Third Hobbit Film gets Summer 2014 Release

Third <i>Hobbit</i> Film gets Summer 2014 Release

The third installment in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy is set to be released on July 18, 2014. This will be the first of the six films based on the J.R.R. Tolkien series to not receive a winter holiday premiere. The film hopes to capitalize on the same weekend that garnered top results for Christopher Nolan’s two Dark Knight films....  read more

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Framerate Increase for The Hobbit Will Not Cause Ticket Price Spike

Framerate Increase for <i>The Hobbit</i> Will Not Cause Ticket Price Spike

Initial reactions to Peter Jackson filming his three Hobbit films at 48 frames per second in addition to the traditional 24 fps have been mixed to say the least. After all, there have only been a handful of films shot at a rate higher than 24 fps in the past 85 years, and all of those films were met with heavy criticism. But one of the major complaints about the pioneering film may have been remedied when it was reported that ticket prices for the 48 fps version of the film will cost no more than for the standard 24...  read more

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Watch a New Hobbit Trailer

Watch a New <i>Hobbit</i> Trailer

There’s a new domestic trailer in town, and The Hobbit has something to show you. Well, kind of.  read more

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This Week In News

This Week In News

A roundup of pop-culture news for the week of July 29, 2012.  read more

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Peter Jackson Confirms The Hobbit Will Be Three Films

Peter Jackson Confirms <i>The Hobbit</i> Will Be Three Films

Last week, Paste reported that the third film in Jackson’s Hobbit series was a possibility. Fortunately for Tolkien fans, this possibility has turned reality. Jackson said in a statement:...  read more

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A Third Hobbit Movie is in Talks

A Third <i>Hobbit</i> Movie is in Talks

Rejoice, Tolkien fans. In case two Hobbit movies weren’t enough, audiences might be in for a third.  read more

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Watch The Eighth Hobbit Production Video

Watch The Eighth <i>Hobbit</i> Production Video

The latest installment of Peter Jackson’s video blog details the teary eyed conclusion of principal photography for the the two-part Hobbit epic. The past blogs have delivered stunning detail into what goes into a Jackson production....  read more

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Peter Jackson Releases Seventh Hobbit Video Blog

Peter Jackson Releases Seventh Hobbit Video Blog

Yesterday, Peter Jackson and company released the seventh of eight video blogs, detailing all the behind-the-scenes work it takes to put together those massively lavish, rather lengthy Jackson films. This particular video looks at model makers, art directors, body doubles and several of Jackson’s sound stages in New Zealand....  read more

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Steven Spielberg Reveals Tintin 2 Details

Steven Spielberg Reveals <i>Tintin 2</i> Details

Though The Adventures of Tintin was shut out of the Academy Award nominations, save Best Original Score, the film was a smash at the box office and Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are ready to go ahead with the sequel.  read more

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Peter Jackson Finishes Casting The Hobbit, Adds Billy Connolly

Peter Jackson Finishes Casting <i>The Hobbit</i>, Adds Billy Connolly

With all the talk surrounding the forthcoming film adaptation of _The Hobbit_ these days, it was easy to forget that the casting wasn’t even complete. But now, Peter Jackson, producer of the two-part epic based on J.R. Tolkien’s series, has announced that Scottish actor Bill Connolly will round out the enormous cast.   read more

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