"Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lilly, Peter Jackson and, to a lesser extent, Orlando Bloom and Ian McKellen, took part in the press tour, appearing on talk shows and giving interviews before the film's release. The film premiered in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre on 2 December 2013, and was released internationally on 11 December 2013 and in the United Kingdom and United States on 13 December 2013. An extended edition of the film had a limited re-release on 7 October 2015, accompanied by a special greeting from Peter Jackson. ""The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"" was released on"
"per second, with principal photography taking place around New Zealand and at Pinewood Studios. Additional filming took place throughout May 2013. ""The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"" premiered on 2 December 2013 in Los Angeles and was released internationally on 11 December 2013 in both conventional and IMAX theatres. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed over $958 million at the worldwide box office, surpassing both """" and """", making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2013 and the 44th highest-grossing film of all time. At the 86th Academy Awards, the film received nominations for Best Visual Effects, Best"
"a two-film adaptation of ""The Hobbit"", which was to be directed by Guillermo del Toro. Del Toro left the project in May 2010, after about two years of working with Jackson and his production team, due to delays caused in part by financial problems at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Jackson was announced as director that October. ""The Hobbit"" films were produced back to back, like ""The Lord of the Rings"" films. Principal photography for ""The Hobbit"" films began on 21 March 2011 in New Zealand and ended on 6 July 2012, after 266 days of filming. Pick-ups for ""An Unexpected Journey"" were filmed"
"with Jackson as a writer and executive producer and Guillermo del Toro directing. In early 2010, del Toro dropped out due to production delays and a month later Jackson was back in negotiations to direct ""The Hobbit""; and on 15 October he was finalised as the director—with New Zealand confirmed as the location a couple of weeks later. The film started production on 20 March 2011. On 30 July 2012, Jackson announced on his Facebook page that the two planned Hobbit movies would be expanded into a trilogy. He wrote that the third film would not act as a bridge"
"and yet Jackson also effortlessly conjures up that genial quality that distinguishes 'The Hobbit' from the more solemn 'Rings' stories."" Total Film also scored the film four stars out of five, but reviewer Matt Maytum noted that, in his opinion, the film suffered ""from middle-act wobbles."" Despite this, he praised the ""rousing action... incredible visuals... and one stupendous dragon"", and concluded his review saying ""There’s a lot to admire in ""The Desolation of Smaug""."" Jim Vejvoda, who reviewed the film for IGN, awarded it 8.5 out of 10, and felt ""It's a breathlessly told, action-packed crowd-pleaser that restores the luster"
"Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the ""Lord of the Rings"" trilogy (2001–03) and the ""Hobbit"" trilogy (2012–14), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other films include the critically lauded drama ""Heavenly Creatures"" (1994), the mockumentary film ""Forgotten Silver"" (1995), the horror comedy ""The Frighteners"" (1996), the epic monster remake film ""King Kong"" (2005), the supernatural drama film ""The Lovely Bones"" (2009), and the"
"reported that del Toro would direct a two-part film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel ""The Hobbit"". Del Toro envisioned the first film as a direct adaptation of the novel, with the second bridging the gap between ""The Hobbit"" and the ""Lord of the Rings"" films. After spending two years in New Zealand working on pre-production, del Toro left the project due to ongoing delays and was replaced by ""Lord of the Rings"" director Peter Jackson. The films were expanded to a trilogy during production, and were released as """" (2012), """" (2013), and """" (2014), with del"
"Tarantino would apparently direct the film without the presence of Raimi. At the end, on August 23, 2012, during a Q&A with ShadowFan, Raimi announced that he didn't develop a good script for the film and decided to abandon its production. On April 18, 2007, Raimi stated that he was open to direct the long time planned ""The Hobbit"" film adaptation that was already planned since 1995. However, it was finally decided to divide the book in three films and on April 24, 2008, Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro was selected to direct the film and Peter Jackson was"
