The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is finally in cinemas now, telling the story of Bilbo Baggins, some 60 years before The Lord Of The Rings . We sat down with Martin Freeman, who plays Bilbo, and director Peter Jackson to discuss the trilogy launcher. Freeman explains what it was like …
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The crew of the USS Enterprise are set to engage audiences in summer 2013 with the upcoming sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness . However, cinemagoers will get the opportunity to see a juicy nine minutes of footage in December. Paramount are set to attach the preview footage from the 2013 …
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The Hobbit has continued its recent publicity push with a brand new poster featuring a full complement of Dwarves, clocking in at 13 in total. We don’t know what the collective noun is for dwarves, but there are a lot of them. Ginger ones, grey ones, handsome ones… you name …
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Just go online and search the words ‘3D’ and ‘crap’ – it’s clear that if the jury went out after James Cameron’s Avatar rebooted the 3D machine, it returned with a resounding “No thanks, this sucks.” True, the last few years have seen their fair share of stereoscopic offenders. But …
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[brightcove]1340047885001[/brightcove] The Hobbit , Peter Jackson’s hotly anticipated adaptation of the prequel to The Lord Of The Rings , will now officially be three films, rather than the previously announced two. Jackson first hinted at the possibility at Comic-Con 2012 , and since entering discussions with Warner Bros on the …
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The Hobbit has revealed several new images in Entertainment Weekly ‘s annual Comic-Con edition, with Bilbo, Gandalf, Galadriel and the Dwarves all getting a little more exposure. Our favourite is probably the shot of Gandalf in the Shire, which looks as though it hasn’t changed a bit in the decade …
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Continuity fans rejoice: Ian Holm will reprise his role as the older Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit . It’s also pleasing news for those who were gutted that Sir Ian wouldn’t be digitally de-aged (a la Jeff Bridges in TRON: Legacy ) for the lead role. Peter Jackson announced the …
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Peter Jackson has announced, via a post on his official Facebook page, that he will be shooting his adaptation of The Hobbit at the higher rate of 48 frames per second. The usual rate is 24fps, and has been since its introduction to cinema in 1927. The Hobbit will be …
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