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|director= [[Peter Jackson]]
  
|director= [[Peter Jackson]]
 
|producer= Peter Jackson<br>[[Fran Walsh]]<br>[[Carolynne Cunningham]]
  
|producer= Peter Jackson<br>[[Fran Walsh]]<br>[[Carolynne Cunningham]]
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|starring= [[Martin Freeman]]<br>[[Ian McKellen]]<br>[[Richard Armitage]]<br>[[Andy Serkis]]<br>[[Benedict Cumberbatch]]
  
|starring= [[Martin Freeman]]<br>[[Ian McKellen]]<br>[[Richard Armitage]]<br>[[Andy Serkis]]<br>[[Benedict Cumberbatch]]
 
|distributor = [[Warner Bros]]
  
|distributor = [[Warner Bros]]
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[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
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[[New Line Cinema]]
 
|released = December 12, 2012<br /> ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|An Unexpected Journey]]''<br /> December 13, 2013<br /> ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|The Desolation of Smaug]]''<br /> December 17th, 2014<br /> ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]
  
|released = December 12, 2012<br /> ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|An Unexpected Journey]]''<br /> December 13, 2013<br /> ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|The Desolation of Smaug]]''<br /> December 17th, 2014<br /> ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]
 
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|country = United Kingdom / New Zealand
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|budget = $561,000,000
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|budget = $745,000,000
 
|imdb_id = 0903624
  
|imdb_id = 0903624
 
|music = [[Howard Shore]]}}
  
|music = [[Howard Shore]]}}
   
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'''The Hobbit''' is a live-action three-part film adaption of J.R.R. Tolkien's [[The Hobbit]]. [[Guillermo del Toro]] had originally signed to direct the movies, but due to various delays and conflicts with schedules, announced that he would not be able to direct the films. The position was later taken over by [[Peter Jackson]], the director of [[Lord of the Rings film trilogy|The Lord of the Rings films]], who has also been confirmed as an Executive Producer. Certain cast ([[Ian McKellen]], [[Andy Serkis]], [[Orlando Bloom]], [[Hugo Weaving]], [[Elijah Wood]], [[Ian Holm]], [[Christopher Lee]] , [[Cate Blanchett]] ) and crew ([[Weta Workshop]], [[John Howe]], [[Alan Lee]], [[Mark Ordesky]]) have reprised their roles from the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. The three parts, entitled [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]], [[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]] and [[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]] were filmed back-to-back with the release dates December 2012, December 2013 and December 2014 by MGM and New Line Cinema. The production was originally planned as a two-part adaptation, but was produced as a trilogy.
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==The Hobbit==
  
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==The Films==
 
*''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' (2012)
  
*''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' (2012)
 
*''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'' (2013)
  
*''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'' (2013)
 
*''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'' (2014)
  
*''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'' (2014)
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==Trivia==
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*This is the next time WB & MGM co-distributed since the era in which pre-1980s MGM films were handled by WB on home video.
   
 
==Director==
  
==Director==
 
''This article describes the 2012-14 [[Peter Jackson]] live-action films. For the original animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], see [[The Hobbit (1977 film)]].''
  
''This article describes the 2012-14 [[Peter Jackson]] live-action films. For the original animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], see [[The Hobbit (1977 film)]].''
 
==Scores==
  
==Scores==
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An Unexpected Journey - 65 (271 Reviews) . 58 (40 Reviews) . A-
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An Unexpected Journey - 64 (270 Reviews) . 58 (40 Reviews) . A
   
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The Desolation of Smaug - 75 (210 Reviews) . 66 (44 Reviews) . A-
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The Desolation of Smaug - 74 (215 Reviews) . 66 (44 Reviews) . A
   
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The Battle of Five Armies - No score yet . No score yet . No score yet .
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The Battle of Five Armies - 60 (215 Reviews) . 59 (45 Reviews) . A
   
