the new Comic-Con poster for his anticipated The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on his Facebook page today.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens on December 14 but we'll be live-blogging the movie's Comic-Con panel right here on Saturday, July 14.

Click the poster for a bigger version!

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Reveals a Massive Banner!

Source: ComingSoon

July 9, 2012

Warner Bros. and MGM have revealed, via EW, a massive banner for their upcoming The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Check it out below!

Filled with familiar images from J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel, the banner seems to unfold in a chronological manner from left to right, so it may give us our first hint as to how much of the tale is featured in the first film. What's more, the banner offers a first look at Beorn, the woodsman who Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and the Dwarves encounter near Mirkwood who has the ability to transform himself into a bear.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens on December 14, but check back this weekend as we'll be live-blogging the film's Comic-Con panel on Saturday, July 14th.

[measle]

There's our first look at Beorn I believe...

[Hyperion]

Indeed! 

[josey wales]

Toyses-

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Comic-Con: Peter Jackson on Filming More Hobbit Footage

Source: ComingSoon

July 15, 2012

Director Peter Jackson didn't mention this in The Hobbit press conference, but he's really looking to shoot more stuff. As you may know, the film isn't only relying on the book. There is a ton of material from all different Tolkien publications, including when Gandalf disappears without explanation. Jackson says he doesn't just want this to be a kid film. He wants it to fit into the "Lord of the Rings" universe and feel the same, so that we crazy fans can watch them all together if we wish.

Nothing is confirmed, as he himself admits, but there is always a possibility. He says, "It's very premature. I mean we have an incredible source material with the appendices because 'The Hobbit' is obviously a novel but we also have the rights to use this 125 pages of additional notes where Tolkien expanded the world of 'The Hobbit' published at the end of 'Return of the King' and we've used some of it so far and just in the last few weeks as we've been wrapping up the shooting and thinking about the shape of the story, Fran and I have been talking to the studio about other things we haven't been able to shoot and seeing if we persuade them to do a few more weeks of shooting, probably more than a few weeks actually, next year. And what form that would actually end up taking, well the discussions are pretty early. So there isn't really anything to report but there's other parts of the story that we'd like to tell that we haven't been able to tell yet.

"We've used more source material than 'The Hobbit.' For instance in 'The Hobbit' when Gandalf mysteriously disappears for chapters, it was never really explained where he's gone. Much later Tolkien filled in those details. In these appendices he did talk about what happened. And it was all together a lot darker and more serious than what is written in 'The Hobbit'. And also to be honest I want to make a series of movies that run together so if any crazy lunatic wants to watch them all in a row there will be a consistency to it, a consistency of tone.

"So I don't want to make a children's story to go into 'The Lord of the Rings' so we are providing a balance. I mean a lot of the comedy and the charm comes from the characters. You're dealing with Bilbo Baggins who is a bit more reluctant to go on an adventure than Frodo was and with Dwarves who have a personality and camaraderie all of their own, so there's a lot of humor but there are still some serious themes involved."

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opening in theaters on December 14.

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The Hobbit Production Video #8 Online!

Source: ComingSoon

July 23, 2012

Peter Jackson has brought online this 8th Production Video for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey which includes both footage shot at the San Diego Comic-Con and the video that was shown to the audience there.

Jackson said: "Hi everyone. 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!

THE HOBBIT, Production Video #8, Last Days, 23 July 2012"

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Evangeline Lilly, Andy Serkis, Richard Armitage, John Bell, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Barry Humphries, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Bret McKenzie, Graham McTavish, Mike Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Conan Stevens, Ken Stott, Jeffrey Thomas, Aidan Turner and Billy Connolly, opens in 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters on December 14.

THE HOBBIT, Production Diary 8	powered by Aeva

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Peter Jackson Planning a Third Hobbit Movie?

Source: ComingSoon

July 24, 2012

Peter Jackson had first hinted at the San Diego Comic-Con that he wanted to shoot more footage for "The Hobbit" films, but now it looks the filmmaker and Warner Bros. Pictures are getting serious about even developing a third film.

Heat Vision is reporting that Jackson wants to turn his two-film adaptation of the J.R.R. Tolkien epic into a trilogy and that additional shooting would take place next summer for about two months in New Zealand if he comes to an agreement with the studio.

According to the site, "Warner Bros., Jackson, producer Fran Walsh and writer-producer Philippa Boyens began exploring the logistics of what it would take to make another movie. Those talks are said to have accelerated in recent days, with the studio on board if the right financial arrangements can be achieved. That includes securing new actor deals for the expansive cast as well as shoring up certain rights associated with the property (The Hobbit has a long a tortured rights history.)"

A source for the trade added, "If we're going to do it, we have to make a decision soon. It’s strongly driven by the filmmakers' desire to tell more of the story. It's about taking the chance to tell more of the incredible tale with the cast we have assembled."

The first installment, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, will hit theaters and IMAX on December 14. The Hobbit: There and Back Again will follow on December 13, 2013. A third film would presumably follow sometime in 2014.

What do you think? Do you think Jackson could stretch out the story to three films? We assume he would be using the appendices to "The Lord of the Rings" books to develop more storyline.

[measle]

Interesting....there definitely is enough material in books like Unfinished Tales and various appendices to flesh out the Hobbit into three films... Jackson has already done that somewhat.

[Big Daddy Dave]

Why the fuck would they even talk about doing this? Other than for the money that any film would rake in of course. There's no artistic justification for doing it. The Hobbit could easily have been done as one 3 hour movie, stretching it into 2 WAS their cash grab I thought.

Just casually making a third movie and flling it with events referrenced in the apendix is a huge mistake.

[calel]

Yeah I understand 2 movies.  This one and Harry Potter make sense.  Now every book-into-movie is milking it.  Twilight. Hunger Games. And now Hobbit is doing it.  Its too much.

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