‘The Hobbit’ trailer has cometh! Rejoice in Tolkien glee.
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First Look at ‘The Hobbit’ – PHOTOS
March 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Peter Jackson is finally rolling film on ‘The Hobbit.’ The ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel is finally filming after years of hold ups due to financial qualms, director switches, labor conflicts, Jackson’s health issues and even an earthquake ripping through movie’s filming destination of New Zealand.
As a reward for the wait, Peter has bestowed two photos from the set on his Facebook page. Bilbo’s home is shown as Peter stands in the round doorway and sits at the kitchen table smoking a pipe.
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‘The Hobbit’ Cast – PHOTOS
October 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Now that Peter Jackson is re-attached to “The Hobbit” (he is the beast that brought you the ‘The Lord of the Rings’), he has gotten a lot of casting down. Martin Freeman nabbed the role of the movie’s focus, Bilbo Baggins. (Ian Holm portrayed the older Bilbo in the LOTR films.) Martin is recognizable to some from the book to silverscreen movie, “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” and “Hot Fuzz.”
The rest of the cast is currently building. Richard Armitage will play Thorin Oakenshield who is a leader of a crew of dwarves that take on a dragon in order to take back Lonely Mountain. Aidan Turner and Rob Kazinsky scored the roles Kili and Fili who are a part of Oakenshield’s forces.
Jackson also confirmed that Graham McTavish will play Dwalin and Mark Hadlow was cast as Dori. (Mark was in Jackson’s ‘King Kong’ revamp.)
“Graham is a terrific actor, with a great depth of experience, which I know he will bring to the role of Dwalin. I have worked with Mark Hadlow on many projects, he is a fantastic actor…I am also proud to announce the casting of New Zealand actors as Peter Hambleton, John Callen and Stephen Hunter. Fran and I know that they will bring great depth and talent to our Company of Dwarves.”
Deadline reports more casting rumors and reiterates the rumor that Ian McKellan will return to play Gandalf.
“None of this is set, but I’ve heard that James Nesbitt and David Tennant are up for roles, and that Ian McKellan and Andy Serkis are expected to reprise Gandalf and Gollum, though I don’t believe they have made deals. Stephen Fry, Saoirse Ronan and Bill Nighy (as the voice of the dragon Smaug) are possible participants, and Aiden Turner was in contention for the Elf King before he got the role of Fili.”
These roles are coveted thanks to a large amount of clout and recognition that will move a lot of unknowns into the American spotlight. If you recall Orlando Bloom enjoyed a surge of interest as his career exploded (before fizzling – I blame his role choices and the films Troy and Elizabethtown) after being a part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy as Legolas.
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The Lovely Bones Trailer – Video
August 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Peter Jackson, who brought “The Lord of the Rings” to life, has taken the book “The Lovely Bones” and turned it into a cinematic masterpiece. The book (written by Alice Sebold) was fantastic and the movie looks equally as brilliant. Yes, I have read a book outside the Harry Potter series.
The book centers around a teenage girl named Susie Salmon, who is raped and murdered by a creepy neighbor, George Harvey, who is obsessed with doll houses. Harvey is played by Stanley Tucci and by the trailer alone brings a level of scary perfect for the role. She disappears after taking a short cut home from school and only her hat and elbow are ever found. While her family copes with the loss of Susie, she watches from her personal heaven and narrates their life after her death.
It’s a bit on the grimmer side of movie and reading fare, but is equally as good. The film has been done for what seems like decades but doesn’t hit theaters until January 2010. Here’s hoping its worth the wait. Recently wed Mark Wahlberg and the gorgeous Rachel Weisz both star as Susie’s parents and sassy Susan Sarandon takes on the role of the doting grandmother.
UPDATE – Looks like it has been taken down already. ET still has a few sneaky peeks at it. Sorry kittens!
