I don’t know about you, but I was one of the thousands (millions?) of Tolkien fans who followed every bit of the ‘action’ as THE HOBBIT went from pre-production to stalled, picked up directors and dropped them like flies, and eventually landed back on the front step of the masters of Middle Earth, Peter Jackson [...]
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History has a funny way of repeating itself. Like they did with the original Lord of the Rings trilogy, one can only assume that New Line/Warner Bros. will double dip into THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and release both a theatrical cut and an extended cut of the film. Although in the case of The [...]
All you hardcore Middle Earth fans are probably eagerly waiting to see THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (click the link to read our review) tonight at midnight or sometime this weekend. However, before you journey out we have another new clip to show you which features Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) receiving “the contract” in which [...]
When I first saw LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, I was forever changed with an incredible moviegoing experience that has yet to be matched. Like many people, to say I love these films would be an understatement of epic proportions. You can imagine my excitement when news broke that Peter Jackson would [...]
In just two days THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOUNREY finally hits theaters, and before you all rush out to get your fill of dwarves, dragons and The Shire, there’s another clip that will help get you in the mood. Below you can see a clip that features the dwarves singing about a place called the [...]
Next week THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY opens in theaters and damage control is as strong as ever. By now I’m sure you have heard that the initial reviews for Peter Jackson’s latest foray into Middle Earth are less than stellar (you can check out our review next week), so new clips from the film [...]
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY hasn’t even hit theaters yet, but today we’re getting a look at the first photo from the last film in the trilogy THE HOBBIT: THERE AND BACK AGAIN. Maybe this is a marketing tactic to get people to ignore all the crappy reviews that have been coming out for THE [...]
One of the most anticipated characters in Peter Jackson’s next film THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY is apparently the dragon Smaug which is being voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch. Since I haven’t read The Hobbit, I’m not sure how much significance this dragon plays in the story, but who doesn’t love dragons. Unfortunately, this short TV [...]
It’s hard to call this short clip featured below a “sneak peek” since we’ve already seen so many images, trailers and clips from THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, but technically we’ve not seen any part of this scene so take it as you will. In the short bit Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen) gives Bilbo (Martin [...]
Yet another in a seemingly endless line of TV spots for THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY has been released, and I think it’s safe to say that if you weren’t already excited to see this film come out then all of these extra promotional blips won’t change your mind and make you want to run [...]
So much marketing has been going on for Peter Jackson’s first installment in The Hobbit trilogy called THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. In fact, today we have seventeen new character posters to show you, not excessive at all, right? That seems like a wasted effort to me, especially since I know there will be very [...]
Day before yesterday the first television spot for THE HOBBIT: AN EXPECTED JOURNEY was released, and now we’re getting another one. I’m sure these two are just the beginning of what will be a huge push by the studios to get you to see Peter Jackson’s first installment in The Hobbit trilogy. Soon other companies [...]
In just over two months Peter Jackson will be releasing his first of three films in The Hobbit trilogy called THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. In order to cash in on the film there are a lot of promotions and advertising going on. First we have a new TV spot for the film which may [...]
These new banners for THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY look like something you’d see hanging in McDonald’s and not something to sell tickets to a Peter Jackson film, but it’s all about the Benjamins and filmmakers have to eat, too. With that said, you can check out four new banners for the first part of [...]
Apparently Warner Bros. sent out a 90th Anniversary press packet today that mentioned that THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY will be coming to Blu-ray in the fourth quarter of 2013 in the form of THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY: EXTENDED EDITION. No other details were announced, and we shouldn’t expect any until probably summer next [...]
What kind of week would it be if we didn’t have any new news on Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY? Some would say a very dull week, however, lucky for you guys a new poster was released that showcases all the dwarves from the film. I guess if the dwarves were your favorite [...]
So far, the marketing campaign for THE HOBBIT: A UNEXPECTED JOURNEY feels very familiar to the Lord of the Rings films, right down to the posters. But it worked pretty well with the first trilogy, so I guess there’s no reason to change anything. The latest poster features Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, clutching Sting [...]