"prolific producer, his producing works including acclaimed and successful films such as ""The Orphanage"" (2007), ""Julia's Eyes"" (2010), ""Biutiful"" (2010), ""Kung Fu Panda 2"" (2011), ""Puss in Boots"" (2011), and ""Mama"" (2013). He was originally chosen by Peter Jackson to direct the Hobbit films; he left the project due to production problems but was still credited as co-writer for his numerous contributions to the script. In 2018, Del Toro won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for ""The Shape of Water"". Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto started his career with small Mexican short and feature-length films. His big break"
"del Toro entered into negotiations to direct the film. He said that he loved the character of Loki, and wished to incorporate more original Norse mythology into the film; including a ""really dingy Valhalla, [with] Vikings and mud"". However, del Toro left the project to direct ""The Hobbit"" film adaptation. ""Thor"" was released in 2011 and directed by Kenneth Branagh. On February 8, 2008, it was reported that del Toro was in talks to direct a film adaptation of the ""Halo"" video game series. However, he chose instead to focus on ""The Hobbit"" film adaptation. In April 2008, it was"
"categories; all three ""Lord of the Rings"" pictures as well as ""King Kong"" won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in their respective years. In total Jackson's directed efforts have been the most awarded films at three separate Academy Award ceremonies, the 74th, 76th and 78th. Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the ""Lord of the Rings"" trilogy (2001–03) and the ""Hobbit"" trilogy (2012–14), both of which are adapted from the novels of the"
"estimated share in respect of the gross profit participation due for the films based on ""The Lord of the Rings"". Christopher Tolkien said: ""The trustees regret that legal action was necessary but are glad that this dispute has been settled on satisfactory terms that will allow the Tolkien Trust properly to pursue its charitable objectives. The trustees acknowledge that New Line may now proceed with its proposed film of The Hobbit."" Despite the legal suits, development proceeded and in April 2008, Guillermo del Toro was hired to direct the film. Del Toro has said he was a fan of Jackson's"
"co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher McQuarrie and Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Other films in which Fellowes has appeared include ""Full Circle"" (1977), ""Priest of Love"" (1981), ""The Scarlet Pimpernel"" (1982), ""Damage"" (1992), ""Shadowlands"" (1993), ""Jane Eyre"" (1996), ""Tomorrow Never Dies"" (1997), ""Regeneration"" (1997) and ""Place Vendôme"" (1998). He has continued his acting career while writing. He unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Master of Lake-town in the 2012–2014 ""The Hobbit"" series. Fellowes was the screenwriter and one of the producers for ""Downton Abbey"", which started principal photography in late August 2018. Most members of the cast of the television programme"
"mentioned. However, this incident received negative reaction from many ""Hobbit"" fans, who were angry at MGM for delaying the project. They also tried willing the studio to sell their rights to Warner Bros. On 27 July, del Toro responded to these angry fans, saying that ""it wasn't just MGM. These are very complicated movies, economically and politically."" On 25 June 2010, Jackson was reported to be in negotiations to direct the two-part film. On 15 October 2010, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. confirmed that ""The Hobbit"" was to proceed filming with Jackson as director and that the film would"
"the most successful novel-to-film adaptations are the film trilogies of ""The Hobbit"" (2012–2014) and ""The Lord of the Rings"" (2001–2003), all of which were directed by Peter Jackson, while serving as faithful adaptations of the novels by J. R. R. Tolkien (especially ""The Lord of the Rings""). The first work in the series was ""The Hobbit novel"" published in 1937. The novels focused on the hobbits Bilbo Baggins and his nephew Frodo Baggins, as well as the wizard Gandalf, among other species such as dwarves and elves. Videogames taking place between the films of the saga have been produced. A"
"Times"" reported that ""The Hobbit"" cost $3 million. The story's hero, Bilbo Baggins, is voiced by Orson Bean, backed up by noted Hollywood director and actor John Huston as the voice of Gandalf. In supporting roles, the comedian and performance artist Brother Theodore was chosen for the voice of Gollum, and Thurl Ravenscroft performed the baritone singing voices of the goblins. The gravelly voice of the dragon Smaug was provided by Richard Boone, with Hans Conried as Thorin Oakensheild, rounding out the cast of primarily American voice actors. ""The Hobbit"" was animated by Topcraft, a now-defunct Japanese animation studio whose"
"The Hobbit (1985 film) The Hobbit (, full name The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit, Across the Wild Land, Through the Dark Forest, Beyond the Misty Mountains. There and Back Again; ) is a 1985 Soviet low-budget children's film, being a loose adaption of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 book ""The Hobbit"" by Vladimir Latyshev. The film featured Zinovy Gerdt as ""the professor"" (a narrator stand-in for Tolkien), Mikhail Danilov as Bilbo Baggins, Anatoly Ravikovich as Thorin Oakenshield and Igor Dmitriev as Gollum. Smaug and the Mirkwood spiders were portrayed by puppets. Missing in this version are"
