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Warner Bros. has finally given free reign to interviews, set visits, and plot spoilers!

This news is a few days old, I know, but life is busy. Anyways, if you have not heard, seen, or read any of the following, here is a list of interviews and set tours that contain many, many spoilers, yet, believe me, they are worth seeing.

Here are a few short videos that introduce the newest trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. 

Martin Freeman and Stephen Fry both make an appearance, and, if you missed it, here is clip from NBC's Today Show featuring Ian McKellen and Orlando Bloom as guests. 

Yes, even the shooting of The Hobbit movies

We have recently received word that Sir Ian McKellen, Evangeline Lilly, and now Orlando Bloom have all completed their roles. It is a little saddening that this may be the last shooting ever for a movie based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, but not saddening enough to dim my excitement for the upcoming films! Also, here is a short video of Orlando Bloom saying his last farewell. 

As movies go, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has received a larger-than-usual number of nominations for various awards. I am pretty sure the last time I checked, that number was seventeen. I am writing this post to tell you that this number has been bumped up nine notches, bringing the total up to twenty-six nominations for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. These nine new nominations are for The Saturn Awards, which will be presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films on June 13. The nominations are as follows:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey for Best Fantasy Film,
Martin Freeman for Best Actor,
Sir Ian McKellen for Best Supporting Actor,
Peter Jackson for Best Director,
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey for Best Production Design,
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey for Best Music,
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey for Best Costume Design,
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey for Best Makeup, and
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey for Best Special Effects.

Here is another interview at the San Diego Comic Con, but this time it is Ian McKellen, who plays Gandalf.

The San Diego Comic Con stars today, and will continue for the next four days. Peter Jackson (director), Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Richard Armitage (Thorin Oakenshield), Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins), and Andy Serkis (Gollum and 2nd Unit Director) are all going to be present at the international event, which expects 125,000 attendees.