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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Special Effects Featurettes

Weta have become a huge force in movie special effects ever since the were really put on the map just over a decade a go with The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Their fantastic work was on show again in December for the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

And their work hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Academy as they have picked up nominations for Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Production Design.

Weta take us behind the scenes in these to new featurettes as the talk about how they created the wonderful world of Middle Earth:

Rivendell

The Goblin Caverns

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey saw Peter Jackson return to the director’s chair and enjoy mammoth box office success.

The film is the first in a trilogy of films and it is nearing that $1 billion mark at the global box office.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey New TV Spot

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2012 as Peter Jackson takes us back to Middle Earth for the first time in almost a decade.

The movie got its world premiere over the weekend in New Zealand and will be hitting the big screen next week.

Check out the new TV spot for the movie:

Martin Freeman is set to take over the role of Bilbo Baggins and this is the biggest movie part of his career.

And there are plenty of new faces on the cast list as Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt and Aiden Turner will all play the dwarves.

The movie follows Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit, who journeys to the Lonely Mountain accompanied by a group of dwarves to reclaim a treasure taken from them by the dragon Smaug.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is released 14th December.

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New The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey TV Spot

If there is one event movie left on the horizon in 2012 then of course it is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – which is finally set to drop next month.

Now, I don’t know about you, but this is one of the movies that I have been looking forward to all year as Peter Jackson is set to take us back to Middle Earth for the first time in almost a decade.

And this new TV spot is the most action packed yet and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey promises to be everything fans had hoped for:

LOTR fans may be partial to a bit of Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins but I am excited to see what Martin Freeman does with the role – this is set to be the biggest moment in his career to date.

And for all those Ian Holm fans we are set to see him reprise the role in the film. Ian McKellan, Andy Serkis Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving are set to reprise their roles of Gandalf, Gollum, Galadriel and Elrond.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is released 14th December.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey First TV Spot

The release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey creeps ever close and we have now just a handful of weeks before we are back in Middle Earth for the first time in nine years.

An Unexpected Journey is the first of three movies that will tell the tale of The Hobbit as Peter Jackson is back at the helm.

And we have the first TV spot for the movie for you to take a quick look at:

Martin Freeman has landed the biggest role of his career as he is set to take over the role of Bilbo Baggins – however we will be seeing Ian Holm reprise the character.

Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch and Evangeline Lily are just some of the new faces that we will be seeing throughout the trilogy.

But there will also be some familiar names popping up as Ian McKellan, Andy Serkis, Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood are all set to return.

The movie follows Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit, who journeys to the Lonely Mountain accompanied by a group of dwarves to reclaim a treasure taken from them by the dragon Smaug.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is released 14th December

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Banners

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is already one of the most talked about movies of 2012 and there is still a handful of weeks before the movie is released.

This Christmas we are heading back to Middle Earth for the first time since The Return of the King back in 2003 as Peter Jackson is back in the director’s chair.

And we have some new banners for the movie for you to check out:

Martin Freeman has landed the biggest role of his career to date as he takes over the part of Bilbo Baggins.

We are going to be seeing dwarves in abundance this time around and Richard Armitage, Billy Connolly and James Nesbitt are just a trio of actors who will be filling those to roles.

The adventure of ‘The Hobbit’ follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is released December 14th.

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New Poster For The Hobbit

There is no movie that I am more excited about this autumn/winter than The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as we return to Middle Earth for the first time in nearly a decade.

Peter Jackson is back in the director’s chair as he once again brings his vision of Tolkien’s world to the big screen.

And the Oscar winning director has assembled an impressive cast as the likes of Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan and Andy Serkis are all set to star.

And this time around the movie will be bulging with dwarves with Richard Armitage, Billy Connolly, Lee Pace, Aidan Turner, James Nesbitt and Ken Stott just some of the actors taking on these roles.

And we have a new dwarf poster for the movie for you to check out:

The movie follows Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit, who journeys to the Lonely Mountain accompanied by a group of dwarves to reclaim a treasure taken from them by the dragon Smaug.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is released 14th December.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey New Images

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is now just a handful of weeks away from being released and the excitement is beginning to mount around the film.

This week saw a new trailer released and also a new set of images to enjoy – and we have those pics for you to take a look at:

Now I don’t know about you but Richard Armitage just looks fantastic as Thorin Oakenshield and this looks set to be the role that will be the big movie breakthrough for him.

Ian McKellan is back as Gandalf while Hugo Weaving and Cate Blanchett will also be reprising the roles of Elrond and Galadriel.

But it is Martin Freeman that I am most excited about seeing in this movie as he takes over the role of Bilbo Baggins. He is joined on the cast list by Evangeline Lily, Andy Serkis, Lee Pace, Billy Connolly and Luke Evans.

Take a look at the rest of our Hobbit pictures out in our gallery here

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is released 14the December.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Images

There is no movie that I am looking forward to more than The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – which is set to hit the big screen in December.

Excitement around the movie continues to grow and the release of more images from the film looks set to only heighten that excitement.

Earlier this summer it was revealed that The Hobbit was going to be split into three movies instead of the originally planned two – so for the next three Christmases we are going to be heading to Middle Earth.

Martin Freeman is set to play Bilbo Baggins in the movie while Ian McKellan, Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving are some of the familiar faces on the cast list.

But Luke Evans, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lily and Billy Connolly make up a very exciting group of actors.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is released 14th December.

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New Images From The Hobbit

There is no movie that is more highly anticipated in 2012 than The Hobbit as Peter Jackson takes us back to Middle Earth for the first time in almost ten years.

Split into two movie Christmas is going be Hobbit themed once again as Bilbo Baggins goes on his greatest adventure with Gandalf and a whole host of dwarves.

Martin Freeman takes over the role of Bilbo while Ian McKellan and Andy Serkis will be reprising role of Gandalf and Gollum.

And Entertainment Weekly have some fantastic new shots from the film that really do look fantastic.

 

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is due for release on December 14

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Image

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is one of the most anticipated movies of 2012 as Oscar winning director Peter Jackson takes us back to Middle Earth for the first of two movies.

Yes The Hobbit has been split into two so for the next two years we can enjoy some Hobbit fun on the big screen.

Martin Freeman takes over the role of Bilbo Baggins from Ian Holm in the movie as he set out on a great adventure to the Lonely Mountain.

He is accompanied by a group of dwarves to reclaim a treasure taken from them by the dragon Smaug.

An all star cast line up alongside Freeman that includes Ian McKellan and Andy Serkis as they reprise their roles as Gandalf and Gollum.

Luke Evans, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett. Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Lee Pace and Stephen Fry are all also set to appear.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is released 14th December. Take a look at this new image:

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