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The Hobbit Production Diary #5 Goes on Location

The Hobbit Production Diary #5 Goes on Location

Nix December 28, 2011

What does it take to make an epic film like “The Hobbit”? Like real estate, it’s all about location, location, and location. And in the world of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings”, that...

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Middle Earth Beckons Once More in the Teaser Trailer for The Hobbit Part 1

Middle Earth Beckons Once More in the Teaser Trailer for The Hobbit Part 1

Nix December 20, 2011

I personally think calling the first “Hobbit” movie “An Unexpected Journey” is a bit silly, but then again, it’s probably not anymore silly than calling the second part “There and Back Again”. What is...

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Another Shot of Martin Freeman as Bilbo in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit

Another Shot of Martin Freeman as Bilbo in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit

Todd Rigney December 19, 2011

If you’re going to see Steven Spielberg’s “The Adventures of Tintin”, you may find yourself staring at a trailer for Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit”, a motion picture that I am almost literally foaming at...

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Peter Jackson and Co. Explain 3D in the Latest Hobbit Video Blog

Peter Jackson and Co. Explain 3D in the Latest Hobbit Video Blog

Nix November 4, 2011

So, wanna know what Peter Jackson and the gang are doing in terms of 3D on the set of “The Hobbit”? Well glad you asked, because the film’s latest video blog dives directly into...

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Pose off! All 13 Dwarfs from The Hobbit Part 1

Pose off! All 13 Dwarfs from The Hobbit Part 1

Nix July 21, 2011

You’ve gotten the 13 dwarfs of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit Part 1″ in bits and pieces over the last few weeks, now check out all of them in one shot below. Click to enlarge...

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The Hobbit Production Video #3

The Hobbit Production Video #3

Nix July 21, 2011

Peter Jackson and company gives you yet another 10+plus minutes behind-the-scenes look at the making of “The Hobbit” over at Pinewood Studios. Seeking Andy Serkis actually at work, motion capture suit and all, is...

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First Look at Ricard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit Part 1

First Look at Ricard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit Part 1

Nix July 17, 2011

Here’s your first look at actor Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit Part 1: An Unexpected Journey”. As a young Dwarf prince, Thorin witnessed the destruction and terror wrought when...

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First Look at Dwarfs Balin, Dwalin, Bombur, Bofur, and Bifur in The Hobbit Part 1

First Look at Dwarfs Balin, Dwalin, Bombur, Bofur, and Bifur in The Hobbit Part 1

Jessica July 15, 2011

Once again, we’ve landed upon some new pictures from the upcoming “Hobbit” film. This time around, here’s our first look at Ken Stott as Balin and Graham McTavish as Dwalin in Peter Jackson’s “The...

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More Hobbit Part 1 Dwarfs and Rising Apes

More Hobbit Part 1 Dwarfs and Rising Apes

Nix July 12, 2011

Another day, more dwarfs of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” introduces themselves to the real. In this case, Dean O’Gorman as Fili and Aidan Turner as Kili. Two of the youngest Dwarves, Fili and Kili...

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Second Production Diary for The Hobbit Part 1

Second Production Diary for The Hobbit Part 1

Nix July 11, 2011

Man, I don’t envy Peter Jackson directing these Middle Earth movies. They’re monstrous undertakings, to be sure. The only bright side is that he’s already done three of them in the past, and he’s...

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First Look at Dwarfs Oin and Gloin From The Hobbit Part 1

First Look at Dwarfs Oin and Gloin From The Hobbit Part 1

Nix July 8, 2011

Another pic from Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit Part 1: An Unexpected Journey”, featuring John Callen as Oin and Peter Hambleton as Gloin. In case you missed it, three previous dwarfs got their due yesterday....

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Meet Nori, Ori, and Dori From Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit

Meet Nori, Ori, and Dori From Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit

Nix July 7, 2011

Dwarfs, man, they’re everywhere nowadays, in at least a half dozen movies at last count and two “Snow White” movies (at last count). Okay, so maybe not that much, but it sure feels like...

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Two More Images from The Hobbit Part 1

Two More Images from The Hobbit Part 1

Nix June 29, 2011

Take a look at two more images from Peter Jackson’s upcoming “The Hobbit Part 1: An Unexpected Journey” (that still sounds like a really bad title for a child’s movie about runaway dogs or...

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Gandalf and Bilbo Take Center Stage In the Latest Issue of Empire Magazine

Gandalf and Bilbo Take Center Stage In the Latest Issue of Empire Magazine

Todd Rigney June 28, 2011

If you’re anything like me, you start foaming at the mouth whenever new images or info regarding Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” make their way into the public forum. The lucky little boys and girls...

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First Official Images From The Hobbit Part 1

First Official Images From The Hobbit Part 1

Nix June 23, 2011

Check out three more official looks at Peter Jackson’s upcoming “The Hobbit”, starring Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit who started it all, along with Ian McKellan as Gandalf, chillin’ underneath a tree...

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The Hobbit Adds Evangeline Lilly and Barry Humphries

The Hobbit Adds Evangeline Lilly and Barry Humphries

Nix June 20, 2011

Peter Jackson is taking this whole social networking thing seriously, which is good news for those of you dying to know every little bit of news from the director’s New Zealand set of “The...

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Benedict Cumberbatch Doing Double Duty on The Hobbitt

Benedict Cumberbatch Doing Double Duty on The Hobbitt

Nix June 17, 2011

Benedict Cumberbatch, owner of the best damn name in the history of British television, will be playing not one, but two characters in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit Part 1: An Unexpected Journey” (yeah, still...

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The Hobbit Movies Officially Get Some, I Guess You Could Say, Unexpected Titles

The Hobbit Movies Officially Get Some, I Guess You Could Say, Unexpected Titles

Nix May 30, 2011

The triumvirate of New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM have made it official via the upcoming films’ Facebook page: the first “Hobbit” movie, due out on December 14, 2012, will be titled...

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Peter Jackson Confirms Legolas Will be in The Hobbit

Peter Jackson Confirms Legolas Will be in The Hobbit

Nix May 27, 2011

Peter Jackson, Lord of Middle Earth, has confirmed via Facebook that Orlando Bloom, who played Legolas in the three “Lord of the Rings” films, will indeed be reprising his warrior elf in “The Hobbit”...

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Ian McKellen by Chillin’ on The Hobbit Set

Ian McKellen by Chillin’ on The Hobbit Set

Nix May 16, 2011

Ian McKellen — ahem, I meant, SIR Ian McKellen — recently tweeted this pic from the set of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit”, currently shooting over in Wellington, New Zealand. “The Hobbit: Part 1″ is...

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