April 26, 2024

Seventeen “Hobbit” Character Posters

Warners has released a whopping 17 character posters for the upcoming "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" through Empire. Click below to access the larger versions: Dark Horizons - News … [Read more...]

Dark Horizons Visits “The Hobbit” Set

In June this year I, and several other online journalists, visited the set of "The Hobbit" trilogy in New Zealand and spoke with everyone involved. We went through all the assorted departments and conducted a bunch of interviews with the focus predominantly on 'An Unexpected Journey'. Today comes the result of that trip, a guide to the making of … [Read more...]

“Gravity” Is PG-13, “Hobbit” Is 160mins

The MPAA (via Rope of Silicon) have announced a PG-13 rating for Alfonso Cuarón's long-delayed and risk-taking sci-fi drama "Gravity". The film, which was originally to premiere this month, is slated for release next year but no specific date has yet been locked. Its rating is for "intense perilous sequences, some disturbing images and brief … [Read more...]

“Hobbit” Poster aka. Dwarf Class Photo

A brand new poster for Peter Jackson's upcoming "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" has gone online. The other day the one-sheet was Bilbo-centric, this time it's all about the dwarves in what is essentially a 'class photo'. Dark Horizons - News … [Read more...]

New “Hobbit” & “Les Miserables” Posters

Two important December tentpole releases scored one-sheets over the weekend. Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" gets a Bilbo-centric poster that tonally fits well with the art for "The Lords of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" back in 2001. Also today comes the poster for Tom Hopper's film adaptation of "Les Miserables" … [Read more...]

The New “Hobbit” Trailer Arrives

The new trailer for Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", the first in a trilogy, has arrived. There's an epic yet still lighthearted fantasy tone and glimpses of both familiar characters and new ones played by some familiar faces from British television. "Spooks" star Richard Armitage as Thorin and former "Doctor Who" Sylvester … [Read more...]

“Hobbit” Trilogy Date & Third Title

Having now been expanded from two films to a fully-fledged trilogy, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM Pictures have jointly announced the official missing title and new release date plans for Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". The first film, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", remains on track for a December 14th release … [Read more...]

“Hobbit” 48FPS Gets Only A Limited Run

Peter Jackson's 48 frames-per-second experiment with "The Hobbit" is going to start out smaller than originally planned reports Variety. Warner Bros. Pictures are reportedly only going to be screening the high frame rate version of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in select locations, perhaps not even in all major cities. The finished footage … [Read more...]

It’s Official: “The Hobbit” Is A Trilogy

Following on from reports over the past few weeks, it has now been confirmed - Peter Jackson's dual "The Hobbit" films are set to become a trilogy. Jackson has released a statement on his Facebook page that essentially confirms that Warners has agreed to the arrangement which will see some shuffling of plans along with some extensive additional … [Read more...]

“The Hobbit” Will Be A Trilogy After All?

A few days before Comic Con came word that Peter Jackson was seriously looking into turning his two "The Hobbit" films into a trilogy. The studio quickly denied it, even now the official plan remains to continue with the two film release this Christmas and next. Yet Jackson continued mentioning the possibility in San Diego and this week Warner … [Read more...]