The Hobbit Movies: Archive

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Casting news!

I’m very pleased to be welcoming two new cast members to our team. Dean O’Gorman will be playing Fili. Dean’s a terrific Kiwi actor, who I am thrilled to be working with. He’s recently been in an excellent TV series down here called “The Almighty Johnsons”, and I should let fans of that show know that our shooting schedule allows Dean to continue with...

Apr 30th

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Apr 30th

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“A sudden understanding, a pity mixed with horror, welled up in Bilbo’s heart: a...”

– The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien (via literature101)

Apr 30th

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Apr 29th

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“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the...”

– J.R.R. Tolkien (via struckintime)

Apr 29th

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Apr 29th

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“‘No!’ said Thorin, ‘There is more in you of good than you know, child of the...”

– J. R. R. Tolkien; The Hobbit or There and Back Again (via steenbot)

Apr 28th

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LOTR Extended Editions To Hit Theaters In June

jayrobhearthrob: AMC Theaters has announced what may be one of the BEST special events to ever happen to a movie theater. They will be releasing the extended editions of each of The Lord of The Rings trilogy for 3 weeks in June. THIS JUNE! The 14th, 21st and 28th will each see respective releases of each film in the order of Fellowship, Towers and Return (obviously). Who’s going? ...

Apr 28th

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Scoop! Hugo Weaving spotted in Wellington!

Finally, then, the news that I’d been waiting on for so long. Now that Orlando Bloom is all but confirmed; John Rhys-Davies has approached the studio last week; Sir Ian Holm is due back; Elijah Wood has been signed up; Sir Christopher Lee has indicated that (health allowing) he’ll reprise his role as Saruman; Sir Ian McKellen is back in cloak and pointy hat; and Andy Serkis has...

Apr 28th

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“People make the comment that this type of fantasy [Lord of the Rings] is...”

– A Tolkein Scholar, for fainauriel (via elizagolightly)

Apr 27th

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Apr 27th

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“There in the king’s dungeon poor Thorin lay; and after he had got over his...”

– The Hobbit; J.R.R. Tolkien (via beccaraptor)

Apr 26th

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Apr 26th

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Your comments on 48 fps

The news about us filming The Hobbit at 48 frames per second generated a lot of comments. Of course, it’s impossible to show you what 48 fps actually looks like outside of a movie cinema, but there were several interesting and insightful questions raised. We will be completing a “normal” 24 frames per second version—in both digital and 35mm film prints. If we are able to...

Apr 26th

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Apr 25th

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“When he peeped out in the lightning-flashes, he saw that across the valley the...”

– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit (via captainnavigation)

Apr 25th

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Apr 24th

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Apr 24th

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Fili

I am sad to report that Rob Kazinsky, who was cast in the role of Fili, is having to leave The Hobbit and return home, for personal reasons. Rob has been terrific to work with and his enthusiasm and infectious sense of humour will be missed by all of us. I should say that Rob’s departure will not affect ongoing filming of The Hobbit, nor will it impact work done to date, as we had...

Apr 24th

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Apr 23rd

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captainnavigation: Clap! Snap! The black crack! Grip, grab! Pinch, nab! And down to Goblin- town you go my lad! Clash, crash! Crush, smash! Hammer and tongs! Knocker and gongs! Pound, pound, far underground! Ho, ho! My lad! Swish, smack! Whip crack! Batter and beat! Yammer and bleat! Work, work! Nor dare shirk, While Goblins quaff, and Goblins laugh, Round and round far underground Below, my...

Apr 23rd

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Apr 23rd

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Apr 22nd

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klainethropologist: Yayyyy

Apr 22nd

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Apr 22nd

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New blog post from Peter Jackson.

danytargaryen: Easter Break Just arrived at our four-day Easter break, which will be a nice time to recharge batteries and do a few script tweaks for future scenes. We always find there are three distinct phases in the life of a film script. First, it exists before the film starts shooting. In this period, which can last from months to years, the script is a theoretical document—an...

Apr 22nd

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Apr 21st

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“And for me,” said Thorin. “And raspberry jam and apple-tart,” said Bifur. “And...”

– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit (via captainnavigation)

Apr 21st

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Apr 21st

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Apr 20th

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“The yells and yammering, croaking, jibbering and jabbering; howls, growls and...”

– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit (via captainnavigation)

Apr 20th

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Apr 20th

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captainnavigation: O! What are you doing? And where are you going? The river is flowing! O! tra-la-la-lally Here down in the valley! O! What are you seeking, And where are you making? The faggots are reeking, The bannocks are baking! O! tril-lil-lil-lolly The valley is jolly, Ha! Ha! O! Where are you going With beards all a-wagging? No knowing, no knowing What brings Mister Baggins, And Balin...

Apr 19th

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