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'''''The Hobbit''''' is a live-action three-part film adaption of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]''. [[Guillermo del Toro]] had originally signed to direct the movies, but due to various delays and conflicts with schedules, announced that he would not be able to direct the films. The position was later taken over by [[Peter Jackson]], the director of ''The Lord of the Rings'' films, who has also been confirmed as an Executive Producer. Certain cast ([[Sir Ian McKellen|Ian McKellen]], [[Andy Serkis]], Orlando Bloom, [[Hugo Weaving]], [[Elijah Wood]], [[Sir Ian Holm| Ian Holm]], [[Christopher Lee]] , [[Cate Blanchett]] ) and crew ([[Weta Workshop]], [[John Howe]], [[Alan Lee]], [[wikipedia:Mark Ordesky|Mark Ordesky]]) have reprised their roles from the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. The three parts, entitled ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'', ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'' were filmed back-to-back with the release dates December 2012, December 2013 and December 2014 by MGM and New Line Cinema. The production was originally planned as a two-part adaptation, but was produced as a trilogy.
  
 
[[File:The-Hobbit-Set-3-450x300.jpg|thumb|250px|The Shire set.]]
  
[[File:The-Hobbit-Set-3-450x300.jpg|thumb|250px|The Shire set.]]
   
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*[[Bret McKenzie]] as [[Lindir]]
  
*[[Bret McKenzie]] as [[Lindir]]
 
*[[Stephen Fry]] as the [[Master of Laketown]]
  
*[[Stephen Fry]] as the [[Master of Laketown]]
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*[[Ryan Gage]] as [[Drogo Baggins]] and [[Alfrid]], civil servant to the Master of Laketown
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*[[Manu Bennett]] as [[Azog]], Chieftain of the Orcs of Moria
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*[[Lawrence Makoare]] as [[Bolg]], son of [[Azog]]
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*[[Lawrence Makoare]] and [[John Tui]] as [[Bolg]]
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*[[Orlando Bloom]] as [[Legolas]], son of Thranduil
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*[[Orlando Bloom]] as [[Legolas]]
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*[[Luke Evans]] as [[Bard the Bowman]]
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*[[Luke Evans]] as [[Bard the Bowman]] and [[Girion]]
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*[[Craig Hall]] as [[Galion]], an Elf of [[Mirkwood]]
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*[[Craig Hall]] as [[Galion]]
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*[[John Bell]] as [[Bain]], son of [[Bard the Bowman]]
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*[[John Bell]] as [[Bain]]
 
*[[Billy Connolly]] as [[Dáin II Ironfoot]]
  
*[[Billy Connolly]] as [[Dáin II Ironfoot]]
 
*[[John Rawls]] as [[Yazneg]]
  
*[[John Rawls]] as [[Yazneg]]
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*[[Mark Hadlow]] as [[Tom, Bert, and William|Bert]] the Troll
  
*[[Mark Hadlow]] as [[Tom, Bert, and William|Bert]] the Troll
 
*[[Peter Hambleton]] as [[Tom, Bert, and William|William]] the Troll
  
*[[Peter Hambleton]] as [[Tom, Bert, and William|William]] the Troll
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*[[Thomas Robins]] and [[Anthony Sher|Sir Anthony Sher]] as Young [[Thrain]] II
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*Conan Stevens as [[Unnamed Orc Brute]]
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*[[Roäc]] and the [[Witch-king of Angmar]] have non-speaking roles.
  
*[[Roäc]] and the [[Witch-king of Angmar]] have non-speaking roles.
   
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The second film's story would also have depended on how many actors that could have possibly reprised their roles. [[Christopher Lee]], who played Saruman in Jackson's films, said he would have liked to have shown the Wizard's corruption by Sauron, but he would not be comfortable flying to New Zealand at his age. However, later on, it was confirmed that he ''would'' in fact be reprising his role as Saruman, with his footage being shot in the UK.
  
The second film's story would also have depended on how many actors that could have possibly reprised their roles. [[Christopher Lee]], who played Saruman in Jackson's films, said he would have liked to have shown the Wizard's corruption by Sauron, but he would not be comfortable flying to New Zealand at his age. However, later on, it was confirmed that he ''would'' in fact be reprising his role as Saruman, with his footage being shot in the UK.
   
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===Director===
   
 
Guillermo del Toro reluctantly left his position as director of the Hobbit movie(s) because he had many other movies he planned to work on and could no longer spend so much time on ''The Hobbit''. Although he left as director, he said that he would continue to co-write the screenplay.
  
