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The Hobbit Movies Couldn't Make One Crucial Decision & It Led To My Biggest Problem With The Trilogy

The Hobbit was adapted into a new blockbuster movie franchise in the 2010s, but never lived up to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies, due to some crucial missteps during development and ...
Digital Spy

Martin Freeman on 'The Hobbit': It's not fun to spend days in make-up

Martin Freeman has spoken about the demands of filming his role in The Hobbit. The actor said that the 18-month shoot in New Zealand for the Peter Jackson trilogy proved difficult at times, as a ...
IndieWire

Peter Jackson May Add 25 Minutes To ‘The Hobbit 2’ On DVD, Still Hopes To Make ‘The Dam Busters’

I can hear the groans now. It’s kind of amazing the narrative change on Peter Jackson and his expanded “The Lord Of The Rings” hexalogy. The first trilogy, people loved and couldn’t get enough, ...
Yahoo

Ian McKellen Hated Using Green Screens While Making ‘The Hobbit’ Trilogy: ‘I Was Miserable’

One of the major criticisms made against Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” trilogy is the over reliance on visual effects and green screens. Unlike “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, which garnered acclaim ...
The Durango Herald

Cost of making ‘Hobbit’ movies up to $745 million

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The movie trilogy “The Hobbit” has so far cost nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars to make as the epic continues to set new benchmarks for studio spending. Financial ...