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Evangeline Lilly’s elf role in the hobbit
New Zealand Herald writes a few statements from Evangeline Lilly on her role as Tauriel, the Mirkwood warrior elf, in the Hobbit movies. “She’s actually the head of the Elven guard. She’s the big shot in the army,” said Lilly. “So she knows how to wield any weapon, but the primary weapons that she uses [...]
Andy Serkis opens up about returning to Gollum
The LA Times got quite a few statements from the performance-capture star, Anthony Serkis, about returning to the role of gollum and working with Peter Jackson again. Gollum’s never really gone too far away from me because he’s indelibly kind of printed into my DNA now, I think. I’ll tell you what was weird is [...]
Peter Jackson and Elijah Wood talk Hobbit at Sundance
MTV met up with Peter Jackson and Elijah Wood at the Sundance film festival and they each had a few words to say about the Hobbit movies. They assured, as it seems to be a pressing topic lately, the brighter tone and comical theme of The Hobbit will be balanced with the dark themes of [...]
Elijah Wood talks about the hobbit at sundance
The Salt Lake Tribune got a few statements from The Lord of the Rings star. Scott D. Pierce writes: Elijah Wood is at Sundance because he’s got a small role in the film “Celeste and Jess Forever.” That comedy was written by Wood’s pal, Rashida Jones, who also stars. “And she asked me to do [...]
the hobbit movie casting call in Wellington
Exciting news for Hobbit fans who can work in New Zealand! Tom Hunt from The Dominion Post writes, The bulky, the skinny, the short, the tall, and those with ”character faces” – your time has come. A casting call has gone out for The Hobbit and virtually anyone in Wellington qualifies, as long they’ve got [...]
MTV interviews Andy Serkis on The Hobbit
Reporter Josh Horowitz from MTV asks Serkis about the character Smaug in The Hobbit movies, but it seems he can’t give away any “trade secrets” at the moment. He reassures that the character will live up to fans’ expectations.
Benedict Cumberbatch talks about his role as Smaug
While on the red carpet for Spielberg’s War Horse, Cumberbatch opens up about his role as Smaug in response to stories saying he will only be contributing his voice for the part. “I’m in it and I’m playing a dragon and I’m also playing the Necromancer. And I’m not – repeat not – doing the [...]
Hobbit Trailer Will Precede Tin Tin
Elijah Wood officially spilled the beans on The Hobbit trailer, confirming our speculation post from a few weeks ago. The Hobbit trailer will premiere during The Adventures of Tin Tin, which is set to be released December 21st. This was always the logical choice, considering that both Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis play a major [...]
Elijah Wood Returns to Middle Earth
Elijah Wood recently completed filming his part in the upcoming Hobbit movies, which he described as an amazing experience. Many continue to question Wood’s role in the movies, considering that the book makes no mention of Frodo in The Hobbit, because he was not alive during the time the book takes place. This did not [...]
Smaug Speaks and More on Aragorn
Yesterday, we posted a recent interview with Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), where he said that he has not been asked to be in The Hobbit movies. Adding to this, in the same interview, Viggo did say that at one point Hobbit producers did approach him about returning to Middle Earth. Here is what he said, ”At [...]