Guillermo del Toro reluctantly left his position as director of the Hobbit movie(s) because he had many other movies he planned to work on and could no longer spend so much time on ''The Hobbit''. Although he left as director, he said that he would continue to co-write the screenplay.
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Other potential directors who could have taken over The Hobbit include Sam Raimi, who expressed an interest in the films and is no longer a part of the Spider-Man franchise. Apparently the studios ''did'' want Jackson to direct the films, but names like [[wikipedia:David_Yates|David Yates]], [[wikipedia: Brett Ratner|Brett Ratner]], and [[wikipedia:David Dobkin|David Dobkin]] were all thrown around. On June 25, 2010, Jackson announced that he probably would direct "two installments of Hobbit films". He was in negotiation with MGM and Warner Brothers to start shooting the films at the end of 2010.
  
Other potential directors who could have taken over The Hobbit include Sam Raimi, who expressed an interest in the films and is no longer a part of the Spider-Man franchise. Apparently the studios ''did'' want Jackson to direct the films, but names like [[wikipedia:David_Yates|David Yates]], [[wikipedia: Brett Ratner|Brett Ratner]], and [[wikipedia:David Dobkin|David Dobkin]] were all thrown around. On June 25, 2010, Jackson announced that he probably would direct "two installments of Hobbit films". He was in negotiation with MGM and Warner Brothers to start shooting the films at the end of 2010.
   
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[[Video:THE HOBBIT Trailer HD|thumb|316px|right|Newly Released Trailer for The Hobbit part 1.]]
  
   
 
In October of 2010, the film finally received a greenlight to begin production with Peter Jackson as the films director in addition to writer and producer. An agreement was struck between Jackson, MGM and Warner Brothers, which would allow filming to commence around February of 2011 with an estimated budget of $500,000,000 for the two films. On October 21, 2010, it was announced that actor Martin Freeman would play [[Bilbo Baggins]]. Sir Ian McKellen reprised his role as Gandalf the Grey. The first installment of the new series was released on December 14, 2012.
  
In October of 2010, the film finally received a greenlight to begin production with Peter Jackson as the films director in addition to writer and producer. An agreement was struck between Jackson, MGM and Warner Brothers, which would allow filming to commence around February of 2011 with an estimated budget of $500,000,000 for the two films. On October 21, 2010, it was announced that actor Martin Freeman would play [[Bilbo Baggins]]. Sir Ian McKellen reprised his role as Gandalf the Grey. The first installment of the new series was released on December 14, 2012.
   
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==Industrial dispute and filming location==
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===Industrial dispute and filming location===
   
 
On September 24, 2010, the International Federation of Actors issued a Do Not Work order, advising members of its member unions (including the [[wikipedia:Screen Actors Guild|Screen Actors Guild]]) that "The producers...have refused to engage performers on union-negotiated agreements."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftra.org/4AB692BB8467439D83C12A8A2C44B077.htm |title=FIA Do Not Work Order: 'The Hobbit' |publisher=American Federation of Television and Radio Artists |date=2010-09-24 |accessdate=2010-10-29 }}</ref> This would subject actors who work on the film to possible expulsion from the union.<ref name="Leitch">{{cite web |url=http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-peter-jackson-running-into-union-trouble-on-the-hobbit.html |title=Movie Talk: Peter Jackson Running Into Union Trouble on 'The Hobbit' |publisher=Yahoo Movies |author=Will Leitch |date=2010-09-27 |accessdate=2010-10-29 }}</ref> In response, [[wikipedia:Warner Bros|Warner Bros]] and [[New Line Cinema]] considered taking the production elsewhere, with Jackson mentioning the possibility of filming in [[wikipedia:Eastern Europe|Eastern Europe]].<ref name="Leitch" /> Disgruntled Hobbit fans also believe it was MGM who started this dispute because of their financial troubles delaying the project, but in reality, it wasn't. On 25 October 2010, thousands of New Zealanders organized [[wikipedia:The Hobbit (film project)#Industrial dispute in New Zealand|protest rallies]] imploring that production remain in New Zealand, as shifting production to locations outside New Zealand would potentially have cost the country's economy up to $1.5 billion.<ref name="Rallies">{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE69O04920101025|title=New Zealand's Hobbit crisis spurs national rallies|publisher=reuters.com|date=October 25, 2010|accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> After two days of talks with the New Zealand government, Warner Bros. executives decided, on the 27th of October, to film ''The Hobbit'' in [[New Zealand]] as originally planned. In return, the government of New Zealand agreed to introduce legislation to clarify the distinction between independent contractors and employees working in the film production industry, and also broaden the government's financial support for big budget films made in New Zealand.
  
