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The Hobbit Cast Praise NZ In Tourism Vid

by eviebowman × on March 20, 2013 at 5:47 am ×

The DVD for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is now out in the US and on it is a short film in which the stars of The Hobbit sing the praises of the New Zealand countryside. The film, [...]

Hobbit Cast Interviews on Australian Channel 7

by eviebowman × on November 27, 2012 at 7:46 am ×

There are a lovely set of interviews with film-makers and cast from The Hobbit coming out of Australian Channel 7. Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage and Andy Serkis Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and Elijah Wood [...]

Watch The Hobbit World Premiere LIVE on Middle-earth Network!

by lilymilos × on November 26, 2012 at 4:33 pm ×

EXCLUSIVE NEWS FLASH FROM HOBBITMOVIEDAY.com! You will now be able to watch The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey World Premiere LIVE from Wellington, New Zealand on the Middle-earth Network at www.HobbitMovieDay.com!!! Simply go to HobbitMovieDay.com and click [...]

Stars Confirm Red Carpet Appearances For ‘The Hobbit’ Premiere

by lilymilos × on November 19, 2012 at 2:24 am ×

New details have just been released about the red carpet premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington on November 28. Pre-carpet entertainment will start at 3:00pm, and the celebrities [...]

For Your Consideration: The Hobbit Vies For Oscars

by lilymilos × on November 12, 2012 at 5:41 pm ×

Even though The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remains unseen by audiences, Warner Bros. has already listed the awards they will be vying for at the 2013 Academy Awards. Here’s the list: Best Picture - Carolynne Cunningham, [...]

Happy Birthday to Peter Jackson!

by lilymilos × on October 31, 2012 at 1:08 am ×

Sir Peter Jackson turns 51 today! The beloved and award-winning director, producer, and screenwriter of The Lord of the Rings trilogy is no doubt busy making the final touches on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey [...]

James Nesbitt on The Hobbit

by eviebowman × on September 24, 2012 at 7:56 am ×

James Nesbitt has been talking about what it was like to be a part of The Hobbit . In an interview with The Telegraph James says he was asked to read for the part of Bofur, one [...]

USA Today Has Six New ‘Hobbit’ Photos

by lilymilos × on September 17, 2012 at 8:32 am ×

USA Today has released six new photos from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Included are new shots of Bilbo, Gandalf, and Gollum, as well as serious dwarves and running dwarves. But the photo everyone is talking [...]

On A ‘Hobbit’ Romance

by lilymilos × on July 19, 2012 at 10:00 am ×

At Comic-Con last week, Julia, a female audience member explained that she made her dad change a number of the male characters in The Hobbit to women, including Gandalf and Smaug, because there were no [...]

Wood at Comic Con

by eviebowman × on July 11, 2012 at 6:18 am ×

Elijah Wood, who played Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings, will be back at Comic Con this week. Wood, who is reprising his role as Frodo for The Hobbit, told Reuters, “The scale [...]