Well, the long wait is over. Peter brought 12 and a half minutes of Hobbit goodness to Comic-Con’s Hall H today, and blew everyone’s minds.
To say the event zoomed past at an overwhelming pace would be an understatement too big to describe. We’re digesting everything we’ve seen and will continue to update as we work through the impressions and information that roared past. Read on for a quick summary and a massive pile of spoilers! Continue reading “Quick round-up: The Hobbit presentation in Hall H!”
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Earlier today, Entertainment Weekly chatted with Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Richard Armitage, Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis in their VIP suite. It’s a really cool interview and there’s some great stuff in there, particularly from Boyens and Freeman. Maybe a few spoilers! Go check it out while you’re waiting for our Hobbitcon panel wrap-up! (We’re working on it right now!)
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Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis visit the WETA booth to say hello to Richard Taylor, Daniel Falconer and the crew.
The WETA team took the opportunity to show-off the full-size trolls they have on display. It’s the first time Frodo has seen the actual trolls. Andy Serkis was spotted with a Pocketses button from TheOneRing.net.
A couple more photos below the cut! Continue reading “Wood and Serkis troll the WETA booth”
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iamROGUE.com caught up with Elijah Wood at the San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday while he was promoting his current FX series Wilfred. iamROGUE’s reporter took a few moments to ask about his return to New Zealand and what he felt on reprising his role as Frodo Baggins.
Wood replied: “The part is so small that I had no pressure of the original films. I could just come in and revisit the character.”
Highlight possible spoiler: asked whether he will bookend the films, Wood replied, “yeah, that’s kinda the idea.” Could Wood pop up at the end as well as the beginning?
Wood will be at the The Hobbit panel presentation in Hall H on Saturday.
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At 5:32 EST, ComicCon in San Diego as portions of last December’s trailer were shown. I’m paraphrasing much of the 3-minute 
discussion with Geoff Keighley because Andy talks VERY fast when he’s excited; but the meat of the interview is here. Continue reading ““All Access Live” on Spike TV’s interview with Andy Serkis”
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TORn forum member DarkJackal (who gets full credit for this article) made a fascinating find about the 1:6 scale Thorin Oakenshield miniature being made by WETA and currently on exhibition at Comic-Con.
Seemingly, the statue comes with a backgrounder on the packaging. It reads:
A proud and noble Dwarf of resolute character and stern bearing, Thorin was the grandson of Thror of the line of Durin and heir to the lost throne of Erebor. Alongside Moria, Erebor stood as the greatest of the realms of the Dwarves, a vast kingdom carved from the living rock of The Lonely Mountain, bustling with trade and bursting with wealth.
Down upon Erebor the great dragon Smaug had fallen and the city and its people were engulfed by the inferno of his coming. Thorin and his kin were fortunate to escape with their lives, though they left everything else behind. Their treasure and pride was swept up by the dragon into a pile upon which he curled to sleep, deep inside the mountain. Continue reading “The story of the dwarf Thorin and his oaken shield”
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