Earlier today a new trailer for Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY was released, and because we are all celebrating Tolkien Week the nerds good people at www.thehobbit.com have come up with five alternate endings to the trailer you saw earlier today. That seems a little obsessive to me, but then again I’m not [...]
Tolkien Week has reached its peak today as Peter Jackson has just released the new trailer for THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. Despite my earlier misgivings, this trailer actually makes me want to watch another adventure in Middle Earth (though just one more, not three more). Martin Freeman seems to do a fantastic job as [...]
As you probably all know now, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY will be releasing a new trailer tomorrow and thus Warner Bros has announced this week Tolkien Week (because September 21st is the 75th anniversary of the publication of the book), which means you’ll get a lot of new shots of Middle Earth in addition [...]
Yet another photo from THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY has been released, and we can only assume that it’s in anticipation of the new trailer that is set to be released tomorrow. For now we get another shot of Martin Freeman who plays Bilbo Baggins, and he is looking at something above him in complete [...]
It was announced this weekend by Peter Jackson that fans would get to see a new trailer for THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY this Wednesday, and special content would start to be released as well. Looks like “special content” is already starting to roll in as today we’re getting a new batch of photos from [...]
Another batch of photos from THE HOBBIT: AN EXPECTED JOURNEY have been released and there are several shots of Martin Freeman who plays Bilbo Baggins along with shots of various characters that you may or may not recognize. As mentioned before I’m not a huge fan of THE HOBBIT, however, it was neat to see [...]
So are we happy or frustrated that Peter Jackson turned J.R.R. Tolkein’s ‘The Hobbit’ into three films? Fan reaction seems to be mixed, with some craving as much Middle Earth as they can get and others concerned that there’s not enough material to make three films (even though Peter Jackson has said he’s going to [...]
Peter Jackson has stated before that he was going to shoot all of his three-part films based on the novel THE HOBBIT in 48 frames per second (which is twice the normal film speed) as well as in 3D which has received some mixed reactions. Peter Jackson revealed 10 minutes of footage at CinemaCon this [...]
A new batch of photos and a new 16-month calendar for THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY have been released and though it does nothing for this writer, I’m sure fans will be happy to see some more shots of the upcoming film. These images don’t appear to be anything extremely new or exciting, although we [...]
So were you excited or disappointed that Peter Jackson officially decided to break ‘The Hobbit’ into three separate films? I’ve heard compelling arguments on both sides, but I’m probably leaning towards the disappointed camp. I’m only moderately excited to revisit Middle Earth and now having to go through three more films doesn’t sound like a [...]
Posting a story about 3D glasses isn’t something we normally do here at Flix66.com, but since Peter Jackson’s upcoming trilogy, which kicks off with THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, is getting some limited edition RealD 3D glasses for opening weekend I couldn’t help myself. I may be one of the only people in the world [...]
With rumors swirling last week that Peter Jackson was going to break THE HOBBIT into three parts instead of just two, it’s not surprising to find out today that he will go ahead and suck more cash out of you enchant audiences with three films about the adventures of Bilbo Baggins. Peter Jackson said in [...]
Peter Jackson’s next foray into Middle Earth is heading towards the marketing trail and today we’re getting a new look at Martin Freeman, aka Bilbo Baggins, as well as Andy Serkis who has breathed life into the gray goober known as Gollum. You may have heard that Peter Jackson is thinking about breaking THE HOBBIT [...]
Warner Bros. and MGM have just released a new banner for THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY from director Peter Jackson and it’s really long. So long in fact that I broke it down into three parts for you guys so you wouldn’t have to squint at a miniscule image (though it’s still a little small), [...]
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY remains the lone big-budget film of the holiday season that I’m still not excited for. It’s certainly not do to a lack of marketing, but I’m just not all that pumped about revisiting Middle Earth. However, I know there are scores of fans out there that are dying to catch [...]
With all the hype and talk lately being on Quentin Tarantino’s DJANGO UNCHAINED, not much has been mentioned about Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT. THE AVENGERS came and went, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN is already out and THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is right around the corner, so pretty soon all fanboys will have to dream about is [...]
