| ‘The Hobbit: There and Back Again’ Release Date Moved To December 2014 |
The Hobbit: There and Back Again, the final chapter in Peter Jackson‘s three-part adaptation of the classic J.R.R. Tolkien novel that would one day lead to the creation of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, was originally supposed to open in theaters on July 18, 2014. But in a move that surprised very little, There and Back Again had its release date pushed back five months and will now open on December 17, 2014. This date shift makes a lot more sense, as each movie in Jackson’s Rings trilogy and last year’s The Hobbit: An Expected Journey all had December openings and were immense box office successes around the world. Plus it gives the director and his gifted production team some much-needed time to work on the voluminous 3D visual effects work required and fine tune the movie, and a holiday slot protects There and Back Again from contending with the blockbuster onslaught that comes with a summer release.
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| Watch Now: How Quickly Can The Cast Of ‘The Hobbit’ Name The Dwarves?
In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson’s return to Middle-earth, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins embarks on an adventure with a band of dwarves looking to reclaim their lost homeland. During the film, which is the first installment in the big-screen trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and various other stories and appendix materials from the author, the wizard Gandalf is seen several times rattling off the names of the 13 dwarves to make sure all members are accounted for (at the meeting at Bilbo’s home; after the encounter with the goblins). Recently, Empire magazine asked Jackson, Ian McKellen (who plays Gandalf), and some of the actors who portray the dwarves how quickly they could name all the dwarves. Check out the video here below to see who’s able to name them all the fastest.
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| Remembering The Mighty Fantasy Scribe J.R.R. Tolkien On His Birthday |
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Happy Birthday to the late J.R.R. Tolkien, who remains the most well-known father of modern fantasy, whose imagination ran to untold areas and galaxies and lands which have created an empire with many of his books, filmed adaptations of those books, and a subculture of rabid fans through generations starting in the early parts of the 20th Century to the current day, especially with his Lord of the Rings series and The Hobbit. Although he died 40 years ago this year (September 2nd to be exact) the Tolkien universe and all he created in it remains almost like a public utility in terms of its success and adoration. All ages, from children to septuagenarian kids at heart, have delighted and dabbled, read, re-read, and re-re-read all from the world that Tolkien has to offer. His works transcend just high fantasy literature; they stretch into many cores of pop culture, an unexpectedly key example being when progressive rock and roll found its full flower and fruition. Many bands, especially Led Zeppelin, used some of its imagery and visual styles in its music and its lyrics.
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