The trailer for the second Hobbit movie has been released, giving the first good look at the dragon Smaug. Wellington-made The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be released on December 13
The beast Hobbit fans have waited for
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Judge orders inquiry in Paris Jackson wellbeing
An investigation into Paris Jackson’s well-being has been ordered by a judge overseeing the guardianship of Michael Jackson’s three children, court records show. Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff ordered an investigator to look into Paris Jackson’s health, education and welfare and recommend whether any changes are necessary on Thursday, one day after she was taken by ambulance from her family’s home and hospitalised
Hobbit set fires up for new movie shoot
Filming on The Hobbit trilogy will resume this month on Mt Crawford in Wellington, where a patch of bush has been transformed into a gutted citadel.
First look: Evangeline Lilly as elf warrior
New Line has released a first shot of Evangeline Lilly as elf warrior Tauriel in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
First look: Evangeline Lilly’s elf warrior
New Line has released a first shot of Evangeline Lilly as elf warrior Tauriel in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Her character has drawn some ire from Tolkien purists, as director Peter Jackson created it especially for the movie, to give the male-dominated cast a bit of a female touch.
Review: Tenacious D in Wellington
Tenacious D The Opera House, Wellington Tuesday, May 21 You know you’re in for a night of fun when a gig starts with a comedian talking about racism, raw mince and porn while a man dressed in a Sasquatch costume plays the guitar and the drums. A happy, bogan-y crowd followed Tenacious D – actor Jack Black and his “brother of rock” Kyle Glass’ – call to the noble halls of the Wellington Opera House last night, and they were ecstatic from the first chord of opening number Rize of the Feniz.
Embarking on an expected journey
It is hardly an unexpected journey any more. Actors involved with The Hobbit movie trilogy have returned to Wellington from around the world, with filming for the final two films expected to resume today
‘Michael Jackson was a paedophile’
Wade Robson has denied having a repressed memory, claiming he has “never forgotten one moment” of what Michael Jackson did to him. The 32-year-old choreographer is requesting money from the Michael Jackson Estate after alleging he suffered “childhood sexual abuse” during sleepovers at the late singer’s Neverland Ranch between the age of seven and 14
Blueray review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 3D
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 3D (Warner Brothers, M) Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage ‘All good stories deserve embellishment,” Gandalf the Grey tells Bilbo Baggins in the opening scenes of Sir Peter Jackson’s first movie based on The Hobbit. Actor Sir Ian McKellen, who plays the lovable wizard, is almost winking at the audience as he delivers the line, no doubt referring to the amount of embellishment The Hobbit book had to undergo to turn it into a trio of screenplays
More judges drama at American Idol
The ratings are down. Randy Jackson is out