{"id":69532,"date":"2013-02-28T21:18:53","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T02:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=69532"},"modified":"2013-02-28T21:32:14","modified_gmt":"2013-03-01T02:32:14","slug":"third-hobbit-moved-from-july-to-december-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/02\/28\/69532-third-hobbit-moved-from-july-to-december-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Third ‘Hobbit’ movie release moved from July to December 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HobbitDwarf<\/a>It has just been announced via press release that the third movie in the Hobbit trilogy, “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” has been moved to a December 17, 2014 release date. Originally planned as a summer film, the move now mirrors the release of the three Peter Jackson directed Hobbit films with his also-directed “Lord of the Rings,” film trilogy. The second movie, “The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug,” is scheduled for a Dec. 13 release this year.<\/p>\n

The shift makes the release consistent with the pre-holiday releases of the previous films pitting it in competition with two family friendly films, one a spinoff of “Despicable Me,” and the other from Pixar’s Brad Bird titled “Tomorrowland,” although those films will come two days later. It also moves the film away from competition of an X-Men film, “X-Men: Days Of Future Past.”<\/p>\n

The bulk of all three films has already been shot with planned “pick ups” set for May which are expected to last for several weeks or even months. The first film, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” has grossed nearly $1 billion world wide at the box office and $300 million in the U.S. The three movies are based on the book “The Hobbit,” by J.R.R. Tolkien, released 75 years ago.<\/p>\n

The official press release follows:<\/p>\n

\u201cTHE HOBBIT: THERE AND BACK AGAIN\u201d TO BE RELEASED DECEMBER 17, 2014<\/p>\n

Burbank CA, February 28, 2013 \u2014 \u201cThe Hobbit: There and Back Again,\u201d the final film in Peter Jackson\u2019s trilogy adaptation of the timeless classic The Hobbit, will now be released on December 17, 2014. The joint announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.<\/p>\n

The film moves from its previous summer slot, and now follows the holiday release pattern of \u201cThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,\u201d which went on to become a billion-dollar global blockbuster, as well as the three films in the blockbuster \u201cThe Lord of the Rings\u201d Trilogy. The second film in \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d Trilogy, \u201cThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,\u201d is next to be released, on December 13, 2013. All three films in the Trilogy are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM).<\/p>\n

Stated Fellman, \u201cWe\u2019re excited to complete the Trilogy the same way we started it, as a holiday treat for moviegoers everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Added Kwan Vandenberg, \u201cOur holiday release of the first film set a successful precedent for this wonderful Trilogy, and we\u2019re delighted to bring it to a conclusion in the same release window.\u201d<\/p>\n

From Academy Award\u00ae-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes \u201cThe Hobbit: There and Back Again,\u201d the final film in an epic Trilogy adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before \u201cThe Lord of the Rings,\u201d which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar \u00ae-winning \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jackson directed \u201cThe Hobbit: There and Back Again\u201d from a screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson. Jackson is also producing the film, together with Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner and Fran Walsh. The executive producers are Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich, Ken Kamins and Carolyn Blackwood, with Boyens and Eileen Moran serving as co-producers.<\/p>\n

All three films in \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d Trilogy are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), with New Line managing production. Warner Bros. Pictures is handling worldwide theatrical distribution, with select international territories as well as all international television distribution being handled by MGM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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