Bard snow New clips from The Desolation of Smaug are popping up in the oddest places. It’s a bit like a game of hide-and-go-seek. Here’s another one from WB Thailand’s Youtube page featuring Thorin and Bard arguing before the people of Lake-town and the Master that extends one of the sequences that we’d seen just a little bit of in the second and third trailer.

We’ve also re-produced the dialogue below, so if you’re avoiding spoilers best look away now! Continue reading “Extended clip of Bard and Thorin in Lake-town from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”

Unexpected PartyIn expanding on Professor Tolkien’s text in his film adaptation, director Peter Jackson allows us to follow Gandalf the Grey into areas that remain secret to us within the text of The Hobbit. As we look forward seeing these events unfold before our eyes next month, this essay by Tedoras examines Gandalf’s journey into the dark fortress of Dol Guldur, what he found there, and the impact that this event had on the fate of Middle-earth. Continue reading “On the Finding of Thror’s Map and the Key to the Lonely Mountain”

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Hobbit Sky Movies PhotoWe have a slew of new pictures from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug for your viewing pleasure today, courtesy of Empire Online, Digital Spy, Mirror.co.uk, & Sky Movies. Thanks to Sander Postema for sending in the links!

These latest images give us a look at Bilbo, Gandalf, the dwarves, Bard and the Master of Laketown Continue reading “New Desolation of Smaug photos from Empire Online and more!”

Cinema Magazine Group Shot German magazine CINEMA has devoted several pages of its December issue to the filming and post production of the second film in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Trilogy – The Desolation of Smaug. They offered a wealth of interesting tidbits – not the least of which was a glimpse at what could potentially be the opening prologue of film two.

Before reading further – be warned, there are definitely SPOILERS ahead. (Thanks to Eol for pointing us in the direction of thorinoakenshield.net’s translation of the article.) Continue reading “Spiders, dragons, and prologues: CINEMA Magazine offers a peek at The Desolation of Smaug”