Peter Jackson's Third 'Hobbit' Film Officially Gets New Title
Third Hobbit New Title. Peter Jackson has changed the name of the final Hobbit film from There and Back Again to The Battle of the Five Armies.
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Rumor: Third Hobbit Chapter Retitled 'The Hobbit: Into The Fire'
A rumored new title for Peter Jackson's final Middle-Earth movie is The Hobbit: Into the Fire.
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Sequel Bits: 'Incredibles 2', 'Hobbit 3', 'Taken 3', 'Jurassic World'
Frozone will be back with his BFF for the Incredibles sequel, according to Samuel L. Jackson. Also after the jump: Logan Lerman says Percy Jackson 3 is "not happening" Jonny Weston is signing on for Taken 3 Jurassic World will be shooting at the Honolulu Zoo Peter Jackson is putting the final touches on the final Hobbit…
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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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Legolas Will Be The Main Link Between 'The Hobbit' And 'Lord Of The Rings' Trilogies
Considering there’s another film set for release in 2014, it’s no spoiler to reveal The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ends on a massive cliffhanger. It also ends very close to the end of J.R.R. Tolkien’s narrative of The Hobbit, which means unless There And Back Again is 20 minutes long, it'll be stuffed with…
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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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Peter Jackson Blogs From Set For Last Day Of 'The Hobbit' Filming
Peter Jackson has, finally, completed filming on his trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. They cast and crew thought they were done some time ago, until Jackson and Warner Bros. decided to extend the story into three movies. That meant everyone had to go back to Wellington, New Zealand this summer (well, summer in…
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'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' Video Blog: Peter Jackson And Crew Finish Up The Expanded Hobbit
Peter Jackson won't be bringing the second chapter of his adaptation of The Hobbit to Comic Con this year. After all, what more do we need as a sizzle reel for the second movie than the first film, released barely more than six months ago? Furthermore, the director says that he doesn't have time to…
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Sequel Bits: 'Transformers 4', 'Expendables 3', 'Transporter 4-6', 'The Hobbit', 'Anchorman 2', 'Pacific Rim 2'
Guess who's been hanging out in Middle-earth again! Also after the jump: There will be three more Transporter movies Sly Stallone wants The Raid stars for Expendables 3 "F***, yeah," Guillermo del Toro says about having Pacific Rim 2 ideas Details uncovered on Transformers 4's new robots Who else has an Anchorman 2 cameo lined up?…
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'The Hobbit: There And Back Again' Moved Back To December 2014
Briefly: For a moment, after Peter Jackson revealed The Hobbit would be three films, the series' third installment was scheduled to be the first of his Middle-Earth films released in summer. That moment has passed. Warner Bros. has moved the conclusion to The Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: There And Back Again, to winter. The new date is December 17, 2014…
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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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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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See A Long 'The Hobbit' Featurette, And First Official Image Of Legolas And Bard The Bowman
Things are going into overdrive for Peter Jackson's first film adapting The Hobbit, but before the film opens on December 14 we've got a great behind the scenes look at the production of the film. This 13-minute featurette features a lot of film footage you probably haven't seen yet, and has some good interviews, to…
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Sequel Bits: 'Skyfall', 'Star Wars VII', 'Five 2', 'Machete Kills', 'The Hobbit'
This eclectic edition of Sequel Bits covers everything from the Lifetime Channel to Machete Kills. After the jump: Javier Bardem says he was offered Bond way back when Carrie Fisher would be interested in doing Star Wars VII Melissa Leo and Octavia Spencer join Lifetime's Five 2 Spy Kids star Alexa Vega is all grown…
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Sequel Bits: 'Contagion 2', 'Black Dynamite 2', 'The Hobbit', 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'
We've got some odds and ends from Sequel-Land after the jump: Warner Bros. is seeking writers for Contagion 2 Will Black Dynamite 2 be like Blazing Saddles? Ian McKellan almost declined to do The Hobbit See new photos from Catching Fire's Georgia set There are films designed from the get-go with potential sequels in mind, and…
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Sequel Bits: 'Terminator 5,' 'Scary Movie 5,' 'The Signal 2,' 'Catching Fire,' 'The Hobbit,' 'Sinister,' 'Transformers 4'
