Here’s a few clips and vids of interviews from The Hobbit red carpet in Wellington that have popped up on Youtube so far.

First up, the NOWLive stream has now switched to a short, 60-second highlights loop of the red carpet event. Neat.

Next head to TVNZ where you can check out a bunch of red carpet highlights and interviews, including Peter Jackson’s speech in front of the Embassy Theatre.

Then check out these Youtube clips form the red carpet below!

Peter Jackson’s speech

Hobbit stars arrive for premiere

Hobbit world premiere: Freeman, Jackson and Wood

Hobbit world premiere: Aidan Turner and Dean O’Gorman

In Imagining Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, guest writer Eric M. Van draws together the threads of known facts, and add a dash of logic to speculate on how Peter Jackson and his crew may have imagined their version of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit.

This second part of the series examines the unique adaptation challenges for Jackson and his fellow screenwriters that come from a sequel that’s a prequel — and whether they’ve had a six-movie Ultimate Edition in mind from the very start. Continue reading “Imagining Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: Part Two”

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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

 

 

 

 

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ANDREW GORRIE/The Dominion PostDiscussion board moderator, Ataahua (one of our resident Kiwis) sent in this great interview by Tom Cardy of stuff.co.nz with Peter Jackson. In the interview, Jackson reflects on the long journey that culminated in filming The Hobbit including differences vs. filming The Lord of the Rings. ‘‘I’m trying to shoot The Hobbit in the same style as The Lord of the Rings, but obviously the subject matter is different, in the sense, we’re following Bilbo [the hobbit] and the dwarfs and we’re taking them on this adventure – which is very different to any of what happens in The Lord of the Rings. It simply isn’t about such intense kind of issues and intense themes as The Lord of the Rings.’’ Read More…

Radagast the Brown speaks with a hummingbirdSilverlode, a long-standing discussion board member, has come through for us again with a transcript of the most recent video log for The Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey. The video log was posted last night on Peter Jackson’s facebook page. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can view it here. This latest video gives us behind-the-scenes glimpses at the post-production process. Thanks again to Silverlode for taking the time to transcribe it. Read the full transcript here.