Dating back to Comic-Con 2012 when Weta Workshop had the three giant Trolls guarding their booth these three trolls have been a huge hit with fans around the world. Tonight, via their most recent newsletter, fans are getting a chance to add another one of these mini-versions to their collections. Bert the Troll is joining Tom the Troll who was released as an in-stock item during Comic-Con 2013. You can Pre-Order Bert the Troll right now for $75 with him shipping in November/December of this year. The third member of this trio William will be coming up for Pre-Order before October to complete your trio of Trolls.
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On Friday message board member narflet let us know that images and details for the Tie-in books were available for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. According to the current list, there are going to be seven (count them!) tie-in books for film two. The United States Publication dates for all the books looks to be November 5th with the lone exception being the Weta Chronicles book which debuts on December 13th. The publication dates for the books in the United Kingdom are November 7th with the lone exception being the Annual being August 29th. Continue reading “Collecting The Precious – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Book Tie-Ins”
And here’s new poster art for Desolation of Smaug, too!
Is this a subtle indicator that we will definitely see Bilbo and Smaug’s (the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities) riddling sequence from Inside information in the Desolation of Smaug? Those great lines about Bilbo being the friend of bears and guest of eagles — barrel-rider, Ringwinner and Luckwearer? Continue reading “New Desolation of Smaug key art poster!”
It feels like forever since we’ve seen new artwork for the Desolation of Smaug. Now, we have some — from the Barrels out of Bond scene with the company sweeping downriver towards away from Thranduil’s underground stronghold toward Esgaroth. Continue reading “This brand-new Desolation of Smaug art is barrels galore!”
Ringer Alan lets us know that MovieStop, a movie store in Atlanta, Georgia, has this fantastic in-depth look at what we fans can expect from the Extended Editions of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Let’s dive right in and look at the goodies that are going to be on the discs. Continue reading “An in-depth first look at the AUJ EE contents”
Late last night Amazon.com added a price and the option to pre-order the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Gift Set. This gift set comes with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 3D Blu-Ray, 2D, appendicies disc, and like The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Gift Sets, a special statue. This statue captures ‘The Riddles in the Dark’ sequence of the film featuring Gollum coming over a rock while Bilbo stands a bit scared of what is going on around him. The statue has been created by the amazing folks at Weta Workshop and was sculpted by Gary Hunt.You can get this set from Amazon for only $69.99 which is a great deal considering the regular 5-disc set is $38.99. [Gift Set] [Blu-Ray 3D + Blu-Ray + Ultraviolet] [Blu-Ray + Ultraviolet]
Continue reading “Pre-order The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition Gift Set and More!”