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We have the sixth behind-the-scenes video diary for The Hobbit from Peter Jackson . A little holiday treat from the team in New Zealand! Location shooting, more of the the actors and sets. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever … Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming

Why not bring in the New Year With a Big Bang.  SandwichJohnFilms has teamed up with   Purina and  Amtrak to hold this amazing giveaway for The Adventures of Tintin . We have an amazing  Grand Prize  and 2 runner-up prizes . Winners must live in either Sacramento or San Francisco. Continue down to see how you can enter this giveaway. The Grand Prize winner will win : 1 Purina box containing:  Prize pack provided by  Purina Dog Chow . Long live your dog.  LongLiveYourDog.com · 1 Dog Chow branded journal/ notebook · 1 package of Dog Chow branded golf balls · 1 Dog Chow branded T-shirt · 1 Snowy/ Dog Chow branded frame ornament · Coupon for 1-month supply of Dog Chow product · 1 Snowy plush toy · 1 4lb bag of Dog Chow product  Prize pack provided by Purina Dog Chow . Long live your dog. LongLiveYourDog.com Amtrak, enjoy the journey. For tickets, log on to  Amtrak.com  or call  1-800-USA-RAIL .  1 Amtrak b

We have the fifth behind-the-scenes video diary for The Hobbit from Peter Jackson . A little holiday treat from the team in New Zealand! Location shooting, more of the the actors and sets. Just last week we got the trailer for the film. And now with have this new blog. Happy Holidays everyone. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will ch

WB has unearthed the first trailer for THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY , starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Evangeline Lily, Andy Serkis, Richard Armitage , directed by Peter Jackson .. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life foreve

It's safe to say that 2011 is going out with a bang. But amid the latest Gotham goings-on, and with Ridley Scott reporting in from the less audible corners of space, it's easy to forget that somewhere in Middle-earth, Bilbo Baggins and his crew of footsore dwarves are Mirkwood-bound on an epic quest to find treasure and slay some serious cave troll in The Hobbit . Well, call us over-caffeinated Tolkien fanboys hyped up on pipe-weed and Christmas spirit, but we couldn't be more fired up about this one if we lived in Smaug's larynx. In fact, we're so excited that we sent our top man to Wellywood, New Zealand, to get the latest from the set of Peter Jackson's new Tolkien two-parter. Peter Jackson's The Hobbit Video Blog #4 Talks 3-D- "The first thing I filmed was finding the ring in Gollum's cave," Martin Freeman told us nonchalantly, giving an insight into his approach to hobbiting. "It's good to know, but not play, the importance

December 21, 2011 We have your access to The Adventures of Tintin . Paramount Pictures has provide me with Exclusive code for the fans to get access to the screening in Sacramento,Ca . After the screening please head down to our First Annual Toy Drop For The Kids at the sunrise mall. We will be there until 4pm. The Adventures of Tintin (also known as The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn) is a 2011 American performance capture 3D film based on The Adventures of Tintin, a series of comic books created by Belgian artist Hergé (Georges Remi). Directed by Steven Spielberg , produced by Peter Jackson , and written by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, the film is based on three of the original comic books: The Crab with the Golden Claws (1941), The Secret of the Unicorn (1943), and Red Rackham's Treasure (1944). Jamie Bell stars as a globetrotting reporter who goes head-to-head against the villainous Red Rackham, played by Daniel Craig. Andy Serki

Cost Plus  who is a national sponsor for  The Adventures of Tintin  has teamed up with  SandwichJohnFilms to offer a $50 gift card to one lucky San Francisco reader. I have three Images from around the world, Some easy and some hard to identify. The first reader with all three correct answers will win the Gift Card to Cost Plus . Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Present a 3D Motion Capture Film “ The Adventures of Tintin ” directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish. Starring Jamie Bell (“Billy Elliot,” “Defiance”) as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig (“Quantum of Solace,” “Defiance”) as the nefarious Red Rackham. See all three images after the Jump... Email mail your answers to  sandwichjohnfilms@yahoo.com  and in subject area put Cost Plus Contest. You must live in the San Francisco Area to be

