Air NZ Release Hobbit Style Safety Video
The wait is over! Take a look at Air New Zealand’s latest safety video and see how many famous faces you can spot. And while you’re there why not enter the competition to win tickets […]
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An Unexpected Journey begins a Day Earlier in NZ
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released in New Zealand a whole day earlier than planned, on 12th December. The film will be shown at selected cinemas across New Zealand from midnight on 12th December, […]
Advance ‘Hobbit’ Screening Contest in New Zealand
Middle-earth tour guide and New Zealand dweller Jack Machiela of The Noldor Blog alerted us to this contest! A local fabric softener company managed to snag seats for an advance screening of The Hobbit: An […]
Embassy Theatre to get Atmos Sound
The Embassy Theatre in Wellington is installing Dolby Atmos sound for the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Atmos is a new sound system that features two extra arrays of overhead speakers and the ability to […]
“I Don’t Want Another Actor to Play Gandalf,” Says McKellen
In the past few days I’ve seen many articles saying that Sir Ian McKellen did not want to return as Gandalf in The Hobbit. This has struck me as rather odd as everything I’ve read […]
The Hobbit World Premiere will be in 48fps
The Embassy Theatre has said on Twitter that the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be shown in 48 fps. The Embassy tweeted, “Yes we will be screening in 48fps 😀 #TheHobbit #Hobbit“ Of […]
Breaking: Prince Charles to Visit Hobbit Film Studio
Prince Charles will spend time of his 64th birthday meeting Peter Jackson. One of the highlights of the upcoming royal tour of Australasia will be a visit to the film studios in Wellington, where The […]
Matamata Gears Up for ‘The Hobbit’ Premiere with Hobbit-inspired i-SITE Gatehouse
The countdown to world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Wellington on November 28 is closing in, and it seems all of New Zealand is preparing for the event. The residents of Matamata, home of the […]
Forging The One Ring: An Interview with Halfdan Hansen
The Jens Hansen Gold and Silversmith workshop opened in Nelson, New Zealand in 1968. It’s owner and founder, Jens Hansen, was classically trained in gold and silversmithing in New Zealand and Denmark, but he made his […]
James Nesbitt and a Little More on The Hobbit
James Nesbitt is a busy man. He seems to pop up somewhere new every day. Earlier this week he was giving a talk to schoolchildren as part of the launch of Northern Ireland’s Cinemagic International Film […]
