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Air New Zealand honors ‘The Hobbit’ with preflight video
Airline safety videos aren’t known for being particularly creative. Here’s how the tray-table works. Lavatories are in the back. Sit down. Don’t move. The end. But Air New Zealand decided to do something with its preflight video by honoring the upcoming film “The Hobbit.” Watch it here.
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An Unexpected Journey Through the Heart of Middle-earth
An entertainment reporter tells the tale of his discovery of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” and his subsequent journey to New Zealand, particularly Mount Doom. Read his story here.
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A Breakdown of Why the First Hobbit Desperately Needs Its Long Run Time
Compared to the three books that come after it, The Hobbit is relatively slim at 300 pages. So, how, Lord of the Rings fans wonder, is Peter Jackson going to turn it into three movies, especially when the first one, An Unexpected Journey, is due to clock in at two hours and 40 minutes? Fear…
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The Hobbit’ to be released in Dolby Atmos
Middle-earth will sound more realistic in “The Hobbit.” Dolby Laboratories Inc. and director Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post Production announced Wednesday that “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” will be mixed and released in Dolby Atmos, the company’s immersive new sound system that features two extra arrays of overhead speakers and the ability to direct sounds…
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For Middle-Earth, One Family Tree To Rule Them All
Here’s a question: Just how many men were there in the West? And were they friends, cousins or perhaps even brothers? Even if those questions weren’t troubling you as you left the theater, they were on the mind of Emil Johansson, a university student in Gothenburg, Sweden. Johansson has spent the past several years creating…
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Professor connects Tolkien, Homer
While J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy may be dear to fans young and old, philosophy professor David O’Connor said Tuesday he believes the trilogy is meant to reflect on a darker side of nostalgia at the core of human nature. In the second installment of Tolkien 2012, the Center for Ethics…
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Peter Jackson Talks Guillermo Del Toro Influence on The Hobbit
While most of us are still coming to terms with the announcement that The Hobbit will be released as a trilogy, Peter Jackson discusses how much of Guillermo del Toro, the film’s original director, remains in the mix. Jackson took over the film back in 2010 when Del Toro dropped out of the film after…
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Benedict Cumberbatch ‘losing his inhibitions’ for role of Smaug in The Hobbit
SHERLOCK star Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed he is having to ‘lose his inhibitions’ to play Smaug the dragon in Peter Jackson’s new Hobbit trilogy. The actor is not only voicing Smaug but also giving physical input through motion-capture technology that tracks his movements, expressions and gestures. See the whole story here .
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“The Hobbit” Author Gets a Crater on Mercury
Here’s a little something to please fans of space, art and fantasy alike (and those who enjoy all three): on August 6 the International Astronomical Union approved names for 9 craters on Mercury, one of which is named for J.R.R. Tolkien, revered author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (among other seminal…
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United® Cutlery Awarded Weapon Replicas License for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” and “The Hobbit: There and Back Again”
From 2001 to 2012 United® Cutlery produced a beloved collection of more than 50 licensed weapon, helm and prop replicas from the successful The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and we are proudly continuing that line with replicas of weapons and arms from director Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated films The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and…
