Hobbit Fans attending San Diego’s Comic Con are being pleasantly surprised at this year’s event. Click here to see pictures taken of the sixteen 3-D character posters unveiled at the event. and click here to see life-sized statues of three famous brothers that have a run in with Bilbo and the Dwarves..
Entertainment Weekly has just released 10 new promotional stills of characters from ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’. To see the stills click here.
As can be seen here, on The Hobbit Movie Facebook page, The Hobbit movies will be represented at Comic-Con, by the Director, Producer, a number of the main actors and, of course, a special look at the Film.
The World premiere for The Hobbit:An Unexpected Journey will take place in Wellington NZ on Nov 28th. The rest of the world will have to wait at least 2 additional weeks to see the film. For details as to when YOU can get in line to see the movie click here to be taken to the release date list on IMDb.
The Scottish comedian Billy Connolly, cast as Dain Ironfoot in the upcoming Hobbit films, took a short break from filming for a promotional visit to Australia. While being interviewed he made a few clever comments, as only he could make, about playing a dwarf in The Hobbit films. For more details click here to go to the detailed article on nzherald.co.nz.
UPDATE- The Hobbit portion of Billy Connolly’s interview can now be found on YouTube. To view it click here
Director Peter Jackson has just posted, on his Facebook page, Hobbit Production Video # 7. This 14 minute video blog, a very detailed tour of Stone Street Studio, includes a surprise appearance by one of the main characters of The Lord of The Rings films, and can be seen by clicking here.
Five aerial shots of the Shire sets used in the upcoming Hobbit movies have just been released. Click here to go to The Daily MaiL and see the pictures.
During a recent interview with Total Film, Luke Evans commented on his role in The Hobbit films. To read his comments click here.
After viewing a 10 minute clip of The Hobbit at CinemaCon a number of attendees were critical of the new 48 FPS technology. Click here for EW.com’s article on Peter Jackson’s response to the criticisms.