On September 24, 2010, the International Federation of Actors issued a Do Not Work order, advising members of its member unions (including the [[wikipedia:Screen Actors Guild|Screen Actors Guild]]) that "The producers...have refused to engage performers on union-negotiated agreements."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftra.org/4AB692BB8467439D83C12A8A2C44B077.htm |title=FIA Do Not Work Order: 'The Hobbit' |publisher=American Federation of Television and Radio Artists |date=2010-09-24 |accessdate=2010-10-29 }}</ref> This would subject actors who work on the film to possible expulsion from the union.<ref name="Leitch">{{cite web |url=http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-peter-jackson-running-into-union-trouble-on-the-hobbit.html |title=Movie Talk: Peter Jackson Running Into Union Trouble on 'The Hobbit' |publisher=Yahoo Movies |author=Will Leitch |date=2010-09-27 |accessdate=2010-10-29 }}</ref> In response, [[wikipedia:Warner Bros|Warner Bros]] and [[New Line Cinema]] considered taking the production elsewhere, with Jackson mentioning the possibility of filming in [[wikipedia:Eastern Europe|Eastern Europe]].<ref name="Leitch" /> Disgruntled Hobbit fans also believe it was MGM who started this dispute because of their financial troubles delaying the project, but in reality, it wasn't. On 25 October 2010, thousands of New Zealanders organized [[wikipedia:The Hobbit (film project)#Industrial dispute in New Zealand|protest rallies]] imploring that production remain in New Zealand, as shifting production to locations outside New Zealand would potentially have cost the country's economy up to $1.5 billion.<ref name="Rallies">{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE69O04920101025|title=New Zealand's Hobbit crisis spurs national rallies|publisher=reuters.com|date=October 25, 2010|accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> After two days of talks with the New Zealand government, Warner Bros. executives decided, on the 27th of October, to film ''The Hobbit'' in [[New Zealand]] as originally planned. In return, the government of New Zealand agreed to introduce legislation to clarify the distinction between independent contractors and employees working in the film production industry, and also broaden the government's financial support for big budget films made in New Zealand.
   
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===Third film===
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==DVD and Extended Editions==
  
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Peter Jackson has stated in previous interviews that he, "Would like to make extended editions for the movies," and that they, "would look very similar to the Lord of the Rings Extended Editions". As before, each movie, part one and part two, would have their own separate case and box containing two disks of the extended edition of the movie. In all, the extended edition of The Hobbit, part one and two, would take up about four disks. Neither Peter Jackson nor New Line Cinema have released details on if the special features would be called, the appendices, but on a recent interview with the CEO of New Line, this is what was said, "I would like to have the Hobbit Movies' special features to be like the Lord of the Rings' special features, but we don't know yet if they are like the appendices in any way". The company has also hinted at the extended editions coming on Blu-ray when the regular versions come out.
  
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The CD that contained the official soundtrack of ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'', was revealed on December 7th 2012. It gave some powerful hints of the new elements. Seven melodies marked "Extended version" are included:
  
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*Roast Mutton (4.58)
  
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*The White Council (9.42)
  
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*Song of the Lonely Mountain (6.02)
  
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Peter Jackson has also stated that the company would be making an ultimate LOTR
 
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collection with all the extended editions in one box.
  
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''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' was released on DVD on April 8, 2014 in the US and on April 7 in the UK.
  
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In a interview with Philippa Boyens about ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' she said in the extended edition we will see Thorin's father Thrain. In the first trailer of the Hobbit one, we see a clip of Thrain and Gandalf in Dol Guldur. This means we will see a lot more Gandalf in the extended cut.
  
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==Third film==
  
   
 
In late June 2012, Peter Jackson announced that the Hobbit would in fact be made into a second Middle Earth trilogy. He stated, "We recognized that the richness of the story of ''The Hobbit'', as well as some of the related material in the appendices of ''The Lord of the Rings'', gave rise to a simple question: Do we tell more of the tale? And the answer from our perspective as filmmakers and fans was an unreserved 'yes.'"  
  
