After a flurry of internet activity with the Hobbit dropping on the world, a trip to the cinema was in order to see that same trailer on the big screen. The problem was, it wasn’t there, at least with the some 3D versions of the latest Tintin movie. If you viewed Tintin and it did NOT have The Hobbit trailer attached please email Email MrCere@TheOneRing.net with the subject “No trailer”. If you saw Tintin with a trailer, congrats, but please don’t send mail. Reports are coming in that various 3D Tintin screenings do not feature the trailer and instead has glasses-needed viewings of The Phantom Menance, Titantic, Madagascar 3 and The Lorax. The widely reported attachment to Tintin (great flick by the way) seems to apply to the regular format of the film. We are seeking official word and will update you as we can but lots of screenings have the same 3D report.
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Eric writes: Ohakune was our destination and was to serve as two locations within Middle Earth. One of these locations was up on Mount Ruapehu, which is the tallest mountain in the North Island and very sacred lands to the local Maori Iwi (tribes). They filmed quite a lot of the Mount Doom scenes in Lord of the Rings, such as Sam carrying Frodo up the cliffs, on other parts of the mountain, but this particular area was new ground for the production. That’s not to say that Ruapehu is Mt. Doom, which is a common misunderstanding amongst touring LOTR geeks.
It’s considered disrespectful to photograph the distinctive peaks of Ruapehu, so while they filmed much of the prologue battle and the slopes of Mt. Doom scenes on Ruapehu they had to digitally construct the imposing Middle Earth landmark out of a hodgepodge of other mountains, including active Hawaiian volcanoes.
UPDATE: There are a couple of film spoiler tidbits in this report. TORn staffer Demosthenes has written some analysis after the cut, but if you want to read Quint’s report in full, then head here. If you want Demosthenes’ SPOILER analysis, head beyond the cut! You’ve been warned! Continue reading “AICN Set Report #6”
While some people have been getting a ‘oops, wrong page’ link on Apple Trailers, we can confirm that the trailer link is http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/thehobbit/. If you are lucky enough to see it now, enjoy! Others may have to wait a few more minutes!
TONIGHT MIDDLE-EARTH MOVES BENEATH YOUR FEET! Actually, it’s the HOBBIT teaser trailer rocking the interwebs! Stay tuned to a special double-episode live broadcast of TORn TUESDAYS with me, Quickbeam…. we will countdown to the trailer during our first show at 5pm PST and then later at 7pm PST when the trailer hits we’ll bring you unparalleled special analysis and reporting at our TheOneRing.net/live You can be part of the show too! Come join us!
The trailer for The Hobbit will appear tonight exclusively on Apple Trailers, located here http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/.
The trailer will most likely be in the Quicktime format, which you can download for free here. You may also see links or video appear on Peter Jackson’s Facebook page.
Lastly, the trailer is scheduled to premiere at 10pm Eastern. If you are having trouble converting this to your local time, click here.
In what is sure to become everyone’s latest desktop wallpaper, we present you a nice and clean high rez version of the Hobbit photo Empire Magazine premiered in newsstands this last week. Take a look!