Category: Movie And Video News

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.

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.  

To read Sir Ian’s thought’s about filming  3-D at 48 FPS click  here.

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…

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.

To read how Sir Ian Mckellen negotiated a music truce with Elijah Wood click here. To read Cate Blanchett’s comments about juggling film and family click here. For io9′s illustrated article about Hobbit film secrets click here.

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…

To read about Prince Charles’ planned visit to WETA  click here. To read what Andy Serkis had to say about filming and CGI at 48fps click here.