Showing posts with label there and back again. Show all posts
Showing posts with label there and back again. Show all posts

Will Cate Blanchett be in the Next Hobbit Movie?

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

It appears that the answer is no,

but then again, I may be mistaken. In a recent interview with Yahoo! Movies UK, Cate Blanchett said 
"I was there [New Zealand] for eight days. So I don’t know whether I'm in the second film. I think I'm in the third…My three boys, my three sons, hope that I'm in them, but I honestly - hand on heart- can’t tell you."
It seems that Galadriel will not make an appearance in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, but will be in The Hobbit: There and Back Again

Dale: A Desolation of Smaug

Saturday, June 08, 2013

A new set for The Hobbit movies

Here is a photo of a set created specially for the ten week shooting period this summer. Most likely, it is Dale after it was attacked and destroyed by Smaug. However, there has been no official identification of this photo, so we are left to think what we will. 

Correctin: Filming Begins Monday

Friday, May 17, 2013

Sorry! Instead of starting on Wednesday, May 15, it will instead begin on Monday, May 20.

Someone made a mistake! It was probably me, but, nonetheless, I posted false information, and I hope you will forgive me. It has been confirmed that the filming will indeed begin this Monday. We still do not know anymore about the scenes that will be shot, asides from more work on the Battle of Five Armies. 

Filming has Begun!

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The second round of shooting has begun!

The additional filming for The Hobbit movies began today, March 15. It will continue until the end of July. We are completely clueless as to the scenes that will be shot. Will there be more material from the Appendices of The Lord of the Rings? Which characters will return? We know nothing absolute, but there a buzz going around that we might see a return of Aragorn. I have already discussed this possibility in a previous post, but I reaffirm that nothing has yet been confirmed about anything. 

There and Back Again, Viggo Mortensen?

Monday, April 22, 2013

Will Aragorn return to play a part in The Hobbit: There and Back Again?

Are the rumors true? Will Viggo Mortensen indeed return to reprise his role of Aragorn in The Hobbit trilogy? Although he does not appear in the book The Hobbit, the screenwriters could find a way to include him in the script. Will this be the case, or is it all a groundless rumor created by hopeful but misled fans? 

Concerning Visual Effects

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

An interview with Joe Letteri, who reveals the secrets behind the visual effects of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 

Stuff recently posted on their website an interview with Joe Letteri, the VFX supervisor of Middle-earth. He tells us about the benefits of the new technology that has developed since The Lord of the Rings, and the challenges of filming in 3D and 48fps. We also get some interesting info on Smaug. To read the full article, go here

The Hobbit Passes One Billion!

Monday, March 04, 2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, as of yesterday, has become the 15th highest grossing movie of all time! According to BoxOfficeMojo, the official number as of now is $1,001,402,746. No matter what the critics say, Peter Jackson knows how to make a movie people want to watch. The top markets are: the US, of course, at $301.4 million; Germany at $92.6 million; the United Kingdom at $82.2 million; Australia at $44 million; and Russia at $44 million. Though it did not make the top five, China, right now at $37.3 million, needs an honorable mention. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, though only in theaters there for ten days, has already made a big impact, allowing it to pass the one billion mark. It is almost as big a hit as The Return of the King (just off by $118 million). Let's hope The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is just as big of a hit, if not more!

Orcs in the Desolation of Smaug

Saturday, March 02, 2013

Forgive me if I am a little slow in coming across things like this, but I found three entirely new images from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug today. As usual, I warn you of SPOILERS, but this stuff is pretty interesting, so I encourage you to read on.

This one here is very similar to the photo in the post A Photo of Kili (And Bilbo), and appears to depict the house of Beorn. Everything points to a rustic, simple, yet powerful owner, from the ornate wooden carvings to the straw-strewn dirt floor. However, it does not reveal anything new than what has already been pointed out in the aforementioned post, other than giving a larger perspective of Beorn's dwelling. I am unsure if this is a screenshot or merely a picture of the set. The latter seems more likely because of the poorness of picture quality.

