A new trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has been released that’s only marginally different from the previous one – but nonetheless offers some new imagery of Martin Freeman and Ian McKellan. Director Peter Jackson recently announced that he will now extend the story beyond the two planned prequels to create a new trilogy. The third film will incorporate additional J.R.R. Tolkien content that […]
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THE HOBBIT Prequels Will Now Be A Trilogy
Peter Jackson‘s return to Middle Earth is not over yet, with production now confirmed to be continuing beyond the two prequels with the story now unfolding as a trilogy. Heat Vision had previously reported that Jackson was exploring the logistics with Warner Bros to make an additional movie, with consideration given to financial, casting issues and the rights […]
Peter Jackson Talks Crafting THE HOBBIT Prequels
There’s plenty to look forward to when the first of The Hobbit prequels hits screens in December 2012. Not only will the new films feature cutting edge imagery that only Weta digital can conjure, it will also be presented in 3D having been shot using the Red digital camera system. While the technological differences will be apparent, the world which director Peter Jackson is creating, […]
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY First Trailer
It’s time to make a trip back to Middle-Earth with the first trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey . Peter Jackson returns to world he made famous with his Lord Of The Rings trilogy to bring us the prequel story of The Hobbit. It’s a film that’s been a long time in the making – from the financial problems of MGM […]
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN U.K Smash Spielberg and Jackson Plan Sequel
Steven Spielberg‘s first motion-capture flick The Adventures of Tintin has topped the U.K box-office, knocking ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ off the top spot. The Herge character is wildly popular in the U.K and Europe and with the combined talents of Spielberg and Peter Jackson bringing the world to life, there’s little doubt the film will do exceptionally well in this market. The flick opens 2 months later […]
AIDAN TURNER in THE HOBBIT
Over the last week Warner Bros has been releasing pictures of the 13 dwarves that feature in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, now we have a complete character line up which also reveals Aidan Turner who departed the hit U.K show Being Human, in full dress make-up as the character Kili. The filming of the Hobbit prequels is currently […]
TINTIN – New Trailer
A new International trailer has been released for Steven Spielberg‘s and Peter Jackson‘s The Adventures of Tintin, which expands considerably on the previous teaser. For fans of the intrepid reporter created by Belgian writer / artist George Prosper Remi known as Hergé, it’s amazing to see the character and the illustated comics brought to life by these […]
Peter Jackson Talks THE HOBBIT
Peter Jackson has shared new set pics with Entertainment Weekly to give fans a first look at Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Ian McKellen reprising his role as Gandolf. The images show how Freeman has been transformed into a hobbit wearing the ears and feet to complete the character. The background shows some of the other characters, though for now […]
SHERLOCK Star Joins THE HOBBIT
While Robert Downey Jr. currently plays the Elizabethan version of Sherlock Holmes on the big screen, Benedict Cumberbatch electrifies the small screen playing the same character in a present day retelling made for the BBC. His co-star Martin Freeman who plays Watson on the show, scored the main role of Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson‘s prequels to The Lord of […]
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN – First Trailer
The first trailer has been released for the The Adventures of Tintin which uses similar Avatar technology to bring the world Hergé to life. Directors Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson have teamed up to ensure the beloved characters are vividly depicted using the cutting edge 3D performance-capture and animation. All up the trailer looks very impressive, and while those […]
THE HOBBIT Set Video Blog
Fans of the ‘Lord of The Rings’ films are looking forward to what will be an amazing cinema experience with Peter Jackson returning to direct two new prequel chapters of The Hobbit with many of the original cast returning. Filming is currently underway in New Zealand and now you can go behind the scenes with […]
THE HOBBIT’s Journey Begins
After all the delays that production on The Hobbit prequels have encountered, Warner Bros recently announced that the films have commenced shooting. At one stage the New Zealand labor strike forced producers to consider the possibility of relocating the production and the financial woes of MGM saw Guillermo del Toro leave the project with Peter […]
Elijah Wood Talks His Hobbit Prequels Cameo
News broke two weeks back that Elijah Wood would be appearing in Peter Jackson‘s Hobbit prequels. Fans were obviously excited about his return as the beloved Shire-dweller Frodo and with other familiar cast members announced the new films are shaping up to be something extraordinary. While at the recent Sundance Film Festival to promote the […]
Elijah Wood Will Return for The Hobbit Prequels
It seems that master filmmaker Peter Jackson is taking considerable license with the Tolkein mythos for his upcoming Hobbit prequel movies. Whilst it was expected that the new films would feature a mostly different cast to the Lord of the Rings, Jackson’s script has worked out ways to bring back favorites from the trilogy. It’s […]