Movie Review: ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Starring Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ian McKellen
Yes, it’s better than “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” (which, in all fairness, isn’t necessarily a bad movie, just a bloated one. It just felt so… padded, in parts.) Whereas director Peter Jackson’s original foray into Tolkien territory with “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy was lengthy, it was also unquestionably epic, with each step […]
New Photos from Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Starring Martin Freeman
This week Entertainment Weekly released some new exclusie photos of Peter Jackson’s prequel to The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The film stars Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, and is the first of two films. The Hobbit: There and Back Again will be released in December 2013, and once […]
“The Hobbit” Adds Actress Saoirse Ronan To The Cast
Even though I have no idea how to pronounce Saoirse Ronan’s first name, I still think she is an extremely talented kid. Atonement is one of my favorite films, and she is a big reason for that. I also think that critics were pretty hard on The Lovely Bones which I personally enjoyed a lot. Now […]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Chronicles of Narnia is yet another big budget fantasy series much like Twilight, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings. However, it doesn’t have the rabid fanbase of Twilight, the top notch British cast of Harry Potter, or the depth of Lord of the Rings. All of these show that it might be the […]
Who Will be Returning to Middle Earth for “The Hobbit”?
After numerous delays and a game of musical chairs with directors, The Hobbit is scheduled to hit theaters in December 2012 (part 1 that is). While the casting of the title character Bilbo Baggins has been announced, we are slowly hearing exactly what characters from the Lord of the Rings trilogy will be returning to […]
“Hobbit” Production Stays in New Zealand
People always assumed that Peter Jackson would film The Hobbit in New Zealand. It is, after all, the director’s home, and where he shot The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. It made a fantastic place for Middle Earth the first time, why wouldn’t he use it again? Unfortunately, the production encountered some union trouble, and […]
Martin Freeman Cast as Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit”
Now that the film has been officially greenlit, and the unions are retracting their strikes of the production, casting can finally get underway. For the past couple years people have been trying to guess who would fill the role of Bilbo Baggins, and plenty of names came up, but the person who ended up with […]
Peter Jackson and “The Hobbit” Are Officially Greenlit
I’m sure a lot of you were sure this day would never come. I wouldn’t blame anyone for believing it wouldn’t happen. This production has been pretty crazy since the beginning. The film has seen Peter Jackson courted originally after the success of Lord of the Rings. It was then put on the shelf after […]
Guillermo del Toro and James Cameron Team Up for HP Lovecraft’s “Moutains of Madness”
When I first read the story for this on Deadline Hollywood, I figured it would be a massive trolling effort on the part of Nikki Finke. I thought to myself, “No way is Cameron and del Toro working on a celebrate Lovecraft story, that would be a nerd’s wet dream.” Well, it turns out that […]