In late June 2012, Peter Jackson announced that the Hobbit would in fact be made into a second Middle Earth trilogy. He stated, "We recognized that the richness of the story of ''The Hobbit'', as well as some of the related material in the appendices of ''The Lord of the Rings'', gave rise to a simple question: Do we tell more of the tale? And the answer from our perspective as filmmakers and fans was an unreserved 'yes.'"  
   
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Peter Jackson and company state that they intend to "tell the untold story" of the rise of the Necromancer who is featured in ''The Hobbit'', as well as include other details mentioned throughout the lore of ''The Hobbit'', such as the [[Battle of Dol Guldur]] and the [[Erebor|Dwarves of Erebor]].  
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Peter Jackson and company state that they intend to "tell the untold story" of the rise of the Necromancer who is featured in ''The Hobbit'', as well as include other details mentioned throughout the lore of ''The Hobbit'', such as the [[Attack on Dol Guldur|Battle of Dol Guldur]] and the [[Erebor|Dwarves of Erebor]].  
   
 
The third film, originally titled ''There and Back Again, ''was scheduled to release in July 2014 but was pushed to December 2014 and retitled ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.  
  
The third film, originally titled ''There and Back Again, ''was scheduled to release in July 2014 but was pushed to December 2014 and retitled ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.  
   
 
==Awards==
  
==Awards==
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* Academy Awards:
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** ''An Unexpected Journey'' — Nominations: 3; 1 award (non-competitive)
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** ''The Desolation of Smaug'' — Nominations: 3
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** ''The Battle of the Five Armies'' - Nominations: 1
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==Box Office==
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''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' was nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup and Hair Styling, and Best Production design, but failed to take home any of them. 
  
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey grossed over $1.17 billion dollars at the box office and set a December record of $85,345,900.
   
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug grossed over $960 million dollars at the box office and it is estimated that the film made a profit of $134.1 million.
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The film was also nominated for a large amount of other awards as well, the bulk of which came for production, art, sound, makeup, and effects design. It was awarded the Empire Award for "Best Sci-fi/Fantasy", The Houston Film Critic's Society award for Technical Achievement, The Saturn Award for Best Production Design, and <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture from the Visual Effects Society. </span>
  
   
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies grossed over $955 million dollars at the box office.It earned $11.2 million from Tuesday late-night shows which was the second highest of 2014.
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Individuals working on the film however have won awards with Howard Shore taking home Best Music at the </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;text-align:center;">Colonne Sonore Awards and Peter Jackson taking Best Director and Best Motion Picture of the Year at the </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;text-align:center;">New Zealand Movie Awards.</span>
  
   
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Martin Freeman's performance as Bilbo Baggins however, appears to be the stand out, earning the actor nine nominations, two of which he has already won, and a pending SFX Award. He has won the Empire Award for Best Actor and the MTV Award for Best Hero.
  
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey grossed over $1.17 billion dollars at the box office and set a December record of $85,345,900.
  
   
 
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**[[File:Aintitcool.com-favicon.png|link=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52353]] [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52353 An Unexpected Journey: Quint on the set of The Hobbit! Part 6] - Good Morning, Koro. by [mailto:quint@aintitcool.com Eric "Quint" Vespe] Dec 20, 2011 9:25:12 PM CST
  
**[[File:Aintitcool.com-favicon.png|link=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52353]] [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52353 An Unexpected Journey: Quint on the set of The Hobbit! Part 6] - Good Morning, Koro. by [mailto:quint@aintitcool.com Eric "Quint" Vespe] Dec 20, 2011 9:25:12 PM CST
 
*[http://derhobbit-film.de/indexengl.shtml The Hobbit Movie] - Up to Date news on the situation on The Hobbit Movie
  
*[http://derhobbit-film.de/indexengl.shtml The Hobbit Movie] - Up to Date news on the situation on The Hobbit Movie
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The Hobbit is a live-action three-part film adaption of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Guillermo del Toro had originally signed to direct the movies, but due to various delays and conflicts with schedules, announced that he would not be able to direct the films. The position was later taken over by Peter Jackson, the director of The Lord of the Rings films, who has also been confirmed as an Executive Producer. Certain cast (Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee , Cate Blanchett ) and crew (Weta Workshop, John Howe, Alan Lee, Mark Ordesky) have reprised their roles from the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. The three parts, entitled The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies were filmed back-to-back with the release dates December 2012, December 2013 and December 2014 by MGM and New Line Cinema. The production was originally planned as a two-part adaptation, but was produced as a trilogy.