WingNut Films proudly announced today the completion of WEST OF MEMPHIS – a documentary film chronicling the untold story behind one of the most infamous miscarriages of justice in American history; the story of an extraordinary and desperate fight to stop the State of Arkansas from killing an innocent man. The film has been produced by first-time filmmakers Damien Echols and Lorri Davis, in collaboration with the Academy Award-winning team of Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh. Jackson and Walsh became involved in 2005, when they helped to re-invigorate the then stagnant case by funding a new investigation. The film has been written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, Amy Berg (Deliver Us From Evil). Starting with a searing examination of the police investigation into the 1993 murders of three eight-year-old boys – Christopher Byers, Steven Branch and Michael Moore in the small town of West Memphis, Arkansas, the film goes on to reveal hitherto unknown evidence surroun

Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit director Peter Jackson has just made a new thrilling production video available to all of us Middle-earth fans. This time, we're being plunged into the world of 3-D, and we get to see those dwarves and hobbits in action. The fourth production video blog Jackson recently made available on his Facebook page mainly concentrates on the intricacies of filming in HD 3-D with about four dozen RED Epic cameras, which, as you'll see for yourselves, Jackson has all named—yes, named—after family members, pets and even the Beatles. Peter Jackson says shooting The Hobbit in 3-D is ''a dream come true,'' and we learn that the Oscar-winning director would have filmed LOTR in 3-D if the same technology had been available back when he set out to film his masterpiece more than 12 years ago. The very interesting (if fairly technical) production blog also features some nifty behind-the-scenes footage (while filming was taking place on a

A highlight of day 3 at Empire Presents... Big Screen came in the adventuresome shape of The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn clips. Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg recorded a special message, reminiscing together about their first ever meeting: yup, on stage at the Oscars. As you do. Spielberg elaborated on the origins of their partnership: “When I’d finally got a [Tintin] story I was happy with, and the beginnings of a script, I wanted a feasibility study to see if I should do the movie in live action. I need a CG Snowy for this so I went to Peter’s company, Weta Digital.” Jackson took up the tale, explaining how he’d asked Weta's team to rustle up a Captain Haddock costume, before donning the threads himself and acting out some scenes on the Weta back-lot. “I couldn’t think of anyone better to play Captain Haddock than me," laughed the director. The CG Snowy was added and the footage sent to the set of War Of The Worlds. “I immediately forgot Snowy,”

We have seen Fili & Kili , Well the TheOneRing.net has got their hands on the  first look image of Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield from THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. As a young Dwarf prince, Thorin witnessed the destruction and terror wrought when a great fire-breathing Dragon attacked the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. After slaughtering many of Thorin’s kin, the great serpent, Smaug, entered The Lonely Mountain and took possession of its vast store of gold and jewels. No-one came to the aid of the surviving Dwarves, and thus, a once proud and noble race was forced into exile. Through long years of hardship, Thorin grew to be a strong and fearless fighter and revered leader. In his heart a fierce desire grew; a desire to reclaim his homeland and destroy the beast that had brought such misery upon his people. So when fate offers him an unusual ally, he seizes the chance for revenge. Cate Blanchett (LOTR Films) returns as Galadriel, the Lady of Lothlorien Ian McKellen (

Cue the “Raiders of the Lost Ark” theme – Steven Spielberg is coming to Comic-Con. The Oscar-winning director who ushered in the blockbuster film era with “Jaws” and brought sci-fi to the masses with movies such as “E.T: the Extra-Terrestrial,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “Minority Report,” will make his first appearance at Comic-Con International when he takes the stage in Hall H July 22. The 64-year-old filmmaker will receive an Inkpot Award, which has been presented since 1974 to signature figures in comics and genre entertainment, among them Ray Bradbury, Jack Kirby, Hayao Miyazaki and R. Crumb. And, keeping with the convention’s drumbeat of Hollywood promotion, Spielberg will be bringing footage from “ The Adventures of Tintin ,” the motion-capture movie from Paramount Pictures that reaches theaters in December and marks his first work as a feature director since “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” in 2008. To give life to the boy-journalist

We have seen Fili and Kili and today IGN has our first look at James Nesbitt as Bofur and William Kircher as Bifur from THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY . While most of the Company of Thorin Oakensheild is related to the royal and noble line of Durin, Bofur, his brother Bombur and their cousin Bifur most definitely are … not. Born and bred in the West, descendants of coal miners and iron workers, they have joined the Quest for the Lonely Mountain partly to seek their fortune and partly because they were told the beer was free See the entire picture after the Jump... Cate Blanchett (LOTR Films) returns as Galadriel, the Lady of Lothlorien Ian McKellen (LOTR Films) returns as Gandalf Christopher Lee (LOTR Films) returns as Saruman Elijah Wood (LOTR Films) returns as Frodo Andy Serkis (LOTR Films) as Gollum Ken Stott (Charlie Wilson‘s War) as Dwarf Lord Balin Sylvester McCoy (TV’s Doctor Who) as wizard Radagast the Brown Mikael Persbrandt as shape-shifter Beorn Jed Bro

