Here Are All The 'Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker' Cameos (That We Know Of)
We've rounded up all the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker cameos that we know of so far, but beware of massive spoilers for the movie.
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Cool Stuff: Epic 'Lord Of The Rings' & 'The Hobbit' Box Set To Rule Them All
If buying multiple versions of Peter Jackson's Middle Earth adventures hasn't gotten old yet, then this Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit box set is for you.
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'The Hobbit' Trilogy Extended Edition Heading To Theaters This Fall
Good news for fans of Peter Jackson's second big screen journey into Middle-Earth! The Hobbit Trilogy Extended Edition will be in theaters this fall.
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LOL: 'Hobbit' Director Peter Jackson Claims To Hate Big Hollywood Franchises
Peter Jackson says he hates big Hollywood franchises in a new interview. Jackson is the director behind all six Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies.
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Cool Stuff: The Hobbit Mondo Posters By Ken Taylor And Nicolas Delort And Aaron Horkey Fellowship
See The Hobbit Mondo poster prints: Ken Taylor’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey poster and Nicolas Delort’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster.
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The Hobbit: The Complete Journey Trailer: One Epic Trailer Binds The Trilogy
Joel Walden has edited together a trailer combining footage from all three Hobbit films into one epic film. Watch The Hobbit: The Complete Journey trailer.
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The Complete 'Hobbit' Trilogy Marathon Takes Place In Theaters December 15
The final Hobbit movie is about to open so tickets will soon go on sale for a Hobbit Trilogy Marathon in IMAX on December 15. Tickets on sale November 14.
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Movie Budgets: How Much Did 'The Hobbit' Trilogy Cost To Make?
What was The Hobbit Budget? It was a lot. In fact, it was the most expensive trilogy in the history of cinema. See the rankings and more here.
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'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of An Unexpected Journey' [Movie Trailer Mash-Up]
A fan has edited the first two Hobbit movies into a trailer for a mash-up movie titled The Hobbit: The Desolation of an Unexpected Journey. Watch it now.
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'The Hobbit', 'Django Unchained', 'Gangster Squad' Among Most Pirated Movies In 2013
For illegal downloaders, the biggest film of 2013 wasn't a 2013 film at all, but a big-budget fantasy epic from late 2012. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey topped the list of the most pirated movies of the past twelve months, beating out the likes of Django Unchained, Fast & Furious 6, and Iron Man 3.…
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Here's Where Peter Jackson Would Have Split 'The Hobbit' Had It Been Two Movies
Right around the time of Comic-Con 2012, Peter Jackson and his team decided The Hobbit was going to be three movies instead of two. Originally, the movies were called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There And Back Again, but when another movie was added the third movie took the title of the second…
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Read About All The New Scenes In 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Extended Edition
Tuesday brings the Blu-ray release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition. Ever since The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, director Peter Jackson has been releasing one version of each of his Tolkien films theatrically, reserving a longer version for DVD. In the case of the Lord of the Rings…
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Peter Jackson's 'Hobbit' Trilogy Has Cost $561 Million - So Far
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings series was three films, shot on film, each well over two hours long, with groundbreaking special effects. They were nominated for 30 Oscars, won 17 and grossed about $3 billion worldwide. That's a lot of money, which is why Warner Bros. wanted Jackson to return to the world with…
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Pricing, Features, And Date Revealed For 'The Hobbit' Extended Edition Blu-Ray
No one could possibly accuse Peter Jackson of not taking his time with J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. The first film, An Unexpected Journey, took two hours and fifty minutes to cover about 100 pages of story from the book. In comparison, The Return of the King ran about half an hour longer, but its source…
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Peter Jackson Details Additions In 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Extended Edition
One of the few complains fans didn't have with Peter Jackson's first Hobbit film, An Unexpected Journey, was "it's too short." Clocking in at about 2 hours and 50 minutes, it felt like the story of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) joining a group of dwarves on a journey to the Lonely Mountain barely even began…
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Sequel Bits: 'The Hobbit', 'Dumb And Dumber To', 'Ghostbusters 3', 'Hellboy 3'
Rick Moranis isn't locked in for Ghostbusters 3 yet, but if you're curious where he thinks his character Louis Tully would've ended up, he has some ideas. Also after the jump: Peter Jackson discusses the extended cut An Unexpected Journey ... and you can check out new behind-the-scenes pic from Desolation of Smaug Jack Horner…
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Trivia: Viggo Mortensen Turned Down 'The Hobbit' Appearance
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit unfolds decades before Frodo ever got his hands on the One Ring, but all the same, the three-part movie adaptation from Peter Jackson managed to rope in a bunch of familiar faces from the Lord of the Rings cinematic trilogy. Some, like Ian McKellan's Gandalf, were part of the story as…
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Behind The Scenes: 'The Hobbit' VFX Reel, 'Looper's Futuristic Cities, 'Brave' Director's Commentary, Making Of 'Life Of Pi'
In a weird way, special effects are never less noticeable than when they're done really well. The best artists are able to blend the real and the unreal so seamlessly that it's all but impossible to tell where one ends and the other begins. So it's cool to get a chance to see the painstaking…
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Germain's 10 Most Anticipated Films Of 2012 Revisited: Was I Right Or Wrong?
