I read the book in preparation for the film coming out. I literally can't wait!!!
Not a prequel per se as The Hobbit was written long before the The Lord of the Rings was envisioned and eventually written by Tolkien after pressure from publishers and encouragement from his children and C.S Lewis. It was always intended to be part of the wider scope of The Silmarillion mythos though.
We made it! Shoot day 266 and the end of principal photography on The Hobbit. Thanks to our fantastic cast and crew for getting us this far, and to all of you for your support! Next stop, the cutting room. Oh, and Comic Con!
Cheers, Peter J
i suspect the poster is banging on about the 48fps furore,personally i would like to see the FINISHED PRODUCT before declaring it looks like a soap opera
*facepalm*
They never bloody learn, do they? Pushing the UK date back now, are they? How many eager people are actually going to wait that extra two weeks? This is probably the most anticipated film of them all this year. Piracy will be through the roof.
Well it will take the sting out of having to endure another Christmas and the television fare like Eastenders and *insert generational relative type* of Gruffalo. Annual boxing day rugby derby followed by the Hobbit. Wonderful I must admit.
*facepalm*
They never bloody learn, do they? Pushing the UK date back now, are they? How many eager people are actually going to wait that extra two weeks? This is probably the most anticipated film of them all this year. Piracy will be through the roof.
You wouldn't catch me watching a shaky-asia-cam version of my most anticipated cinematic experience for nine years!
I'll happily wait 12 days, I'll just avoid internet forums.
UK premiere is confirmed for a December 14th release.
As a follow-up to our post yesterday, we can confirm that the US and UK release date for 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' remains December 14th 2012. There were a lot of websites reporting the UK release date was going to be December 26th, which then resulted in even other websites misconstruing the story suggesting the US release date was also being pushed. None of it is true, and our official sources confirm the date remains December 14th 2012. If that changes, TORn will be right here to alert you! (Join our social media outlets to get even faster alerts: @theonering.net / Facebook) We hope to also have a complete list of international release dates for you in the coming days. Happy Monday!
TORn have very good sources especially considering their close ties to the production team and even Peter himself. So, I think we can be confident that this is true.
You wouldn't catch me watching a shaky-asia-cam version of my most anticipated cinematic experience for nine years!
I'll happily wait 12 days, I'll just avoid internet forums.
I'll be waiting more than 12 days.
I'm planning to go on my own to see a 2D showing on a Tuesday morning some time in the New Year after all the schools have gone back. It will be my first trip to the cinema in almost exactly three years.
I love watching films on a big screen but I despise everything else about the cinema experience, the main thing being people and I intend to watch watch the film with as few of them around as possible.
It will also very possibly be my last ever visit as well. In a way it's quite fortunate that my loathing for the cinema experience is matched by my loathing of contemporary cinema itself.
UK premiere is confirmed for a December 14th release.
TORn have very good sources especially considering their close ties to the production team and even Peter himself. So, I think we can be confident that this is true.
Dead chuffed about this. Just cannot wait to see this film.
Full of spoilers for those who haven't read the book.
SUCH a cool banner! I re-read the book recently, I had forgotten quite how wonderful it was, and so far the movie definitely looks like it can live up to it. I'm very excited to see Freeman as Bilbo.
I'm planning to go on my own to see a 2D showing on a Tuesday morning some time in the New Year after all the schools have gone back. It will be my first trip to the cinema in almost exactly three years.
I love watching films on a big screen but I despise everything else about the cinema experience, the main thing being people and I intend to watch watch the film with as few of them around as possible.
It will also very possibly be my last ever visit as well. In a way it's quite fortunate that my loathing for the cinema experience is matched by my loathing of contemporary cinema itself.
I can sympathise, the last time I went to a Boxing Day screening was for f***ing Avatar, so in fact I'll be waiting a couple more days myself I would imagine!
So its back to December the 14th then. Hells bells. There is no annual boxing day rugby derby this year either. Christmas has gone back to being just shit again.
So its back to December the 14th then. Hells bells. There is no annual boxing day rugby derby this year either. Christmas has gone back to being just shit again.
i tried so hard to read these books (LOTR and hobbit) and as a child they made no sense to me. It took the film for me to finally understand LOTR even having ready through half the book aged 10 and hope hobbit will do the same again!!!
It appears that PJ is considering splitting the Second Movie to make a third; using the Appendices as reference material. It think it's a great idea, as it could tie together alot of the additional background history & characters that span The Hobbit & LoTR.
He may just 'add' material to create Extended Editions for the Blu-ray/DVD. But apparently he's thinking of shooting additional material in order to create a 'Third' film.
Seems to be stating what we already know, but the unnamed source is interesting.
This is pretty much everything that could be used from the appendices.
