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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.
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Evangiline Lily Interview
In an interview for SFX Canadian actress Evangiline Lily discusses her role in ‘The Hobbit’ movies, her worries about playing a character not from the books, and her original reluctance to even view the ‘Lord of the Rings’ films.
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New Casting Call for Hobbit Films
According to the Otago Daily Times 200 extras are being sought, to appear in the ‘Hobbit’ movies as townspeople and Elves.
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On ‘The Hobbit’ Soundtack; Composer Howard Shore interviewed.
Click here to listen to Hypable’s interview of Canadian Howard Shore, in which he discusses how he became prepared to compose the soundtrack for ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and re-immersed himself in Middle-earth to prepare for ‘The Hobbit’.
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Peter Jackson on casting Martin Freeman as Bilbo
In this Los Angeles Times article, Peter Jackson explains why, when casting ‘The Hobbit’ films, he chose Martin Freeman to play Bilbo.
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Is ‘Mirkwood’ headed to the big screen?
Steven Hillard, author of the controversial novel “Mirkwood,” has reportedly signed a deal with EMO films after settling an earlier dispute with Tolkien Estates. Hillard states that “the adaptation of Mirkwood will follow the template of the novel, but will delve considerably deeper into Tolkien’s little-known back story, such as his original plans to become…
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Stephen Fry sworn to secrecy!
Stephen Fry has arrived in New Zealand to start filming the in his role as the Master of Lake Town. He has been tweeting about his experiences but reveals that he is “sworn to secrecy” about the “marvelous wardrobe and makeup fittings”. You can read the full story here.
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Luke Evans , concerning his role as Bard.
Welsh actor Luke Evans, while appearing at Comic Con, was interviewed by Empire online. To hear his comments about playing Bard the Bowman in the upcoming Hobbit films, click here.
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Steven Spielberg & Peter Jackson talk About 3D
Peter Jackson, and Steven Spielberg, during their press conference for Tintin, had an opportunity to discuss the new trend towards 3-d, and the higher prices theaters are charging to see 3-d movies. To read the article, and hear their comments, click this link to ScreenRant.
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New Hobbit Pictures – Gandalf and Dwarves
From The Hobbit Movie Facebook page comes two new pictures. The first is a new still of Gandalf in Bag End that can be found here. The second is the first official composite shot of all 13 dwarves, found here.