Around this time every year, for as far back as I can remember, I pick and write about the ten movies I'm most looking forward in the coming year. Here on /Film I did it for the movies of 2011 as well as the movies of 2012 and, in the coming days, I'll do it…
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LOL: Web Comic Explains Why Gandalf Doesn't Just Hitch A Ride On Giant Eagles In 'The Hobbit' Or 'Lord Of The Rings'
We've all thought about it. We've thought about it multiple times. When he's on the top of Isengard. When they join fight at the gates of Mordor. When they save Frodo and Sam from Mordor in Return of the King. When they help the dwarves in An Unexpected Journey. Why the hell doesn't Gandalf just…
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'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' - What Did You Think?
Today's the day -- over a decade after the premiere of Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring, the director returns to Middle-Earth with the first of three planned films adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's first novel The Hobbit. The films won't adapt only that book, however, as Jackson and co-writers Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo…
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Go To The Premiere Of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' With One Final Video Blog
Ever since Sam settled down with Rosie and Frodo left for the Grey Havens, J.R.R. Tolkien fans have been waiting for this day. Peter Jackson's new Middle Earth adventure, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, is finally here. It's the first of three films adapting the prelude to The Lord of the Rings following Bilbo Baggins…
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High Frame Rate And 'The Hobbit:' The Allure Of Middle-Earth Is Crystal Clear At 48fps
In the first frames of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the camera briefly lingers on a pair of hands in close-up as they light a candle. As the small flame flares, the camera pulls back to show the aged Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm), and the seemingly mundane sequence concludes with a shot that might be…
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Sequel Bits: 'Star Trek Into Darkness', 'Bond 24', 'Clerks III', 'The Hobbit', 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy', 'Insidious 2', 'The Wolverine', 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past', 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes'
Not surprisingly, today's tidbits begin with Star Trek Into Darkness. After the jump: Simon Pegg is laughing at your Star Trek fan theories You can count out Danny Boyle for Bond 24 Clerks III already has a 70-page outline Andy Serkis talks The Hobbit and Apes A Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy sequel is coming Barbara…
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POTD: 98 Reels Of Film For 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' In IMAX
Why will you only be seeing the Star Trek Into Darkness prologue in front of digital IMAX screenings of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? Because the film is so long, an extra nine minutes likely couldn't fit on a platter. Peter Jackson's film is just under 3 hours, with credits, so it's literally a mass…
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LOL: The Asylum's 'Age Of The Hobbits' "Mockbuster" Slapped With A Restraining Order; Watch The Trailer Here
It's well established by now that studios are willing to pay a high premium for established brands -- books, TV shows, board games, really anything that might sound remotely familiar to moviegoers. When the investment pays off, we get record-breaking gems like The Avengers. But when it doesn't, studios and moviegoers lose hundreds of millions on…
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First Photo From 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' Keeps The Dragon Just Out Of Frame
Yesterday we saw an image billed as the first from The Hobbit: There and Back Again, which is the third film in Peter Jackson's trilogy adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's short novel The Hobbit. I wondered if that might have been a mistake in billing, and that the still might actually have been from the second film,…
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