Entries Tagged as 'hobbit'

Hobbit finishes shooting

July 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Hear It Here First, HighBridge at the Movies

Peter Jackson’s eighth Hobbit production diary video has been posted! It includes some footage of the director and cast at Comic-Con, plus the video they showed there. We get a few more peeks at the sets and characters, and a look at the last few days of principal photography in New Zealand. Now they’re working on post-production […]

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Yet Another Reason to Wish You Were Going to ComicCon

July 6th, 2012 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies

Or, why I went there and back again to the grocery store to pick up a copy of Entertainment Weekly—because the cover story has interviews and pretty much the inside scoop on what’s going down Hobbit-wise at ComicCon. The interesting (albeit not particularly surprising, given some casting information) news is that director Peter Jackson has […]

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The Hobbit on location

February 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies

The latest video diary from the set of The Hobbit actually came out in December, but better late than never! This installment shows the crew preparing for and shooting on location. It’s astounding the number of people and trucks it takes! As with all the videos so far, it just makes us anticipate the movie(s) even […]

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Another dispatch from Middle-Earth

August 4th, 2011 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies

Director Peter Jackson has issued a third video blog about filming the two films of Tolkien’s The Hobbit. This one is primarily about the dwarves. Thirteen of them with different looks and costumes, and only one cast member can remember all their names! Check it out.

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New video from “The Hobbit” set

July 14th, 2011 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies

The first block of filming for the two Hobbit films has wrapped in New Zealand, and director Peter Jackson has released another production video. Fun facts from the video: Andy Serkis, who performed the voice and movement for Gollum in the Lord of the Rings films, is the second-unit director for The Hobbit. And it […]

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Hobbit release date shifts Pi

June 6th, 2011 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies

Last week, titles and release dates were announced for the two Hobbit movies being filmed by Peter Jackson in New Zealand. The first film is called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and will open on December 14, 2012. The second film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again is scheduled to open on December 13, 2013. […]

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Hobbit News from Down Under

April 21st, 2011 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies

To build excitement for the two films of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, director Peter Jackson is posting video blogs from the set. The first video is up and shows lots of behind-the -scenes footage to keep fans interested until the first movie releases in December 2012. Check it out! HighBridge publishes the NPR dramatization of […]

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Hobbit start date set

February 7th, 2011 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies

After delays ranging from money issues to labor disputes to illness, Peter Jackson’s two-film adaptation of The Hobbit is finally set to begin filming in New Zealand on March 21. In other recent Hobbit news, Saoirse Ronan has been cast in the first film, and is rumored to be playing the Elf Itaril. The first […]

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The Hobbit delayed again

January 27th, 2011 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies

Just as production on the long-awaited adaptation of The Hobbit was to begin in New Zealand, director Peter Jackson has had surgery for a perforated ulcer. He will likely be taking some time to recuperate, delaying the film, which was scheduled to start production in February. With all the stress surrounding this project, is it […]

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