London, 13 April 2012: HarperCollinsPublishers has acquired exclusive worldwide publishing rights from Warner Bros. Consumer Products for tie-in books to the two highly anticipated films The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again, directed by Peter Jackson and productions of New Line Cinema and MGM.
“Inspired by the two films based on The Hobbit, the HarperCollins companion books are a fantastic way for fans of the world of Middle-earth to immerse themselves in the film experience,” said Karen McTier, Executive Vice President of Domestic Licensing and Worldwide Marketing for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. “HarperCollins has a strong history with the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, and we know that the detailed tie-in books will bring The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again to life in an in-depth and imaginative way.”
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Ever wondered how blue screen filming works? So does Peeder Jigson, in his latest video diary. (Warning – contains some strong language; but no spoilers…) Funny or die? You decide…
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Ever ready to support a worthy cause, Sir Ian McKellen isn’t putting his feet up during his time off from Middle-earth. As busy as he surely is on The Hobbit movie set, the actor will be taking time during the weekends in May and June to perform a one man show around New Zealand, to raise money for the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch. Following last year’s terrible earthquakes, the theatre has been closed because of ‘structural issues’. Back in 2010 McKellen appeared in Waiting for Godot at the theatre, and he’s keen to see it restored and reopened. Full details and dates for his touring one man show can be found here and here; in the included video newsreel in the first link, McKellen hints that the one man show may include singing! Perhaps he’s been inspired by Viggo Mortensen’s recent recitals??
Thanks to the various TORn spies who contacted us about Sir Ian’s shows; if you are lucky enough to get to one of these performances, we’d love to hear about it!
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Now’s your chance! The latest casting call for extras has gone out for The Hobbit movies; they are looking for people based in the Wellington area, who are tall and of slender build. That can mean only one thing – more elves! Find details here – and be sure to let us know if you’re lucky enough to be cast!
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Every week – almost every day! – seems to bring further news of goodies to come for those who are eager to start snapping up Hobbit related items! Following on from this article posted here last week, we read today about Fantasy Flight Games’ ‘The Hobbit Over Hill and Under Hill’ expansion, which will be released later this year. This is great news for gamers; and indeed, there will be a further Hobbit expansion set coming from Fantasy Flight Games towards the end of 2012. All details here.
As more news comes in, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest in anticipated collectibles. If you haven’t already started saving, now might be a good time to start!
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British actor Stephen Fry, who will appear as the Master of Laketown in the upcoming Hobbit movies (though perhaps only in the second one?? – just a guess…), has – according to the press – finished filming in New Zealand. He’s clearly sad to go, as reported here. (If you’re curious about Fry’s comments about broadband services, as mentioned in the article, you can read more here!)
What this means regarding what is ‘in the can’ and what is still to be shot can only be speculated. Are all Laketown scenes filmed? Have the technical wizards already started adding in a CGI Smaug? Might Fry be called back for pick-ups after the first movie has been released? Right now, the question I’m pondering is this: once he’s back in Britain, I wonder how soon the actor will find time to stop by the Hobbit pub in Southampton? Perhaps he’ll wait till cast mate Ian McKellen can join him, later in the summer….
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