This is the first official picture from the second of the three The Hobbit movies. The first movie is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and the second is The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. I think Samug will be popular. He’s voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch; star of Sherlock and Star Trek into Darkness.
LEGO does the Battle of Helm’s Deep
LEGO are well placed to soak up interest in The Hobbit when it finally hits the big screens. Their expert marketing teams have been pushing the already established LEGO Lord of the Rings line and treating us to some classics. This version of The Battle of Helm’s Deep is in the humour-laced LEGO style and […]
Limited edition Hobbit Moleskine notebooks
The hobbits at Think Geek have gotten their hands on a set of rather attractive Moleskine notebooks. These are Hobbit Moleskine notebooks and they are limited in number. Each one has a sewn binding on acid-free paper, rounded edges and make use of ribbon markers and an expandable inner pocket. Rather nicely, each notebook includes […]
5 amazing The Hobbit posters you can buy today
It’s not long until the first of the three The Hobbit movies appears on the big screen. There will be a wave of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey merchandise soon enough – but it’s possible to get The Hobbit posters today, ahead of the flood. The following are five amazing The Hobbit posters to put […]
The Hobbit: Warg images appear online – pulled
These images have been widely spread around by blogs such as Geek Tyrant and Comic Book Movie. The former cites Warner Bros India’s Facebook page as the provider – but, clicking today, is likely to take you to a dead end. Have these Warg images been pulled already?
Bilbo’s Bag End recreated in balloons
Bag End is the home of Bilbo Baggins, inherited from his parents Bungo and Belladonna Baggins. The grounds are tended by the Gamgee family, later on by Samwise Gamgee, and are desired by the Sackville-Bagginses. It takes 2600 ballons and 40 hours of build time to convert a living room into a Ballon Bag End […]
Who owns what?
This infographic is actually helpful — wait, surprise? It lets us know who owns Marvel movies, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Hobbit, DC, Sherlock Holmes (movies), Bond (UK), Spider-man (cos he’s differnt), Jason Bourne, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Avatar, Star Trek, Transformers, and oh… wait… what about The Terminator series?
Cryptozoic’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey board game due early 2013
The poster above is the latest teaser for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. It features the White Council at Rivendell. That’s Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel and Saruman. Saruman seems like a grim chap; glad he’s on our side. Cryptozoic have announced a license dealwith Warner Bros Consumer Products that allows them to produce a new board […]
Benedict Cumberbatch discusses playing a dragon
Benedict Cumberbatch, who is speeding his way up the fame ladder, has chatted to Total Film about his role as Smaug the dragon in the Hobbit trilogy. Although he was playing a rather large dragon – he also acted the role, donning a motion capture suit and performing in character. You just have to lose […]
Bombur steals the limelight in latest Hobbit poster
New Line have released the latest teaser for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. It features just the dwarves. The poster Thorin Oakenshield looking typically grim and broody in the middle of the group – but, really, it’s poor Bombur who seems to hog all the attention with a mouthful of food. We need to get […]