The Films

Trivia

  • This is the next time WB & MGM co-distributed since the era in which pre-1980s MGM films were handled by WB on home video.

Director

This article describes the 2012-14 Peter Jackson live-action films. For the original animated film by Rankin/Bass, see The Hobbit (1977 film).

Scores

An Unexpected Journey - 64 (270 Reviews) . 58 (40 Reviews) . A

The Desolation of Smaug - 74 (215 Reviews) . 66 (44 Reviews) . A

The Battle of Five Armies - 60 (215 Reviews) . 59 (45 Reviews) . A

The-Hobbit-Set-3-450x300

The Shire set.

Cast

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Development

Peter Jackson and his wife Fran Walsh expressed interest in 1995 in adapting J. R. R. Tolkien's novels. Jackson's pitch was to film The Hobbit, and shoot The Lord of the Rings back-to-back afterward. They met with Saul Zaentz, who bought the film rights to The Lord of the Rings from MGM in the 1970s. However, frustration arose when Jackson's producer, Harvey Weinstein learned Zaentz had production rights to The Hobbit, but distribution rights still belonged to United Artists. U.A. was on the market, however Weinstein's attempts to buy those rights were unsuccessful. Weinstein asked Jackson to press on with adapting The Lord of the Rings.

Eight years later, New Line Cinema had produced The Lord of the Rings film trilogy after Miramax Films left when they wanted to condense the two planned Rings films into one. However, New Line has a limited time option on The Hobbit.[1] MGM holds the distribution rights to The Hobbit, and expressed interest in teaming up with New Line and Jackson to make the film in September 2006.[2] MGM also expressed interest in another prequel film, set between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.[3]

In March 2005, Jackson launched a lawsuit against New Line, claiming he had lost revenue from merchandising, video and computer games releases associated with The Fellowship of The Ring.[4] New Line co-founder Robert Shaye was annoyed with the lawsuit, and said in January 2007 that Jackson would never again direct a film for New Line, accusing Jackson of being greedy.[5] MGM was disappointed with New Line's decision. Sam Raimi expressed interest in taking over the project.[6] In August 2007, after a string of flops, Shaye was trying to repair his working relationship with Jackson. Shaye said, "I really respect and admire Peter and would love for him to be creatively involved in some way in The Hobbit." In September, New Line was fined $125,000 for failing to provide requested accounting documents.

On December 18, 2007, it was announced that Jackson would be executive producer of The Hobbit and its sequel. It was hoped that back-to-back shooting on these films would begin in 2009 for December 2010 and December 2011 releases, respectively. New Line and MGM will co-finance the film, and the latter studio will distribute the films outside North America — New Line's first ever such deal with another major studio.[7] Producer Mark Ordesky will return to supervise the prequels,[8] and each film will cost around US$150 million.[9] The films are now expected for 2012/2013, and the New Line-MGM distribution agreement remains in place.[10] In April 2008, Guillermo del Toro signed on to direct both pictures, and he will move to New Zealand for four years after finishing Hellboy II: The Golden Army to develop the trilogy with Jackson and the teams at WETA and Wingnut Films.[11]

The Tolkien Estate filed a lawsuit against New Line on February 11 2008, for violating Tolkien's original deal with Saul Zaentz that they would earn 7.5% of the gross from a film adaptation. The Estate is seeking compensation of $150 million, because they were only paid $62,500 before production of the trilogy began. A court order was also filed that would allow the Tolkien Trust to terminate any rights to future films based on Tolkien's work, including The Hobbit and the second derivative prequel.[12]