We have seen the The Hobbit's dwarves and now we get a look at Dean O’Gorman as Fili and Aidan Turner as Kili in THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY . Two of the youngest Dwarves, Fili and Kili have been born into the royal line of Durin and raised under the stern guardianship of their uncle, Thorin Oakensheild. Neither has ever travelled far, nor ever seen the fabled Dwarf City of Erebor. For both, the journey to the Lonely Mountain represents adventure and excitement. Skilled fighters, both brothers set off on their adventure armed with the invincible courage of youth, neither being able to imagine the fate which lies before them. See the entire picture after the Jump... Cate Blanchett (LOTR Films) returns as Galadriel, the Lady of Lothlorien Ian McKellen (LOTR Films) returns as Gandalf Christopher Lee (LOTR Films) returns as Saruman Elijah Wood (LOTR Films) returns as Frodo Andy Serkis (LOTR Films) as Gollum Ken Stott (Charlie Wilson‘s War) as Dwarf Lord Balin Sylv

Aaron Sorkin may have ditched Facebook but Peter Jackson definitely hasn't. The most recent status update from Middle-earth brings us our first glimpse of The Hobbit's dwarves - well, three of them at any rate - all kitted out for their unexpected journey. While we wait for Peter Jackson's next hobbi-blogisode from the movie's Wellington set and the production's official bow at Comic-Con next month, this exciting taster of the dwarfish costume design should keep us tided over nicely. See the entire picture after the Jump... From left to right, the trio are Nori (ex-Orc Jed Brophy), Ori (Adam Brown) and Dori (Mark Hadlow). With Richard Armitage promising a deep delve into the world of the dwarves, expect a whole lot more from the 13 mini-men. Check out the current issue of Empire for the first on-set Hobbit coverage in the meantime. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Facebook Via Empire

EW has the first 3 official pictures from the set of The Hobbit. In the pictures we get to see Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Ian McKellen as Gandalf. Who's Excited for these images? See all the images after the Jump... IAN MCKELLEN (GANDALF) ”He’s in fantastic form,” Peter Jackson says of McKellen. ”In a way, his role in The Hobbit has more technical difficulties than Lord of the Rings did, because he has scenes with 14 smaller characters — obviously the dwarves and the hobbit are shorter… I remember saying to him [laughs], ”Look, this isn’t Waiting for Godot or King Lear. This is The Hobbit. This is the real thing.” PETER JACKSON WITH MARTIN FREEMAN ”There’s no way you can pace yourself for shoots like these,” Jackson says. ”When we were going through the schedule for The Hobbit, I felt a terrible drop in my stomach when I saw that we’d be shooting for 254 days. We’re only 12 days short of The Lord of the Rings even though we’re only doing two movies. When I saw

Peter Jackson took to Facebook to announce two new additions to the cast of his upcoming film The Hobbit . We've finished our first block of shooting and moved straight into location scouting. More on that soon... But today, I'm thrilled to announce two new cast members who will be joining us for our second block of shooting. Evangeline Lilly will be playing a new character—the Woodland Elf, Tauriel . Her name means 'daughter of Mirkwood' and, beyond that, we must leave you guessing! (No, there is no romantic connection to Legolas.) What is not a secret is how talented and compelling an actress Evangeline is; we are thrilled and excited she will be the one to bring our first true Sylvan Elf to life. I'm also highly excited that Barry Humphries will be portraying the Goblin King , in much the way Andy Serkis created Gollum. Barry is perhaps best known for his business and social connections as the long-time manager of Dame Edna Everage. He has also been an

Now that the two movies are shooting, it was about time that Peter Jackson, MGM and New Line got around to naming them. Well, it’s official: the Hobbit films are going to be called The Hobbit: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire and The Hobbit 2: Electric Bilboloo. Calm down… The actual titles are as follows: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , which will arrive in cinemas on December 14, 2012 followed by The Hobbit: There and Back Again on December 13, 2013. And just in case you’ve forgotten, the cast includes (deep mental breath) Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Richard Armitage, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Bret McKenzie, Graham McTavish, Mike Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Conan Stevens, Ken Stott, Jeffrey Thomas, and Aidan Turner . Meanwhile, keeping up h