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Andy Serkis learned to direct from Peter Jackson
When Andy Serkis – who plays Gollum in both the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogies – got the call from Peter Jackson asking him if he would helm the second unit crew as...
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Limited release planned for 48fps Hobbit
Well, you can’t change the rules of the game all at once. Warner Bros. announced today through Variety that the first installment of about Peter Jackson‘s 3D, 48fps Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,...
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Andy Serkis calls Martin Freeman “brilliant”
Martin Freeman had some mighty big shoes to fill when he took over the mantle from Ian Holm as the younger version of Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson‘s upcoming Hobbit trilogy. But by all reports,...
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Studio registers new Hobbit titles, plans summer release
With the Hobbit films now officially up to three, fans have an understandable number of questions about what the film is going to contain – and how it might affect the previous two. A few...
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Richard Armitage confirms a more musical Hobbit
When Peter Jackson announced he would be returning to helm the three-part adaptation of The Hobbit, many wondered how he would handle the extreme tonal difference between the book and its successor, The Lord of...
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Hobbit trilogy officially announced
Well, at this point, it seemed inevitable. After weeks of speculation, followed by hints from inside sources that it was really happening, Peter Jackson has made it a reality: the two-part Hobbit film will now...