The other two photos are more directly related to the title of this post, as they both show orcs. The image to the right shows five orcs, all similarly dressed in animal skins and hides decorated in teeth and claws. They also share the same hooked nose, which points toward them all being of the same tribe, if that was not already clear from their dress. The one second to the left also has some black war-paint, which I have not seen on any orc other than Saruman's Uruk-hai. Their weapons are in very poor condition, even for those of an orc. The edges of the swords are serrated from the corrosion, and there is at least one instrument of war made almost entirely of wood. The orcs, at least two of them, are looking down, indicating that they are standing on the edge of a cliff, and spying out someone or something they are hunting, probably the company of dwarves and Bilbo. The one in the back appears to be running, which means that they have been chasing whatever they are looking at for a good while.

The third and final picture shows orcs arrayed viciously for battle, not unlike many scenes in The Lord of the Rings. They are wearing scale-like armor, not unlike that wore by Guritz (the orc with the skull on top of his helmet). Speaking of helmets, they head gear displayed by these orcs is varied and unusual. Some faces are opened, some are have covered with slits for eyes (like the helmets of the Uruk-hai), and others have full masks. It is possible that these orcs will not appear until The Hobbit: There and Back Again, and therefore fight in the Battle of Five Armies. However, as you already know, all of this is speculation and educated guesses.

There and Back Again Release Date Moved

Friday, March 01, 2013

The release date for The Hobbit: There and Back Again has been moved from July 2014 to December 17, 2014.

Pictures from the Future

Saturday, December 08, 2012

EW.com has got its hands on a couple pictures from the next two installments of The Hobbit trilogy. The first, from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, shows Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins on Smaug's enormous pile of gold. The second, from The Hobbit: There and Back Again, shows Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman and Orlando Bloom in what appears to be a pre-battle scene. Find out more about these awesome screenshots on EW.com.

Official Movie Titles

Saturday, September 01, 2012


Warner Bros. has finally decided on the titles of its upcoming The Hobbit movies. Concerning the first, nothing has been changed. It is still The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and is still scheduled for release on December 14, 2012. The title of the second film, however has been changed to The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, but it is still coming to theaters on December 13, 2012. The title The Hobbit: There and Back Again has been moved to the third and final film, the release date of which has also been revealed, July 18, 2014.

The Hobbit Movie Titles

Wednesday, August 01, 2012

New Line Cinema has registered a couple film titles for the third Hobbit movie.

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies

These may or may not be the title of the film scheduled to be released the summer of 2014. Below, you can see some fan-made logos of the new titles.

A Hobbit Trilogy!

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

At a glance, this post title seems exactly the same as another I posted  a few days ago, except for one small, but important, detail. The question mark has turned into an exclamation mark. Yes, Peter Jackson has confirmed a third Hobbit film! A name has not yet been chosen, but the movie will premiere the summer of 2014. When more information comes up, rest assured that I will post it.

A Hobbit Trilogy?

Thursday, July 26, 2012

If you read my post News for The Hobbit you know that I am skeptical about the rumors concerning The Hobbit: There and Back Again being split into two separate movies. However, another wave of rumors has overrun the web and this time there is video evidence (see below). Peter Jackson discusses using some of the unused scenes to create extended versions for the films, and he even says that he would like to shoot more footage next year and possibly create a third film. 

News for The Hobbit

Sunday, July 22, 2012

I am sorry that there have not been any new posts for the last few days, but there has not really been any interesting happenings concerning The Hobbit for the past several days. There are, however, a few tidbits of info that you may want to know.


Air New Zealand, New Zealand's airline, has turned several of their Boeing 777 jets into flying billboards for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Multiple The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey tie-in books have been scheduled for release this November. They are:

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Visual Companion by  Jude Fisher.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Official Movie Guide by Brian Sibley.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Movie Storybook by Paddy Kempshall.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Activity Book by Paddy Kempshall.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey—The World Of Hobbits by Paddy Kempshall.

All the critics think that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will look awesome in its 3D 48fps format.

There was a lot of talk about The Hobbit: There and Back Again being split into two movies, but I don't think that that is going to happen, as the shooting of the films has already ended and no provision was made for a trilogy, like The Lord of the Rings.

That is all I have to tell right now. If any more news pops up, I will keep you posted! Thank you for reading this blog.