It’s here. The Hobbit! Well. Okay. The Hobbit movie isn’t here… but we do now have The Hobbit trailer. What do you think? At a glance I think the movie looks to have captured the differences in feel between The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The first book was always a little more […]
Behind the scenes with the 3D Hobbit
I really enjoyed this video blog from Peter Jackson from the scene (but not the New Zealand location) of The Hobbit. There’s a lot of technical detail here. How they build and use the 3D cameras is impressive. Imagine shooting in 5K straight to 128gig cards? They can’t shoot for very long! The decision to […]
Stormtroopers now legal: Courts defeat Lucas
Back in the day Andrew Ainsworth was the prop designer who made the original Stormtrooper outfits. This did not make him a rich man. He got £20 per helmet and £385 per suit of armour. In 2009 Ainsworth was confronted by a lawsuit from Lucasfilm– who are very good with their Jedi lawyers – who […]
The Secret of the Unicorn: two minutes of Tintin
I’m a little surprised that I’m writing this – but Tintin looks like it might be a good movie. I suppose neither Steven Spielberg, director, or Peter Jackson, producer, want to rubbish an adventure franchise that has been going strong for nearly 100 years. I’m also intrigued by the visuals. It’s an animation but not […]
More dwarves from the Hobbit: Oin and Gloin
The teaser posters continue to come out for The Hobbit. This time we’ve got Oin (played by John Callen) and Gloin (played by Peter Hambleton). Gloin is the father of Glimli. John Rhys-Davies was perfect as Glimli. I like connections like this between the two books. Not sure I’m so keen on some of the […]
First picture of Bilbo Baggins
Those lucky, blogger loving, scamps at Entertainment Week have got their hands on the first official pictures of one Mr Martin Freeman all dressed up as Bilbo Baggins. There is no official permission to share this Hobbit photograph but I can sense that both their editorial team and their legal department really want small, grass […]
Hobbit news: Stephen Fry joining, Weaving returns and photo of McKellen as Gandalf
Here’s a quick The Hobbit news round-up. It’s about time we’ve found the time to mention this rather important movie here at Geek native. First up is the news that Stephen Fry will be joining The Hobbit’s cast along with the seven foot tall Conan Stevens. Fry will be playing The Master of Laketown. Conan […]
Elijah Wood will be in The Hobbit
The One Ring.net (aka TORn) has are confirming (as best they can) that that Elijah Wood will be in The Hobbit. If you’re worried about spoilers then click away now. Elijah Wood will star as Frodo in the opening sequence of the films. How come? TORn are suggesting that both Frodo and Sam may read […]
King Kong footprints found on Santa Monica beach
Okay, okay, I’m writing about a PR stunt for the King Kong 3D Ride by Univeral Studios. The ride is due to open on the 4th of July and was designed by Peter Jackson. Do you think the crushed car works as well as the footprints? I’m not sure. (Via Jonathan Alcorn.)
Tobey Maguire to play Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit?
The internet is awash with speculation today that former Spider-man actor Tobey Maguire has signed to play Bilbo Baggins. British tabloid The Sun broke the news. They say that Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson have been after him for months as both saw him as perfect for the role. The paper, which doesn’t like […]
