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The Hobbit Extended Edition Blu-rays Detailed

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In February, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced that Extended Edition Blu-rays of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey would be sold closer to the 2013 holiday season. Now, the studio has revealed new details and an official release date for the sets.

The Extended Edition, which features a 13-minute longer cut, will arrive on Digital Download on October 22 and on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on November 5. All disc versions of the release come with nearly nine hours of new bonus content, including an audio commentary with writer-director Peter Jackson and co-writer-producer Philippa Boyens, “New Zealand: Home of Middle-earth” featurette, and “The Appendices,” a multi-part documentary focusing on various aspects of the film and the Trilogy.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies

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Martin Freeman Wraps Filming The Hobbit

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The Hobbit director Peter Jackson announced the following today on his Facebook page:

“Tonight Martin Freeman finished his last shot as Bilbo Baggins. The end of an incredible two and a half years. I cannot imagine anyone else in this role – a character that Martin has nurtured and crafted with love and great skill.  We have said goodbye to our elves, humans, wizards and now the hobbit.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies

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Peter Jackson Wanted For Doctor Who by Stars

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Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann have told journalists in New Zealand that they’d like to see Peter Jackson direct a story for Doctor Who, amid celebrations of the series’ 50th anniversary.

According to Stuff, the trio agree with Who star Matt Smith‘s idea that The Lord of the Rings director should get involved with the show, with any episodes he’s involved in being filmed in New Zealand.

There’s a fair chance they may get their wish, too; it’s been revealed that Jackson has already met the show’s executive producer and head writer Steven Moffat to discuss the idea.

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From: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/15/peter-jackson-wanted-for-doctor-who-by-stars

Video Gaming

Blomkamp: I'd Still Love to Make Halo, But …

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It’s one of the most infamous video game movie adaptations that never happened, but the filmmaker who almost brought it to the big screen would still love to take a crack at it — if he could make it on his terms.

Halo The Movie: What We Want

The film is Halo and the director is Neill Blomkamp, who, along with producer Peter Jackson, tried in vain to get the project off the ground several years ago until its massive budget and studio concerns caused it to fall apart. After Halo imploded, Blomkamp and Jackson went on to make the sci-fi hit District 9, which earned an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games

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The Hobbit Hangout With Sylvester McCoy

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If you’re a fan of The Hobbit, then you’re in for a special treat later today (or tomorrow, depending on timey wimey zones) as actor Sylvester McCoy, who plays wizard Radagast The Brown in An Unexpected Journey, will be joining us in the UK office for an IGN Hangout.

We’ll be livestreaming the interview via Google+ Hangout to this page where we’ll be speaking to the actor about appearing in Peter Jackson‘s fantasy epic alongside Gandalf, the forthcoming Hobbit sequels, all things Middle Earth and Tolkien, plus we’ll even squeeze in some questions about his tenure as the seventh Doctor in Doctor Who.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies

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The Hobbit Joins the $1 Billion Club

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Warner Bros.’ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the latest motion picture to surpass $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

Peter Jackson‘s fantasy film has thus far earned $301.4 million domestically, but its recent release in China is what put it over the top. The pic made an additional $37.3 million in just 10 days, bringing total international sales to about $700 million.

Said Warners’ President of International Distribution Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, “From Berlin to Beijing, it is so gratifying to see how the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has been such an event with audiences around the world. We know that moviegoers everywhere are already excited about the next film, as are we.”

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies

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The Hobbit 3 Gets Pushed Back

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They say a wizard is never late, but in the case of The Hobbit: There and Back Again, Gandalf and company will be slightly delayed.

Deadline reports that Warner Bros. has pushed back the release date of Peter Jackson‘s third and final Hobbit film, moving its original date of July 14, 2014, to December 17, 2014. The fantasy feature will now avoid going head-to-head against Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past and is thus far debuting solo in the December 17 slot.

The next installment in the franchise, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, is still scheduled to open on December 13 of this year.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies

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The Hobbit Passes Two LOTR Movies

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Say what you will about Peter Jackson‘s first installment of The Hobbit, but there’s no denying that the Lord of the Rings director’s latest trip to Middle-earth has been a box office knockout. That was made even clearer this week when The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey surpassed two of its predecessors: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Since its debut on December 14, The Hobbit has earned $939,859,000 worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo, with foreign figures (69%) putting it over the top. Domestically, however, the prequel film is up to $293.2 million, which is still short of all three The Lord of the Rings movies.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies

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SNL Parodies The Hobbit

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Many eyebrows were raised when Peter Jackson decided to turn the relatively short novel, The Hobbit, into first two and then three movies. This weekend, Saturday Night Live looked at what might be the results if Jackson decided to go even further and turn it into a 19-part series.

Look for SNL guest host Jennifer Lawrence as the Galadriel inspired “Elf Queen” and a particularly blunt joke about Jackson’s controversial decision to shoot in 48fps (it’s safe to say SNL‘s writers were not a fan of the look). And mark your calendars for movies like The Hobbit 4: Apple Maps: An Unexpected Detour!

Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies

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The Reason Why Many Found The Hobbit At 48 FPS An Unexpectedly Painful Journey

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By Anthony Wing Kosner, Contributor The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a roaring success. Film critics have not been as positive about The Hobbit as fans, but they positively heaped elevenses of derision upon Peter Jackson‘s decision to “experiment” with High Frame Rate in such a high profile feature.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Forbes Latest

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Reasons To See The Hobbit For The Xth time.

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1st time: It’s Peter Jackson and I loved The Lord of the Rings so this has to be good.

2nd time: I fell asleep because I went to the midnight screening. I have to see it a second time to make sure I understood the whole movie and didn't miss something.

3rd time: I can't really be sure that there isn't some after-credits scene unless I've stayed in the theater until after the credits. I have to see it a third time.

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Will The Hobbit's Success Overshadow The First Tolkien Film Trilogy?

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By John Farrell, ContributorVideoThis week I discussed the new Hobbit blockbuster film with author/blogger and fellow Tolkien fan, Mark Shea. In particular, we pondered the question of how the new Tolkien adaptation by Peter Jackson may–or may not–tempt him to what I call ‘Lucas Syndrome’, the irresistible urge of a director to return to […]
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