"he received an award from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin ""for his contribution to Israeli cinema."" In 1965, he came in third in the Laurel Award for ""Rio Conchos"" in Best Action Performance; Sean Connery won first place with ""Goldfinger"" and Burt Lancaster won second place with ""The Train"". Boone provided the character voice of the dragon Smaug in the 1977 animated film version of J.R.R. Tolkien's ""The Hobbit"". Boone was married three times: to Jane Hopper (1937–1940), Mimi Kelly (1949–1950), and Claire McAloon (from 1951 until his death). His son with Claire McAloon, Peter, worked as a child actor"
"Tolkien (film) Tolkien is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and written by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. It is about the English professor, philologist and author J. R. R. Tolkien, author of ""The Hobbit"", ""The Lord of the Rings"" and ""The Silmarillion"" as well as notable academic works. The film stars Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins. On November 21, 2013, it was announced that Fox Searchlight Pictures and Chernin Entertainment were developing a biographical film about the English writer and author of ""The Hobbit"" and ""The Lord of the Rings"", J. R. R. Tolkien, based"
"following 13 dwarves; their quest in ""The Hobbit"" is the main impetus of the plot of that story. Their quest, which occurred in , was joined by Bilbo Baggins (a hobbit) and occasionally by the wizard Gandalf. Thorin II Oakenshield ( – 2941) was the King of Durin's Folk who led the expedition to destroy Smaug in T.A. 2941 and was slain in the Battle of Five Armies. In Peter Jackson's ""The Hobbit"" film trilogy, Thorin is portrayed by Richard Armitage. Balin ( – 2994) was one of the twelve companions of Thorin and Bilbo Baggins on the Quest of"
"Hoblit to possibly direct. Following Sony breaking from the joint venture of Jim Henson Pictures in 1999, the film would be produced by The Jim Henson Company instead. In August 2013, it was announced that Sean McNamara would direct the film, and that casting included Pierce Brosnan as King Louis XIV, Fan Bingbing as the mermaid, and Bill Nighy as Pere de Chaise, a character created for the movie. Nighy pulled out of the film due to a scheduling conflict and was replaced by William Hurt weeks before filming. The film began production in April 23, 2014 at Victoria, Australia"
"and merchandise rights to ""The Lord of the Rings"" and ""The Hobbit"". Saul Zaentz's Tolkien Enterprises signed an exclusive, worldwide license with Iron Crown Enterprises in 1982, which was at the time the biggest license in the history of the role-playing game industry. Zaentz was peripherally involved in the controversy about who would make a live-action film version of ""The Hobbit"", because of his ownership of the film rights to the novel. Peter Jackson, who directed the successful ""The Lord of the Rings"" film trilogy, was the first person scheduled to direct ""The Hobbit"". However, Jackson's production company Wingnut Films"
"""Pacific Rim"" (2013). He also directed the gothic romance film ""Crimson Peak"" (2015). As a producer, he worked on the films ""The Orphanage"" (2007), ""Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"" (2010), ""The Hobbit"" film series (2012–14), ""Mama"" (2013), ""The Book of Life"" (2014), and ""Pacific Rim Uprising"" (2018). With Chuck Hogan, he co-authored ""The Strain"" trilogy of novels (2009–2011), later adapted into a comic-book series (2011–15) and a live-action television series (2014–17). With DreamWorks Animation, he created the Netflix animated series """" (2016–18), the first installment of the ""Tales of Arcadia"" trilogy, based on the 2015 novel he co-wrote with"
"Society and the American Society of Cinematographers. Lesnie died of a heart attack in his Sydney home on 27 April 2015. Andrew Lesnie Andrew Lesnie ACS ASC (1 January 1956 – 27 April 2015) was an Australian cinematographer. He was best known as the cinematographer for ""The Lord of the Rings"" trilogy (2001–2003) and its prequel ""The Hobbit"" trilogy (2012–2014), both directed by New Zealand director Peter Jackson. He received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on """" in 2002. Lesnie was born in Sydney, Australia, the son of Shirley (Lithgow) and Allan Lesnie, who worked for"
"the Ring) and Peter Vere-Jones provide the voices of the spiders in Mirkwood. Most of the filming was finished during 2012, ending in July 2012. During May 2013, additional shooting for the film and ""The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"" began in New Zealand, lasting 10 weeks. Unmanned aerial vehicles or drones were used for some shots in the film. The musical score for ""The Desolation of Smaug"" was composed by Howard Shore. Shore provided orchestral sketches and synth mock-ups to orchestrators James Sizemore and Conrad Pope (who also conducted the orchestra). It was performed by the New"
