Post Tagged with: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"

Richard Armitage and Andy Serkis Talk ‘Hobbit’ in BBC Interviews

Richard Armitage and Andy Serkis had a bit of a reunion on July 14, 2014, when the two Hobbit stars appeared on BBC Breakfast to promote their latest projects. Both men talked about a variety […]

Book Review – ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Chronicles: Cloaks and Daggers’

My most vivid memory of the experience I had watching Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for the first time was thinking, with each new set, each new location, […]

Richard Armitage from ‘Hobbit’ to ‘Crucible’

Richard Armitage is well known to fans of The Hobbit films as Thorin Oakenshield, leader of the exiled Dwarves of Erebor and heir to the throne of Durin. The actor is currently appearing in the […]

Dan Hennah Wins at the Saturn Awards

Congratulations to Dan Hennah for winning best production design for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug at the 40 Saturn Awards. The Saturn Awards are awarded by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror […]

Hobbit Martini Anyone?

Ed Sheeran’s favourite drink is an Espresso Martini, a drink he was introduced to at The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug premiere in Berlin. In an interview with GQ Ed says, ‘Espresso Martini’s are the […]

Researcher Wants to Know ‘Did You Like HFR 3D?’

The Hobbit Audience Project at the University of Waikato in New Zealand is researching into the audience responses to The Hobbit trilogy. The research explores ‘…the complex relationships between modes of reception of spectacular blockbusters and […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 6, 2014

The Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet Research instrument (SPHERE) was installed in Chile last month. This high-powered telescope is going to allow astronomers to see some pretty cool stuff, and among the first images was this one […]

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Finally on Netflix & Redbox

Were you wondering why you couldn’t find The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug on Netflix or Redbox? The film was released for home viewing last month, but if you were waiting to get your own […]

Richard Armitage ‘Thorin Thursday’ Interview, Part 3

The Hobbit Facebook page recently posted the final part of its March 31 Twitter Q&A with actor Richard Armitage. In this interview segment, Richard answered several questions from fans, including whether the actors had as […]

Interview with Dave Clayton, Animation Supervisor at Weta Digital

Nic Healey of CNET Australia recently sat down with Dave Clayton, Animation Supervisor at Weta Digital. In the video interview, Clayton shared a number of fascinating tidbits about some of the Oscar-nominated visual effects in […]