If today's Sequel Bits are to be believed, we'll see one sequel earlier than expected, never see another and have begun thinking about a hypothetical one. After the jump, read all about the following: Terminator 5 might be dead, and its ambitious story could be why. Scary Movie 5 moves its release date, creating a…
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Sequel Bits: '300: Rise Of An Empire', 'Fast And The Furious 6', 'Taken 3', 'Scary Movie 5', 'The Hobbit', 'Before Midnight'
Some of today's tidbits involve actors claiming they probably won't do a sequel. Imagine that. After the jump: 300: Rise of an Empire stars gather for a group photo Watch an explosive video from Fast and the Furious 6 Liam Neeson does not think Taken 3 will ever happen Mike Tyson and Kendra Wilkinson join Scary…
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Get The First Peek At Evangeline Lilly As Elven Warrior Tauriel In 'The Hobbit'
Peter Jackson's abiding affection for J.R.R. Tolkien's works is well established at this point, and as such it's probably safe to expect his three-part adaptation of The Hobbit to remain relatively faithful to the source material. But no story goes from page to screen without getting a few tweaks along the way. One of Jackson's…
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Sequel Bits: 'Kick-Ass 2', 'The Hobbit', 'Thor: The Dark World', 'Sherlock Gnomes'
Get a nice long look at some behind-the-scenes goings-on in today's Sequel Bits. After the jump: Kung Fu Panda's John Stevenson will direct Sherlock Gnomes Is this our first look at the Hobbit trilogy's Bolg the Goblin-king? See pics of Mother Russia and Hit-Girl's bike from the Kick-Ass 2 set Check out more photos from Thor:…
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Peter Jackson's 'Hobbit' Trilogy Will Conclude July 18, 2014; Second Film Gets New Title
Peter Jackson's newly announced third film in his trilogy of films adapting The Hobbit will be released July 18, 2014 and it'll be called The Hobbit: There And Back Again. That was originally the title of the second film, but that's now been re-titled The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The first film is still called The Hobbit:…
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Sequel Bits: 'Avengers 2', 'Iron Man 3', 'Dumb And Dumber 2', 'Machete Kills', 'Fast Six', 'Evil Dead', 'The Hobbit'
With the exception of Machete Kills, which is a sequel to 2010 film, everything in today's Sequel Bits is pretty old school, featuring characters or properties that have been around at least a decade. After the jump: Joss Whedon talks a little bit about The Avengers 2 Bruce Campbell says the new Evil Dead is…
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Third 'Hobbit' Film Confirmed For 2014; Domain Registrations Reveal Potential Titles [UPDATED]
Just two weeks ago, the idea that Peter Jackson would split The Hobbit into three movies instead of two as originally planned seemed like wild, unfounded speculation. But then Jackson began floating the possibility at Comic-Con, negotiations with Warner Bros. picked up, and now Jackson has confirmed that it's official: The Hobbit will be a trilogy.…
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Peter Jackson Definitely Wants To Make 'The Hobbit' A Trilogy And Talks Have Accelerated To Do So
It looks like Peter Jackson will be making a third Hobbit film after all. At least, that's what he's decided he wants to do, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In the past few days, logistical talks have "accelerated" between the director, his producing partners and Warner Bros., who would be open to the idea if…
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Peter Jackson Protege Neill Blomkamp Doesn't Care For 48 Fps, Christopher Nolan Doesn't Know Anyone Who Likes 3D
As Hollywood pushes for 3D, 4D, 48 fps, 60 fps, and Lord knows whatever comes next, a couple of high-profile directors have declared their allegiance to the old ways. Peter Jackson protégé and District 9 director Neill Blomkamp has stated his preference for good old-fashioned 2D over 3D and 24 fps over Jackson's controversial use of…
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New 'The Hobbit' Video Production Diary Explores Remote New Zealand
The last time we got a look at the set of Peter Jackson's two films based on The Hobbit, the focus of the video diary series had turned to the logistics of location shooting. Jackson has just released the first Hobbit video diary of 2012, and while he opens it with a tease of things…
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Billy Connolly Is The Final Addition To The Cast Of 'The Hobbit'
The cast of Peter Jackson's two Hobbit films, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again, is huge. Like, really, tremendously huge. They actors are all listed at the bottom of the post, but the point is that, after months of shooting, the cast isn't quite big enough. Jackson has just…
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Peter Jackson's "Christmas Treat" For 'Hobbit' Fans: A Production Video From The New Zealand Set
J.R.R. Tolkien fans already got a nice holiday gift earlier this week when the gorgeous first trailer for The Hobbit was released on Tuesday, but Peter Jackson wasn't done playing Santa. The director took to his Facebook wall a couple of days ago to promise an additional "Christmas treat" to mark the ten-year anniversary of…
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