As we posted the other day, Peter Jackson is the guest editor of the new issue of Empire…
Continue ReadingAs we posted the other day, Peter Jackson is the guest editor of the new issue of Empire magazine.
The magazine has been posting a number of teasers over on EmpireOnline.com — the latest is several images from the issue from the movie. To say they’re spectacular is an understatement! You can still order the edition of the mag here. Continue reading “Three spectacular new stills from ‘The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies’”
I know the trailer has been and gone a couple of weeks now, but here are a few geeky items of trivia that we noted at the time that have been rattling round inside our heads ever since that we wanted to share.
Maybe you’ve noted these things too; maybe not! Were there other geeky oddities that you noted at the time? Continue reading “Five geeky things we spotted in ‘Battle of the Five Armies’ trailer”
Want to see a tiny flash of Dain? If you haven’t seen him already, you’ll find Billy Connolly’s dwarf lord shows up for a couple of instants at the very end of this new featurette. Continue reading “Middle-earth ‘legacy’ featurette contains new Five Armies footage!”
Ringer White Raven writes to us with this little snippet of some activity going on at the Roxy Theatre in Wellington where the NZ premiere of the Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will occur on December 2 at 8.30am. Continue reading “Something special set for the Wellington Hobbit premiere?”
Here’s the transcript of a long but very interesting roundtable question and answer session that Ian McKellen conducted with a number of reporters just before his final day on the set of the Hobbit as Gandalf.
The transcript traverses not just his role — and legacy — as Gandalf, but also his Shakespearean endeavours, living in New Zealand, meeting Edmund Hillary, and the challenges that Sean Connery might have faced if he’d ever taken on the Gandalf role.
Continue reading “Ian McKellen talks on Gandalf’s last day”
Peter Jackson is the editor for the new, upcoming issue of Empire which is being released next week.
“Empire likes movies, and for that reason I have always liked Empire. As Editor-In-Chief for this issue, it’s certainly been an interesting experience — signing off pages and approving photo shoots for Empire, at the same time as I’m signing off visual effects shots and approving sound mixes for The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies.
Coming to the end of such an unexpected, unforgettable journey fills me with a mixture of pride, relief, sadness, fun and satisfaction. Middle-earth is such a fascinating, rich world to explore and one that never leaves you, even if you leave it.”
Continue reading “Peter Jackson guest edits Empire Magazine plus a new behind-the-scenes still!”