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Nov. 7th update; Meet the Dwarves, and a Problem with Opening Night Tickets
To read the details about the thirteen Dwarves in ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ and the Actors playing them click here. How would you feel if you stood in line for hours to buy tickets for the Movie’s New Zealand Premiere, only to find out that all of the tickets had been secretly sold weeks…
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Where Do Dragons Come From?
Smaug, the Dragon that terrorized The Lonely Mountain, is one of the most heavily anticipated characters that will be brought to the screen in the upcoming `The Hobbit` trilogy. Dragons like Smaug have a been part of our culture and literature for centuries, but where did these mythical creatures come from? Friday’s Wall Street Journal…
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Should you read The Hobbit before seeing the Movies?
For an explanation as to why you SHOULD read The Hobbit before you see the first film click here.
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Today’s Hobbit News; Why Three Movies? and 17 Movie Posters
To read about the decision to expand to The Hobbit to three movies click here. The seventeen promotional posters for ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ can be viewed here.
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Nov 1st Update; Making Gandalf’s Scarf, NZ Premiere Moved, and Hobbit Soundtrack Details
To read about the artisan craftsmen that make Gandalf’s Scarves click here. Details of the change in date for the NZ Premiere of ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ can be found here. An article about the Artwork and Tracklisting for the movie’s soundtrack can be found here. And by the way yesterday was Director Peter…
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Oct 31st Update; Denny’s TV Ad, Hobbit Themed safety Film, Homo Florensis not a ‘Hobbit’ and WB shop has the Collectibles
You can watch the new Denny’s ad here. Air New Zealand’s new in-flight video, “An Unexpected Briefing,” can be found here. To read about the restrictions against calling Homo Florensis a ‘Hobbit’, click here. You can see what is now available at the WB Shop by clicking here.
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Oct 29th Update- Colbert a Hobbit Geek, Gollum as an Airport Greeter, Nesbitt on Bofur, and a ‘Pompous’ Bilbo
Peter Jackson discusses Stephen Colbert’s Hobbit knowledge here. You can read about the new Gollum statue at Wellington Airport here. James Nesbitt’s comments on Bofur can be found here. Martin Freeman’s comments about Bilbo can be found here.
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Ian Mckellen on filming in 3-D
To read Sir Ian’s thought’s about filming 3-D at 48 FPS click here.
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An interview with Corey Olsen, aka ‘The Tokien Professor’
Professor Corey Olsen has just released a new book; Exploring JRR Tolkien’s “The Hobbit”. Click here to hear him being interviewed, by reporter Leonie Harris, about the effect the book has had on people over the past 75 years .
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Second TV spot, and an International TV spot, for ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’
To see the second TV spot for the upcoming movie, click here. Also; to see an international TV spot that was released about 10 days ago click here. Note – this tv spot was removed by the user The international spot can now be found here.
