Earlier this week we saw the poster, and now we have the first trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. In it, we get our first glimpse of the titular dragon, voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, not to mention new cast-members Evangeline Lilly (Tauriel), Lee Pace (Thranduil), and Luke Evans (Bard the Bowman). I suppose […]
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Poster Debut: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
June 10, 2013 
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Warner Bros has unveiled the first poster for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug via the film’s official Twitter page. The second of Peter Jackson’s three Hobbit features, this one sees Bilbo (Martin Freeman) and his merry band of dwarves face off against the titular, insanely wealthy dragon (voiced by Freeman’s Sherlock co-star, Benedict Cumberbatch). […]
Continue readingTalk Hard – John Rhys-Davies (Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings)
May 9, 2013 0 Comments
Bad dates. Good interview. Quickflix critic Simon Miraudo chats with John Rhys-Davies; best known as Sallah from the Indiana Jones series and Gimli from Lords of the Rings. An entirely unnecessary review of the classic Raiders of the Lost Ark follows. Wait, why does the floor move? Give me your torch. Asps. Very dangerous. You […]
Continue readingLittle wonder – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey review
December 19, 2012 0 Comments
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, and Richard Armitage. Directed by Peter Jackson. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Peter Jackson didn’t particularly want to direct The Hobbit, and I didn’t particularly want to be bored to tears, but there we both were, fulfilling what could only be described as some […]
Continue readingInterview: John Rhys-Davies (Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings)
September 18, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: John Rhys-Davies (Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings). By Simon Miraudo. If you’re ever embarking on a grand adventure, there are a number of fictional characters who you’d want by your side. Near the top of that list is Indiana Jones’ Egyptian buddy Sallah, Frodo’s trusty Dwarf warrior Gimli, and, perhaps significantly further down […]
Continue readingFinal instalment of The Hobbit trilogy gets a name and release date
September 6, 2012 0 Comments
The final film in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy will be titled The Hobbit: There and Back Again and will be released worldwide on July 18, 2014, Deadline reports. The news comes direct from Warner Brothers and MGM Pictures, who also confirmed the second film in the franchise would be renamed The Hobbit: The Desolation of […]
Continue readingPeter Jackson toys with turning The Hobbit into a trilogy
July 18, 2012 1 Comment
Speculation mounts that Peter Jackson wants to split the second Hobbit movie into two films, according to Slashfilm. Although Variety reported prior to Comic Con that Warner Brothers had denied The Hobbit would become a trilogy, Jackson told HitFix, “We have certainly been talking to the studio about some of the material we can’t film, […]
Continue readingBilly Connolly cast in The Hobbit
February 10, 2012 1 Comment
Actor and comedian Billy Connolly has joined the cast of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Connolly, best known for his stand up comedy and films such as Mrs Brown and The Man Who Sued God, will play a dwarf warrior named Dain Ironfoot. Jackson’s two-part adaptation of the bestselling J.R.R Tolkien […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Hobbit
December 21, 2011 2 Comments
Lord of the Rings fans, your time has come! The trailer for The Hobbit – Peter Jackson‘s highly anticipated return to Middle Earth – has arrived online. Martin Freeman stars as Bilbo Baggins in the epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s LOTR prequel. Check it out in HD over at Apple. The Hobbit will be split into two films, […]
Continue readingInterview: David Wenham (Oranges and Sunshine, Lord of the Rings)
August 26, 2011 1 Comment
Interview: David Wenham. By Simon Miraudo. Three-time AFI award winner David Wenham is one of Australia’s most beloved actors. He’s starred in such acclaimed Aussie films as The Boys, Gettin’ Square and The Proposition, as well as the international hits 300 and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In his latest picture, Jim Loach’s Oranges […]
Continue readingOrlando Bloom signs up for The Hobbit
May 30, 2011 2 Comments
Production may have officially started more than two months ago, and his character Legolas may not actually appear in J.R.R. Tolkien’s original tome, but Orlando Bloom has signed up to appear in Peter Jackson‘s long-plagued two-picture adaptation of The Hobbit. The casting – although long-rumoured – was announced over the weekend on the official Hobbit […]
Continue readingCandy Land movie to be Lord of the Rings-esque
May 26, 2011 1 Comment
Candy Land seems like a board game particular to American childhood; as a kid I was a demon at Trouble, Guess Who and The Game of Life, but Candy Land was never in my toy box. Apparently you draw coloured cards and move your gingerbread man to the square that corresponds with the colour you […]
Continue readingIt’s official. Martin Freeman to play Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit.
October 22, 2010 0 Comments
After months of rumours, Peter Jackson and Warner Bros have confirmed that Martin Freeman (The Office) will star as Bilbo Baggins in their two-part adaptation of The Hobbit. Jackson had this to say about Freeman’s casting: “Despite the various rumours and speculation surround this role, there has only ever been one Bilbo Baggins for us…There […]
Continue readingThe Hobbit gets the official greenlight
October 18, 2010 0 Comments
We pledged to stop reporting on the seemingly-doomed production of The Hobbit until we received some concrete news on the project. Well, here we go! MGM have officially greenlit two 3D films based upon J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novel. Peter Jackson (as has long been rumoured) will direct both instalments. Principal photography begins February 2011 (you […]
Continue readingMartin Freeman to play Bilbo in The Hobbit?
September 9, 2010 0 Comments
Martin Freeman (Tim from The Office!) has long been rumoured to be in the running to star as Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit (just as pretty much every British actor was considered to be ‘in the running’). Well, it seems he is the number one choice of New […]
Continue readingPeter Jackson in negotiations to direct The Hobbit
June 28, 2010 0 Comments
Listen to the tiny voices of Middle Earth celebrating in unison. Peter Jackson is in talks to direct the two films based upon J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. According to THR, Jackson is officially negotiating a deal to helm The Hobbit films following former-director Guillermo Del Toro‘s departure from the project. Jackson and Del Toro had […]
Continue readingThe Hobbit begins shooting in July
March 18, 2010 1 Comment
There have been an almost unfathomable number of rumours circling the production of Guillermo del Toro‘s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Thankfully, Gandalf himself has stepped in and cleared up any confusion. The following is taken from Ian McKellen‘s official website. THE HOBBIT’s, two films, start shooting in New Zealand in July. Filming will […]
Continue readingQuickflix’s Top 10 movie trilogies are…
July 17, 2009 5 Comments
We asked for your opinion, and boy did we get it. Our readers let us know what their favourite movie trilogy was, and now we’d like to debut our official Top 10. Kick it! There were plenty of votes, some obvious (see below), some unexpected (is the Final Destination trilogy really that good?). Check out […]
Continue readingRecall the Oscars! EW Propose an Awards Show Mulligan
October 9, 2008 3 Comments
source: variety.com Entertainment Weekly is attempting to do what every film fan has wanted to do for decades – right some of the most notorious Oscar wrongs in history. EW has sent out (non-legitimate) Oscar ballots to over 7000 industry insiders, encouraging a vote based on lasting quality, rather than overwhelming publicity buzz. The first […]
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