Del Toro met with Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving (who hope to reprise their roles as Gandalf, Gollum and Elrond respectively), concept artists John Howe and Alan Lee, Weta Workshop head Richard Taylor, make-up artist Gino Acevedo and composer Howard Shore to keep continuity with the previous films. Del Toro said that he thought the world of The Hobbit is a "world that is slightly more golden at the beginning, a very innocent environment [...] taking you from a time of more purity to a darker reality throughout the film, but [in a manner] in the spirit of the book". He also intends to push the technology of animatronics to new levels; "We really want to take the state-of-the-art animatronics and take a leap ten years into the future with the technology we will develop for the creatures in the movie. We have every intention to do for animatronics and special effects what the other films did for virtual reality."[11] He will also bring in European comic book artists to complement Howe and Lee's style on the trilogy, and he wants every actor from the trilogy to reprise their roles.[13]

Second Film

MGM expressed interest in another prequel film, set between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.[14] Jackson concurred, stating "one of the drawbacks of The Hobbit is [that] it's relatively lightweight compared to Lord of the Rings... There [are] a lot of sections in which a character like Gandalf disappears for a while. From memory — I mean, I haven't read it for a while now — but I think he references going off to meet with the White Council, who are actually characters like Galadriel and Saruman and people that we see in Lord of the Rings. He mysteriously vanishes for a while and then comes back, but we don't really know what goes on."[15] Del Toro confirmed the sequel would be about "trying to reconcile the facts of the first movie with a slightly different point of view. You would be able to see events that were not witnessed in the first."[13]

The second film's story would also have depended on how many actors that could have possibly reprised their roles. Christopher Lee, who played Saruman in Jackson's films, said he would have liked to have shown the Wizard's corruption by Sauron, but he would not be comfortable flying to New Zealand at his age. However, later on, it was confirmed that he would in fact be reprising his role as Saruman, with his footage being shot in the UK.

Director

Guillermo del Toro reluctantly left his position as director of the Hobbit movie(s) because he had many other movies he planned to work on and could no longer spend so much time on The Hobbit. Although he left as director, he said that he would continue to co-write the screenplay.

However, this incident has received negative reaction from many Hobbit fans, who have been angry at MGM for delaying the project. They also tried willing the studio to sell their rights to Warner Brothers. On July 27, del Toro responded to these angry fans, saying that "It wasn't just MGM. These are very complicated movies, economically and politically."[16] However, fans are still displeased by the studio's crisis.

Other potential directors who could have taken over The Hobbit include Sam Raimi, who expressed an interest in the films and is no longer a part of the Spider-Man franchise. Apparently the studios did want Jackson to direct the films, but names like David Yates, Brett Ratner, and David Dobkin were all thrown around. On June 25, 2010, Jackson announced that he probably would direct "two installments of Hobbit films". He was in negotiation with MGM and Warner Brothers to start shooting the films at the end of 2010.


In October of 2010, the film finally received a greenlight to begin production with Peter Jackson as the films director in addition to writer and producer. An agreement was struck between Jackson, MGM and Warner Brothers, which would allow filming to commence around February of 2011 with an estimated budget of $500,000,000 for the two films. On October 21, 2010, it was announced that actor Martin Freeman would play Bilbo Baggins. Sir Ian McKellen reprised his role as Gandalf the Grey. The first installment of the new series was released on December 14, 2012.

Industrial dispute and filming location

On September 24, 2010, the International Federation of Actors issued a Do Not Work order, advising members of its member unions (including the Screen Actors Guild) that "The producers...have refused to engage performers on union-negotiated agreements."[17] This would subject actors who work on the film to possible expulsion from the union.[18] In response, Warner Bros and New Line Cinema considered taking the production elsewhere, with Jackson mentioning the possibility of filming in Eastern Europe.[18] Disgruntled Hobbit fans also believe it was MGM who started this dispute because of their financial troubles delaying the project, but in reality, it wasn't. On 25 October 2010, thousands of New Zealanders organized protest rallies imploring that production remain in New Zealand, as shifting production to locations outside New Zealand would potentially have cost the country's economy up to $1.5 billion.[19] After two days of talks with the New Zealand government, Warner Bros. executives decided, on the 27th of October, to film The Hobbit in New Zealand as originally planned. In return, the government of New Zealand agreed to introduce legislation to clarify the distinction between independent contractors and employees working in the film production industry, and also broaden the government's financial support for big budget films made in New Zealand.

