Japanese premiere of The Hobbit: Anm Unexpected Journey Courtesy of RichardArmitageNet, here’s some vision from the Japanese premiere of The Hobbit — attended by Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman (Bilbo), Andy Serkis (Gollum), Richard Armitage (Thorin), Elijah Wood (Frodo) and Hugo Weaving (Elrond). Some nice interviews to pick over, too.

The premiere was held at the TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills and preceded by a red carpet event similar to the one held as part of the world premiere this week in Wellington. Continue reading “Video: footage from Japanese Hobbit premiere”

Hobbit cast and crew have been arriving in Tokyo for the Japan premiere of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” According to Warner Bros., the premiere in Japan will be attended by Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman (Bilbo), Andy Serkis (Gollum), Richard Armitage (Thorin), Elijah Wood (Frodo) and Hugo Weaving (Elrond). The premiere is being held at the TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills and will be preceded by a red carpet event similar to the one held as part of the world premiere this week in Wellington, NZ. Live streaming will be available here.

Update: see video of the pre-movie speeches here!

Ringer Mr BBi managed to record cast interviews from yesterday off the satellite for channels 7 & 9 in Australia. Cast members interviewed include Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Sir Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens. Most of the interviews are a respectable 4-5 minutes each. Check them out!

Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage and Andy Serkis

Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis & Richard Armitage #2

Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett & Elijah Wood.

Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett & Elijah Wood #2

Sir Peter Jackson & Philippa Boyens

Sir Peter Jackson & Phillpa Boyens #2

 

 

 

 

Shirts-Clothing HobbitShop.com -- The Official Online Store of The Hobbit Films and The Lord of the Rings Film TrilogyHobbitShop.com has just posted limited edition shirts specifically aimed at helping you celebrate the release of ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ in theaters December 14th. These shirts will only be produced from now until December 3rd at 8am ET and then they will be retired forever – making them instant collector items! There are eight shirts in total (four designs for both men and women) and all of them are on discount as of this posting. Snag your shirt today! [HobbitShop.com]

The great folks from WBShop.com have just sent us word – the official shop of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings is now open at HobbitShop.com! To celebrate, they are hosting special Grand Opening discounts site-wide as well as premiering some great new products. Need a 14ft wide panaramic character poster for your wall? Or how about a Bilbo at Bag-end iPhone 5 case? These items and many more are just waiting to be added to your collection. And of course, they make great gifts as well 🙂 [HobbitShop.com] [WBShop.com]

Here at TheOneRing.net we’re working full steam ahead to get our The One Expected Party subsite up and running, so we can share with you all the fun and excitement we have planned for this stellar event in Los Angeles next February.  You can expect more announcements from us this week, with tickets going on sale very soon – watch this space!  But meanwhile…

We are thrilled and honoured to announce that Billy Boyd and Beecake will be joining us as headliners for The One Expected Party!  Boyd, Rick Martin and Billy Johnston – the trio who make up the Scottish rock band – have agreed to fly over from Glasgow to join us in Hollywood for a night of revelry.  We are delighted that they are able to take time out of their busy schedules to party with us!  The band may have a couple of other gigs on the West Coast whilst they are over; we’ll be sure to keep you informed of any further dates they play.  In the meantime. get ready to buy those tickets – soon! – so you can join us and Beecake in Hollywood on February 24th 2013, to celebrate The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey!