‘The Hobbit’ Cast in New Zealand, Home of Middle-earth
In this striking video, we get to see New Zealand through the eyes of the cast of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Stunning scenery to be sure, but I seem to have the vision of Stephen […]
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Martin Freeman Takes On the Bard
The Daily Mail reported today that Martin Freeman will take to the London stage this summer as Richard III, the actor’s first Shakespearean role. Freeman reportedly made a pact with Benedict Cumberbatch about playing Shakespeare. […]
Luke Evans on ITV Daybreak
Actor Luke Evans, who plays Bard in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, was interviewed by ITV Daybreak earlier today (27 March, 2014). In the interview Luke describes how in New Zealand he lived on the […]
Pre-order ‘The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug’ Miniatures from Games Workshop
My brother and I spent many, many hours painting our Games Workshop figures for The Lord of the Rings. Honestly, I enjoyed the painting more than the actual gameplay, despite my attempts to go cross-eyed […]
Orlando Bloom To Receive a Star On Hollywood’s Walk of Fame
As we previously announced last June, British actor Orlando Bloom will unveil his own star on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame next April 2. And it will take place a few days before The […]
Paul Tobin on Concept Art, Concept Design, and Orcrist
According to Weta Workshop concept designer Paul Tobin, “Good design is in the broad strokes, great design is in the details.” In a recent article on Muddy Colors: A Fantasy Arts Collective, Tobin shared some […]
Deep Compositing: A VFX Method Whose Time Has Come
Deep compositing is a new form of both rendering and working with visual elements of a film. A recent story by FX Guide explained some of the techniques behind this increasingly important visual effects method. […]
‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Box Office is $944m Plus
The worldwide box office for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has reached over $944 million. This represents a 27%/ 73% split between the US and the rest of the world, the US taking $257,806 m and […]
Philippa Boyens Talks about ‘The Hobbit: There and Back Again’
Philippa Boyens, co-writer and producer of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films, certainly has an inside track on what fans can expect of The Hobbit: There and Back Again, to be released […]
The Colors of The Hobbit
Although we were in many ways in familiar territory when we first encountered The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 2012, there were some striking differences between the look and feel of The Hobbit and that […]
