Post Tagged with: "The Hobbit: There and Back Again"

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. […]

Peter Jackson Reported in Serious Talks to Direct ‘Doctor Who’

Peter Jackson is a self-proclaimed fan of Doctor Who. Jackson has said in the past that he would direct Doctor Who as long as he received a Dalek in payment. KPopStarz.com reported earlier today that, […]

CinemaCon Teases “The Hobbit: There and Back Again”

Excited fans have been anticipating the sneak peek of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: There and Back Again at this year’s CinemaCon. The Hobbit: There and Back Again was included in a big presentation by Warner […]

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 […]

‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Breaks Debut Record in China

Congratulations! The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has opened in China with thundering box office takings of $32.7 million! This makes it the top Warner Brothers film ever for opening earnings in China. Over three […]

Jed Brophy: Favorite LOTR/Hobbit Moments and More

Critics Associated recently featured an interview with Jed Brophy. Interviewer Elisa Scubla discussed a breadth of topics with Jed, ranging from his many appearances in Peter Jackson’s films to the actor’s favorite things to read. […]