"at the Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTA). In 2007, he starred in the dual role of Tom Jackman and Mr Hyde in Steven Moffat's ""Jekyll"", which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination in 2008. Nesbitt has since appeared in several more dramatic roles; he starred alongside Liam Neeson in ""Five Minutes of Heaven"" (2009), and was one of three lead actors in the television miniseries ""Occupation"" (2009). He also starred in the movies ""Outcast"" (2010) and ""The Way"" (2010). He portrayed Bofur in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film series (2012-2014). In 2014, Nesbitt starred in the lead role"
"the Rings"", and they would change them to make ""The Hobbit"" feel more like the trilogy. However, del Toro did say he considered some of these moments iconic and would require the ""fairy tale logic [to] work as is"". Several actors were considered by del Toro for roles in the film. He wrote the part of Beorn specifically for American actor Ron Perlman. Del Toro had originally considered asking Perlman to voice the dragon Smaug, but decided against this. Del Toro met with English actor Brian Blessed to discuss the possibility of him playing Thorin Oakenshield. The director later stated"
"was written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro, who was originally chosen to direct before his departure from the project. The films take place in the fictional world of Middle-earth sixty years before the beginning of ""The Lord of the Rings"", and follow hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), who is convinced by the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) to accompany thirteen dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). The films also expand upon certain elements from the novel and"
"In April 2008, del Toro was hired by Peter Jackson to direct the live-action film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Hobbit"". On May 30, 2010, del Toro left the project due to extended delays brought on by MGM's financial troubles. Although he did not direct the films, he is credited as co-writer in """", """" and """". On December 1, 2008, del Toro expressed interest in a stop-motion remake to Roald Dahl's novel ""The Witches"", collaborating with Alfonso Cuarón. On June 19, 2018 it was announced that Del Toro and Cuarón would instead be attached as Executive Producers"
"also earned five nominations at the 18th Empire Awards, winning in two categories, Best Actor for Martin Freeman and Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Film. It also earned two nominations at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards in the categories Best Scared-as-S**t Performance and Best Hero for Martin Freeman. Freeman won the latter award for his performance. It has gathered 6 nominations at the 2013 SFX Awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Peter Jackson and four acting nominations. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It is"
"cast in October 2017. Craig Roberts joined the cast, in the following month. Principal photography commenced in October 2017, and concluded on December 14, 2017. Tolkien (film) Tolkien is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and written by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. It is about the English professor, philologist and author J. R. R. Tolkien, author of ""The Hobbit"", ""The Lord of the Rings"" and ""The Silmarillion"" as well as notable academic works. The film stars Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins. On November 21, 2013, it was announced that Fox Searchlight Pictures and Chernin Entertainment"
"September 2009, the dispute was settled. The success of the ""Lord of the Rings"" trilogy led to Jackson directing a trilogy of prequels based on Tolkien's children's book ""The Hobbit"". The films, which were released between 2012 and 2014, used much of the cast and crew of ""The Lord of the Rings"", including Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Ian Holm (as older Bilbo), Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom who reprised their roles. Although the ""Hobbit"" films were even more commercially successful than ""The Lord of the Rings"", they received mixed reviews from critics. Numerous video"
"various changes made to characters such as Aragorn, Arwen, Denethor and Faramir, as well as to the main protagonist Frodo himself, and the deletion of the next to the last chapter of Tolkien's work, ""The Scouring of the Shire"", a part he himself felt thematically necessary. A three-part prequel based on ""The Hobbit"" and directed by Peter Jackson was released between 2012 and 2014. The three films are subtitled """", """" and """". As with ""The Lord of the Rings"" trilogy, the prequel movies were filmed back to back in New Zealand; principal photography began on 21 March 2011. The"