Production Blog #3: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

After slowly revealing the entire band of twelve dwarves the past two weeks, Peter Jackson has released yet another Production Blog. The entire cast and crew are taking a well earned break after the first block of shooting, so the timing is perfect for Jackson give us more tantalising glimpses from the set. In it, as is befitting the last week, we spend most of our time with the dwarves and get a better sense of their personality and look. Jackson has amazingly managed to give each member a distinct and memorable personality from the last - something the man says was certainly a bone of contention in early stages of design. Everyone looks as if they share the same camaraderie as the original fellowship did ten years ago. Speaking of the original trilogy, we also get our first look at Cate Blanchett's ethereal 'Galadriel', Hugo Weaving's 'Elrond' and even John Rhys-Davies turning up to give some much needed dwarfing advice. Everything looks set in place for another epic and stunning return to Middle Earth. How Jackson is maintaining his sanity after undertaking such a behemoth is beyond me. Also included below is the released pics of the dwarves in full. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released on December 14th 2012.

Nori, Ori & Dori

Oin & Gloin

Balin & Dwalin

Fili & Kili

Bombur, Bofur & Bifur

Thorin

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" - Production Blog #2

A flurry of activity has been revealed on the upcoming Hobbit films. Over the past week Peter Jackson has released the first pictures of five of the thirteen dwarves. One of my biggest qualms was that with so many little people dominating the film, they would all blend into each other and have no distinct personality from the next. Jackson seems to have sidestepped that problem here, giving each dwarf a distinct look from the next. Also, with the first block of shooting finished Jackson has released another fantastic production diary detailing the behind the scenes of such an incredibly huge undertaking. It is easy to forget just how many people and how much effort goes into getting an average one these things made, never mind something as big as The Hobbit. I doubt anybody is envying Jackson at the moment with the insurmountable amount of work still yet to be done on these behemoths. The excitement rises......

"The Hobbit" - Production Blog

We've been given updates surrounding every stage of casting and (the infamously tortuous) pre production, but today Peter Jackson has released the first in his production blogs. For any fans of "The Lord of the Rings", this is incredibly thrilling. I defy any fans not to get shivers of excitement seeing all the newly rebuilt sets from the original trilogy mixed with that music. Things have been incredibly difficult in getting the film to this stage, so lets hope for everyones sanity that all their troubles are behind them. The cast seem to have the right amount of camaraderie as the original Fellowship did over ten years ago and everyones heart seems intent on bringing Tolkiens classic to the screen in the very best form it can be. For more head on over to Peter Jacksons Facebook page and enjoy. The excitement starts here. "The Hobbit" is finally happening.

"The Hobbit" Production Blog