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Oscar Nominations – 2015
Brent Burge and Jason Canovas have been nominated in the Sound Editing category for their work on The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies. You can view the full list of nominations here .
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The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies – selected reviews
More reviews of The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies The Wall Street Journal describes the movie as “Peerless Fantasy, Flawlessly Rendered”. and Wired says that it is “…a greatest-hits collection of everything you’ve loved about Jackson’s Middle-earth epics”
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Roll out the barrel!
Filming of the scene where Bilbo and the dwarfs escape from the elves by hiding in barrels has been taking place at the Aratiatia rapids near Taupo in New Zealand. Spill gates from a dam were used and every time there was a dam release 20 to 25 barrels were released. You can read the…
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The Hobbit trailer
Elijah Wood has reported that the trailer for The Hobbit will premiere in the US in front of The Adventures of Tintin on 21st December. Although he has not seen the trailer he does have a sense of what is going to be in it. You can read the full story here.
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Gandalf’s on the move!
Sir Ian McKellen has up-dated his official blog with news about the filming of The Hobbit in various locations in New Zealand
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The Hobbit to Premiere in NZ and is for General Release on 14th December 2012
Peter Jackson has announced that The Hobbit will premiere in Wellington, New Zealand in late November 2012. You can read the full story, see 18 pictures of the Hobbiton set and watch a video of Peter Jackson and the NZ Prime Minister, John Key, discussing the news at Stuff. PJ reveals they have already shot…
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Lost Art of The Hobbit
Illustrations not used in previous editions of The Hobbit were discovered by researchers at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The pictures will feature in a new book “The Art of The Hobbit”. You can read more and see some of the pictures here and here.
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Filming in Matamata
Stuff report that the film crews have arrived at the Hobbiton set in Matamata. A source said they started arriving on Saturday. So far none of the stars of the movie have been spotted. According to Stuff; “The filmmakers have consent for shooting at Hobbiton lasting no more than 15 days before November 8”.
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Hobbits Reunited
The next issue of Empire is celebrating the ten year anniversary since the hobbits first set off on their quest. The new issue promises tall tales, memories, behind the scenes pictures, Oscar night stories and rarely-seen concept art from the LotR movies. While you are waiting for the magazine to come out you can watch…
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Casting Call for Extras for The Hobbit
Hundreds answered the call in Oamaru yesterday for parts as extras in The Hobbit movies. About 200 extras are needed for filming in November and December in the Twizel-Lake Pukaki area. You can read the full story here here.