Appendix A
The Númenórean Kings
Númenor (A synopsis of the events of The Silmarillion, especially the Akallabêth)
The Realms in Exile (A list of the kings of Arnor and Gondor, including the Chieftain of the Dúnedain and the Ruling Stewards of Gondor.)
The Northern Line: Heirs of Isildur
The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion
Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur (The history of the Northern Kingdom, through the time of Aragorn II)
Gondor and the Heirs of Anarion (The history of Gondor, including a few details of the lives of Denethor II, Boromir, and Faramir.)
The Stewards
The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen (Traces the love story of that couple, including their deaths.)
The House of Eorl (The history of Rohan.)
The Kings of the Mark
Durin's Folk (Focuses on the Dwarves of that line. Some of the events leading up to the Quest of Erebor are given. This section contains a family tree of Durin, including some details about Gimli.)
Appendix B
The Second Age:
It covers the major events of the little-documented Second Age, concerning Númenor and the Rings of Power.
The Third Age:
It covers the years 2 - 3017 of the Third Age, focusing mainly on events in Arnor, Gondor, and The Shire.
The Great Years:
It covers specific dates for particular events of the time period of the Lord of the Rings (the years 3018 and 3019); it begins with Gandalf's return to Hobbiton and concludes with the destruction of the Ring. This section also gives a brief account of the battles of the Northern campaign during the War of the Ring that are not mentioned in the main book.
The Chief Days from the Fall of Barad-dur to the End of the Third Age:
It finishes the events of The Lord of the Rings, giving specific dates up through Sam's return to Bag End.
Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring:
Chronology of the early Fourth Age (although dates are given in the Shire Reckoning), and primarily follows what happened with the hobbits. The last entry tells the final fate of Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli.
The other appendices are just full of misc info relating to family trees, languages, calendars.
Appendix C: Family Trees (Hobbits)
Appendix Calendars
Shire Calendar for use in all years
The Calendars
Appendix E: Writing and Spelling
I Pronunciation of Words and Names
II Writing
Appendix F
I The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age
II On Translation
Comments
http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/2063-the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/releaseinfo?mode=desktop
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?nid=34443
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i suspect the poster is banging on about the 48fps furore,personally i would like to see the FINISHED PRODUCT before declaring it looks like a soap opera
Clearly John Howe inspired.
Trailer 2 with TDKR can't come soon enough.
I am fuming! That is not fair at all :mad: I hope they reconsider!
They never bloody learn, do they? Pushing the UK date back now, are they? How many eager people are actually going to wait that extra two weeks? This is probably the most anticipated film of them all this year. Piracy will be through the roof.
You wouldn't catch me watching a shaky-asia-cam version of my most anticipated cinematic experience for nine years!
I'll happily wait 12 days, I'll just avoid internet forums.
http://img2-2.timeinc.net/ew/i/2012/07/09/the-hobbit-scroll/HOBBIT-SCROLL_6000.jpg
Full of spoilers for those who haven't read the book.
I'll be waiting more than 12 days.
I'm planning to go on my own to see a 2D showing on a Tuesday morning some time in the New Year after all the schools have gone back. It will be my first trip to the cinema in almost exactly three years.
I love watching films on a big screen but I despise everything else about the cinema experience, the main thing being people and I intend to watch watch the film with as few of them around as possible.
It will also very possibly be my last ever visit as well. In a way it's quite fortunate that my loathing for the cinema experience is matched by my loathing of contemporary cinema itself.
Dead chuffed about this. Just cannot wait to see this film.
SUCH a cool banner! I re-read the book recently, I had forgotten quite how wonderful it was, and so far the movie definitely looks like it can live up to it. I'm very excited to see Freeman as Bilbo.
I can sympathise, the last time I went to a Boxing Day screening was for f***ing Avatar, so in fact I'll be waiting a couple more days myself I would imagine!
on Boxing Day going to The Saints PREM
Wed 26 15:00 A Fulham PREM:D
The new trailer debuts in September.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/comic-con-crowd-goes-crazy-for-hobbit-footage-as-peter-jackson-offers-sneak-peek-of-prequel/2012/07/14/gJQAi2n0kW_story.html
He may just 'add' material to create Extended Editions for the Blu-ray/DVD. But apparently he's thinking of shooting additional material in order to create a 'Third' film.
I hope he goes with the 'third movie' option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS3ameZfPdw&feature=youtu.be
First look at the Stone Giants, as well as a Dwarven army.
http://postimage.org/image/c3adr4lxd/full/
http://thefilmstage.com/news/peter-jacksons-the-hobbit-trilogy-becomes-closer-to-reality-with-talks-underway-for-third-film/
Seems to be stating what we already know, but the unnamed source is interesting.
This is pretty much everything that could be used from the appendices.
Appendix A
Appendix B
The other appendices are just full of misc info relating to family trees, languages, calendars.