Tonight, via their newsletter, Weta Workshop announced they will have not one but two exclusives at this years Comic-Con. The first exclusive is the very first statue in their 1:6th line of collectibles from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. It is none other than Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield – with shield. This statue will be in full 1:6th scale with a price tag of $249 and an edition size of only 700 pieces world wide. The first 500 of these pieces will be sold at Comic-Con while the other 200 will be sold to those who can make it to the Weta Cave. A second version that doesn’t have the shield will be put up for sale this October to fans around the world. The second exclusive is the new print in the Middle-Earth print series, but it is the first based on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. This print captures the teaser image from The Hobbit, with Bilbo looking out the front door of Bag End. The print will have an edition size of 500 pieces world wide. The first 100 will be signed by artist Gus Hunter while the reaming 400 will be unsigned. More will be printed later in the year to be sold for those who cannot make it to Comic-Con. Both items will have a limit of 2 per person.
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Reports are coming in about the party last night in Wellington intended to thank cast and crew for all their work on The Hobbit movies. According to this NZ Herald article, it was a very exclusive affair with Hobbit cast and crew, entertainers and helpers only at the soiree of 3,500 people. “It’s a private party for invited guests only so there’s no public red carpet or that,” said Peter Jackson’s assistant Matt Dravitzki. “It’s just a private gathering for people who worked on the film.”
All of us here at TheOneRing.net would like to add our heartfelt thanks and congratulations to everyone who worked both in front of, and behind the scenes, to get the Hobbit movies this far. Now, on to December! …Read More
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Peter Jackson just revealed a gorgeous new Hobbit poster on his facebook page which will be available to fans at Comic-Con. Check it out (at right) and, as always, check US out next week for all the latest and greatest Hobbit/Comic-Con news. You won’t want to miss our exclusive coverage!
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Ian McKellen just ended his run of fifteen one-man shows throughout New Zealand. The shows were raising money to fund the restoration of the earthquake-damaged Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch. Reports say that McKellen’s shows raised $354,000 for the theatre’s reconstruction.
Alongside McKellen’s fundraising, a Flight of the Conchords concert raised an extra $100,000, and British actress Miriam Margolyes also raised $10,000 for the reconstruction. Actor and writer Richard O’Brien made a personal donation to the cause.
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From Stuff.co.nz we get a quick peek at the Hobbit wrap-party, which promises to be an awesome amount of fun for all invited. After a tough, complicated shoot lasting more than a year, this cast and crew deserve to let their hair down. We hope they have a fantastic time.
“Peter Jackson’s spokesman Matt Dravitzki said tonight was a “private party and thank you for our incredibly hardworking cast and crew”. They were looking forward to “letting our collective hair down after a very long journey together”. Read more here.
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Peter Jackson posted the following message on his facebook page a little while ago: “We made it! Shoot day 266 and the end of principal photography on The Hobbit. Thanks to our fantastic cast and crew for getting us this far, and to all of you for your support! Next stop, the cutting room. Oh, and Comic Con! Cheers, Peter J.”
As if our fingernails weren’t already bitten to the quick, now we start the long wait until the editing, soundtrack, etc. come together and the lights go down in theaters on December 14. Luckily, as PJ said, we have Comic-Con to look forward to, as well as new trailers and previews (please!), more production diaries (please! please!), the big premier in Wellington and all the publicity leading up to it. Be sure and stay tuned here at TORn for all the latest!
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