Category: Movie And Video News

The L. A. Times, in its ‘Hero Complex’ section, has just posted a new picture of Martin Freeman, looking somewhat the worse for wear, as Bilbo. To see the picture, and read the accompanying article, click here.

Richard Armitage has just been named to MTV’s ‘Ones to Watch’. Click on this link to go to MTV’s interview of the British actor in which he discusses his career making role, playing Thorin, in Peter Jackson’s ‘Hobbit’ movies.

Actor Andy Serkis has publicly thanked James Franco for championing him as a Best Actor Oscar nominee, branding his support “extraordinarily bold”. See the article, from Contactmusic.com, here.

In 1966, an animated, almost 12 minute long, version of The Hobbit was screened. For more information, and to watch the film, click this link to iO9.com.

According to this article at Empire Online, Benedict Cumberbatch may have hinted at some changes being made in the plot of ‘The Hobbit’ movies.

Click here for Peter Jackson’s Q&A session, in which the director discusses both TinTin and The Hobbit movies, with reporter Neala Johnson of News Limited.

In this article Quint discusses many of the background details behind the Hobbit Movies location work at two spots near Ohakune, on New Zealand’s North Island. For more information, click this link to the full article at Ain’t it Cool News.

As part of his 2011 Christmas message, the 89 year old actor discusses some of the cast changes in the films, and the differences his portrayal of Saruman in The Hobbit Movies, along with the types of roles he now takes due to his age. To watch the entire message, follow this link to the;…

Director Peter Jackson has just posted, here, on his Facebook Page, Production Video #5 from the sets of The Hobbit. Like the previous four, this 12:06 video details a lot of the behind the scenes work on the films, this time focusing on some of the locations being used.

The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey, has a new movie trailer that can be found here, on Itunes Movie Trailers.