Third film

In late June 2012, Peter Jackson announced that the Hobbit would in fact be made into a second Middle Earth trilogy. He stated, "We recognized that the richness of the story of The Hobbit, as well as some of the related material in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, gave rise to a simple question: Do we tell more of the tale? And the answer from our perspective as filmmakers and fans was an unreserved 'yes.'"  

Peter Jackson and company state that they intend to "tell the untold story" of the rise of the Necromancer who is featured in The Hobbit, as well as include other details mentioned throughout the lore of The Hobbit, such as the Battle of Dol Guldur and the Dwarves of Erebor.  

The third film, originally titled There and Back Again, was scheduled to release in July 2014 but was pushed to December 2014 and retitled The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.  

Awards

  • Academy Awards:
    • An Unexpected Journey — Nominations: 3; 1 award (non-competitive)
    • The Desolation of Smaug — Nominations: 3
    • The Battle of the Five Armies - Nominations: 1
Award Film
An Unexpected Journey The Desolation of Smaug The Battle of the Five Armies
Makeup and Hairstyling Nomination
Production Design Nomination
Sound Editing Nomination Nomination
Sound Mixing Nomination
Visual Effects Nomination Nomination
Sci-Tech Award[20] Win

Box Office

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey grossed over $1.17 billion dollars at the box office and set a December record of $85,345,900.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug grossed over $960 million dollars at the box office and it is estimated that the film made a profit of $134.1 million.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies grossed over $955 million dollars at the box office.It earned $11.2 million from Tuesday late-night shows which was the second highest of 2014.


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References

  1. ↑ LaPorte, Nicole. "Inside Move: It's hard to be a 'Hobbit'." Variety.com.
  2. ↑ "MGM Eyes Hobbit, T4." IGN, 11 September 2006.
  3. ↑ "Hobbit, Crown, Panther News." IGN, 14 November 2006.
  4. ↑ "Director Sues Over Rings Profits." BBC, 2 March 2005.
  5. ↑ "Jackson Ruled Out of Hobbit Film." BBC, 11 January 2007.
  6. ↑ Markovitz, Adam. "'Hobbit' Forming?" Entertainment Weekly, 16 April 2007.
  7. ↑ Michael Fleming. "'Hobbit' back on track as twin bill", Variety, 2007-12-18. Retrieved on 2007-12-18. 
  8. ↑ Anne Thompson. "Shaye kept New Line afloat", Variety, 2008-03-06. Retrieved on 2008-03-07. 
  9. ↑ Borys Kit. "Del Toro doubles up for 'Hobbit'", The Hollywood Reporter, 2008-01-27. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. 
  10. ↑ Dade Hayes, Dave McNary. "New Line in Warner's corner", Variety, 2008-02-28. Retrieved on 2008-02-29. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Guillermo del Toro Chats with TORN About ‘The Hobbit’ Films!", TheOneRing.net, 2008-04-25. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 
  12. ↑ Alex Viega. "Tolkien Estate Sues New Line Cinema", Associated Press, 2008-02-12. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. Archived from the original on 2008-02-14. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Shawn Adler. "Guillermo Del Toro Addresses 'Hobbit' Fans' Concerns, Talks Possible Casting", MTV, 2008-04-28. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 
  14. ↑ "Hobbit, Crown, Panther News", IGN, 2006-11-14. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. 
  15. ↑ Steve Daly. "Action Jackson", Entertainment Weekly, 2006-09-22. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. 
  16. ↑ Guillermo del Toro opens up on 'The Hobbit': 'It wasn't just MGM'. Los Angeles Times (2010-07-27). Retrieved on 2011-02-18.
  17. ↑ FIA Do Not Work Order: 'The Hobbit'. American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (2010-09-24). Retrieved on 2010-10-29.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Will Leitch (2010-09-27). Movie Talk: Peter Jackson Running Into Union Trouble on 'The Hobbit'. Yahoo Movies. Retrieved on 2010-10-29.
  19. ↑ New Zealand's Hobbit crisis spurs national rallies. reuters.com (October 25, 2010). Retrieved on October 25, 2010.
  20. ↑ The Hobbit picks up technical Oscar - BBC

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