A very late casting announcement came out today for Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT films, with Scottish funnyman Billy Connolly signing on to play the Dwarf cousin of Thorin Oakenshield, Dain Ironfoot. Ironfoot pops up during the battle of the Five Armies, so I doubt we’ll see Connolly in the first film. Most people will remember [...]
With all the attention lately going to this summer’s big budget superhero movies like THE DARK KNIGHT RISES and THE AVENGERS, New Line wanted to make sure no one forgets that the big movie of the Christmas season is Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth in THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. So a new photo [...]
Before THE LORD OF THE RINGS, a relatively unknown horror director by the name of Peter Jackson made a compelling yet disturbing film about two young girls obsessive friendship. Based on a true story, HEAVENLY CREATURES follows Pauline Parker (Melanie Lynskey) and Juliette Hume (Kate Winslet), two fifteen year old girls living in New Zealand [...]
With all the talk of Batman, The Avengers, Spider-Man, The Hunger Games and more, some times I actually forget that one of the biggest movies of 2012 is Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. But with the film being just under a year away, there’s plenty of time for the marketing folks over at [...]
I know fans can’t get enough Hobbit news, so Tolkein-ites will be pleased to see a new image of Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY show up. I suspect we’ll see some heavy Hobbit branding in the next few months, with some new footage probably debuting during the Super Bowl. [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant Fans have been waiting since RETURN OF THE KING hit theaters to see THE HOBBIT on the big screen and today Peter Jackson revealed the first official trailer for the film that will be released next December. I’ve already taken heat for being a naysayer of THE HOBBIT (although, admittedly, I’ll [...]
Posted by: Zack Bruce Playing a beloved character from a very beloved book series might be rather intimidating, especially if it’s Bilbo Baggins. However, Martin Freeman does not feel any sort of pressure playing the iconic character in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. When asked if he felt a burden playing [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant It has been quiet in the world of Hobbit-dom lately. After a flurry of images from the set, an then the individual photos of the 13 dwarves, things have slowed down. But today director Peter Jackson released another production video from the set and this time, the talk was on the [...]
Posted by: Zack Bruce After Peter Jackson gets done with THE HOBBIT, he will move on to another mo-cap effort– the sequel to THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN. The plan for the trilogy went as follows: Steven Spielberg directs the first film, then Peter Jackson takes the second, and the third goes to, well, an unnamed [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant I know a lot of people out there are super-hyped about THE HOBBIT films and they’re especially excited about all the dwarf news that has been coming out. Since I haven’t read The Hobbit and am not in the know, it’s hard for me to hop on the bandwagon and get [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant Now that all 13 Dwarves have been revealed, I thought it would be a good idea to recap everyone we’ve seen so far. Obviously, the Dwarves play a very important part in THE HOBBIT and each one has a specific role. Click the names to go to the post that details [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant If you’ve been keeping track, Thorin Oakenshield was the 13th and final Dwarf that had yet to be revealed. But saving (arguably) the best for last, Peter Jackson revealed today the first look at Thorin and the goblin cleaver Orcrist. You can click this link to see all of the images [...]
Posted by: Zack Bruce Wow. There has been an overwhelming amount of dwarf photos from Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. While I appreciate each and every dwarf as they are important to the overall story, I wish that they would have done a group photo or something. Today’s look is at Balin (Ken Stott) and Dwalin [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant How many characters are in THE HOBBIT? I’m just asking because I haven’t read the books in almost 15 years, but I’m trying to guess how many more of these “first looks” we’re going to get. The credits for this movie are going to be 20 minutes long if we keep [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant Is it possible to be overloaded with promo images and marketing propaganda that you’re sick of the film almost 18 months before it’s due to hit theaters? I think Peter Jackson is running that risk with the slow release of images of minor characters from THE HOBBIT, not to mention the [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant Web production videos typically don’t work very well because the people involved don’t want to be there and then when they get there, they usually don’t have anything interesting to say. But Peter Jackson is the exception and he seems to enjoy doing the web videos and keeping everyone appraised of [...]
