February 28, 2013

The Saddest News of the Day....

It has just been announced via press release that the third movie in the Hobbit trilogy, "The Hobbit: There and Back Again," has been moved to a December 17, 2014 release date.  Originally planned as a summer film, the move now mirrors the three Peter Jackson directed Hobbit films with is also-directed "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.  The second movie, "The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug," is scheduled for a Dec. 13 release this year.
The shift makes the release consistent with the pre-holiday releases of the previous films pitting it in competition with two family friendly films, one a spinoff of "Despicable Me," and the other from Pixar's Brad Bird titled "Tomorrowland."
The bulk of all three films has already been shot with planned "pick ups" set for May which are expected to last for several weeks or even months. The first film, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," has grossed nearly $1 billion world wide at the box office and $300 million in the U.S. The three movies are based on the book "The Hobbit," by J.R.R. Tolkien, released 75 years ago.
Found here on The One Ring.
No, I didn't cry....  I just sighed.
~Eowyn~

5 comments:

Treskie said...

Well bugger it all. *sigh*

Kirsten Fichter said...

We have to wait longer?!?! *sigh* Why? :( Now we shall have to watch LOTR an extra time or two to content ourselves with the wait.

Anonymous said...

Treskie - Yup.

Kiri Liz - I know.... Bother. And we'll have to watch The Hobbit a few times again, too..... : D

Eowyn

Isabella DeLallo said...

now I must press the no button

nooooooooooooooo.com.


NOOOOOOOOO

Anonymous said...

Bella - I knoooooooow.... Happy I can have 3 Hobbit birthdays (heehee....), but sad because I was TOTALLY looking forward to seeing it in July..... Bummer....

Eowyn