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Weta Digital has just released this brand new video providing new information about how they created Laketown for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Some of the highlights from the video include: The models department built […]
Weta Digital has unveiled a NEW video on their YouTube channel showcasing some of the visual effects from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
Weta Workshop revealed several exciting new items available for purchase in their most recent newsletter. You can now personally own some of Smaug’s treasure! The pouch filled with 5 unique golden coins from Smaug’s treasure […]
Our Lady Star of the Sea Chapel, a former Catholic chapel built in 1924 in Seatoun, New Zealand, was closed in 2002 due to earthquake concerns and it was removed from the list of heritage buildings so […]
Here’s a nice little video showing scenes from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug before and after the special effects are added. There’s Beorn and his house, Bilbo and Kili with the spiders, Gandalf, Smaug, and, […]
Thanks to fxguide, we now have our first glimpse into the creation of Smaug! You can find their exclusive behind the scenes footage right here. We will gain much more insight into Smaug’s creation on April […]
If the way to your prospective Valentine’s heart lies straight through Middle-earth, we’d like to offer a few suggestions to help you show your devotion. Whether your Valentine is lad or lass, elf, dwarf, hobbit, […]
From the same team who brought fans The Hobbit: Chronicles books comes a new companion volume detailing the creation of Smaug, from early concept designs to the digital creature fans got to see on the […]
Last week, the Academy Award nominations have been revealed with three nominations for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in the categories Visual Effects, Sound Mixing, and Sound Editing. With the ever increasing technological advances, […]
These wonderful prop replicas of the hats of Gandalf the Grey, worn by actor Ian McKellen, and of Bofur the Dwarf, worn by James Nesbitt in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey have been crafted by Stansborough to […]
