Post Tagged with: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Alpha-Geek has colored in the collector’s edition The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey IMAX posters for our viewing pleasure. Spotlighting Martin Freeman’s Bilbo Baggins, Ian McKellen’s Gandalf the Grey, Andy Serkis’ Gollum, and Richard Armitage’s Thorin Oakenshield, the original selection of posters Warner Bros. […]

Saturn Award Nominations Galore for The Hobbit

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has topped the list for the Saturn Awards with a total of 9 nominations!  The nominations were revealed by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films yesterday. The Saturn Awards […]

The Hobbit Premiere Generates Nearly $12 Million

New figures have shown just how important the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was to the economy of Wellington. The premiere, held in New Zealand on 28 November 2012, cost the City Council $1.1 […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Even if you can’t manage to move to The Shire, you can make sure your furry friend lives in comfort! Admittedly, if you use it as a litterbox, it won’t mean comfort so much as […]

Production Design on The Hobbit

With just a week to go to the Oscars, Deadline talks to Dan Hennah who, along with Ra Vincent and Simon Bright, has been nominated for an Academy Award in production design for his work […]

VFX of The Hobbit

Joe Letteri, Director of Weta Digital, recently gave a presentation on the special effects used in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Weta have now released a video of the special effects and, together, these give a real […]

The Hobbit Lands Technical Oscar

During the pre-Oscars ceremony, The Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards held in Los Angeles, California this year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey won an Oscar! It was awarded to Simon Clutterbuck, James Jacobs and Dr. Richard Dorling. The Scientific […]

The Makeup and Hair Magic Behind ‘The Hobbit’

After winning the Oscar for Best Makeup in 2004 for The Return of the King, hair and makeup stylist, Peter Swords King, is nominated again! This time around for An Unexpected Journey. A lot of […]

Mark Atkin: From Policeman to Actor

Mark Atkin, a former policeman, went through a rather dramatic career change. After being in the police force for several years in England, Mark moved to New Zealand in 2008 to join the force there. When […]

UK Hobbit Fans to Wait Until April 8th for Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download Release

I’m afraid it looks that way, UK fans. According to the official UK Hobbit Twitter and Facebook accounts, our friends across the pond will have to wait until April 8th for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Blu-ray, […]