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'The Hobbit 2′ Trailer: First Footage of 'The Desolation of Smaug'

Eric Walkuski — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:52:24 +0000

The next installment of Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' trilogy continues the journey of Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf and their company of dwarfs as they seek to rid the land of the evil dragon Smaug.

'The Hobbit 2′ Poster: Martin Freeman Faces the Desolation of Smaug

Jacob Hall — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:48:07 +0000

With the summer movie season in full swing, it's about time we got a poster for what's sure to be one of the big events of 2013. The first poster for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' has arrived, and it's sure to send a chill or two down the spines of Middle Earth fans the world over.

'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' Preview: Peter Jackson (and Stephen Colbert?) Tease the Next Film

Jacob Hall — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:44:42 +0000

A few weeks ago, director Peter Jackson held an online Q&A and preview for the upcoming 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.' However, if you wanted to watch or take part, you had to have bought 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' on DVD or Blu-ray and followed the proper instructions (you know, typing in codes and such). Although the entire event remains an exclusive, Jackson has posted a six minute excerpt to YouTube, letting everyone get a taste of the what it was like and get a glimpse of the new Middle Earth adventure.

'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Has Made Over $1 Billion at the Box Office

Eric Walkuski — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:50:03 +0000

Becoming the 15th movie in history to do so, ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ passed the $1 billion mark this past week, the second in Peter Jackson‘s ‘Lord of the Rings’ films to do so. But how much further can it go? Just barely passing the monumental mark, ‘The Hobbit’ ended the weekend with with [...]

'The Hobbit: There and Back Again' Gets Pushed to December 2014

Damon Houx — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:15:25 +0000

When it was announced that 'The Hobbit' would be turned from two films into three, it seemed possible that Warner Brothers and Peter Jackson could kill themselves trying to deliver an additional three hour movie only seven months after the release of the second. So it's not a big surprise that 'The Hobbit: There and Back Again' has been pushed from July 18 to December 13, 2014.

Peter Jackson Will Shoot 'Tintin' Sequel Next Year

Damon Houx — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:00:00 +0000

When 'The Adventures of Tintin' was released last December it was supposedly the start of a trilogy that Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg were going to produce together and trade off directing duties. The film didn't perform strongly in America (though that was expected), but international numbers didn't made a sequel look like a done deal. Now Jackson has weighed in on the follow up, and it's going to happen.