Peter Jackson brings us all back to Middle Earth on December 14th, 2012. At that time it will be 11 years since the release date of The Fellowship of the Ring.  In fact, two days ago (December 19th) was the 10 year anniversary of the Fellowship’s release and when Peter Jackson put Middle Earth on the big screen. Check out the trailer below to get a glimpse of the anticipated return to Tolkien’s world in THE HOBBIT.

The Hobbit is in fact a prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy and will be broken up into two films.

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…in Europe.

I’m not trying to take anything away from the film at all; I want to clarify that from the start. I, like the rest of the world, want to make sure Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are able to stay successful. I’m worried about them. But, really, I don’t want motion capture animation to disappear.

The biggest accomplishment here is that the stop motion animation technique was such a success. Woo, animation. You get one point. Because after Mars Needs Moms earlier this year, the fate of the device was not looking so good to say the least. This was mainly due to Disney pulling the plug on their division. But also, does Disney need Pixar and another animation studio…? Greedy, greedy.

But I can’t say that this is necessarily a good thing for the practice. Not because I hate motion capture. Not because I don’t think Spielberg’s still got it. It’s because Tintin is time tested in Europe.

Why is that a problem? It’s not. It’s good for the movie’s international appeal. Tintin doesn’t come out until around Christmas in the states, which is really the perfect time for it. Family friendly movies do great around the holidays to counter balance the award focused depressing movies. But, it doesn’t have the same appeal that it would in Europe. Here, it is another re-imagination of a cartoon that is much less beloved. And, really, much less known, especially to the demographic that it’s aimed at.

When push comes to shove, Spielberg and Jackson’s seal of approval should catapult this into American success as well. So, fret not. Neither of them will be homeless come this time next year. But don’t expect this to save the future of stop motion.

The Adventures of Tintin features the vocal talents of Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, and Andy Serkis (who you may know from playing motion captured Gollum or Caesar from this summer’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes.)

Sean Bean, (Ned Stark on HBO’s GAME OF THRONES and Boromir from the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy), will once again take up a character that bears a sword. This time he joins the cast, as the King, in the much anticipated film Snow White.  Now he can grab his crown in addition to a sword. Maybe even a scepter if he is lucky.

I really like Bean in these roles. Somehow his roles always end up with his character’s death at a pivotal moment. Maybe he’ll make it through this time. Who Knows?

Check out the official press release from Relativity below.

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(Beverly Hills, CA) July 18, 2011 – Relativity Media has closed a deal with Sean Bean (HBO’s Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King) to play the role of the King in its upcoming Untitled Snow White feature, directed by Tarsem Singh (Immortals, The Cell).

Bean joins the previously announced cast in which Oscar®-winner Julia Roberts plays the Queen, Lily Collins (The Blind Side) plays Snow White, Armie Hammer (The Social Network) plays Prince Andrew Alcott, Robert Emms (Anonymous) plays Prince Alcott’s valet, Renbock, and Nathan Lane (The Lion King, The Birdcage) plays the Queen’s hapless and bungling servant, Brighton. The Seven Dwarfs are being played by Mark Povinelli (Water for Elephants), Jordan Prentice (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle), Danny Woodburn (Watchmen), Sebastian Saraceno (Bedtime Stories), Ronald Lee Clark (Epic Movie), Martin Klebba (Pirates of the Caribbean series) and Joey Gnoffo (The Benchwarmers). The studio has also cast Mare Winningham (Brothers) as Baker Margaret and Michael Lerner (Elf) as Baron.

The film started shooting June 20, 2011 on location in Montreal and wraps mid-September. The theatrical release date is set for March 16, 2012.

In Relativity’s Snow White, a spectacular reimagining of the classic fairy tale, an evil queen steals control of a kingdom, and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright in a spirited adventure comedy filled with jealousy, romance, and betrayal that will capture the imagination of audiences the world over.

The film’s producers are Ryan Kavanaugh (The Fighter), Bernie Goldmann (300) and Brett Ratner (Rush Hour franchise). The script was written by Melisa Wallack (Meet Bill) and Jason Keller (Machine Gun Preacher).

Looking ahead, Relativity will release David Ellis’ Shark Night 3D on September 2, 2011, followed by Marc Forster’s Machine Gun Preacher on September 23, 2011, then the highly-anticipated Immortals on November 11, 2011, starring Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff, Isabel Lucas, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans and Kellan Lutz with John Hurt and Mickey Rourke. Relativity’s expansive 2012 slate also includes its Haywire (in theatres January 20, 2012), Act of Valor (in theatres February 17, 2012), The Raven (in theatres March 9, 2012), Untitled Farrelly/Wessler Project (in theatres April 13, 2012), House at the End of the Street (in theatres April 20, 2012), Safe Haven (in theatres June 1, 2012) and Hunter Killer (in theatres December 21, 2012).

This is awesome!

It is December, the month during which each film of the The Lord of the Rings trilogy was released. The films are epic and there are tons of moments I would label “BADASS,” but if I had to choose just one, it would have to be the climactic moment in the last installment, The Return of the King.

It is the ultimate battle and The Witch King, the general of Sauron’s army, has landed in the middle of the battlefield. King Theoden is down and innocent Eowyn leaps in to protect her uncle. This scene is the ultimate underdog moment, for when it seems that Witch King is about to end Eowyn’s life, little Merry steps in for his moment of glory, followed by Eowyn’s. Now, who says girls can’t fight? Or stab evil Nazguls that first, smash your only tool of defense, cause you to drop your only weapon, then lift you by your neck, calling you a fool, and finally, claim no one, specifically no man, can kill them? And then she removes her helmet (BADASS) and says the bone-chilling line that made everyone in the theater clap and cheer like crazy: “I am no man.” BAM! That scene alone was a movie in itself, having a steady build, then a climax where we question if she’ll even make it, and lastly, the moment of triumph and the great satisfaction of knowing she kicked ass!

If you’ve been inspired to feel the chills again, watch it here!

An interesting look at the director behind the new film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole will be released in theaters this Friday. My first thought after watching the trailer was “prettttty”. My second thought was that the film’s creators really know how to portray the “underdog (well, in this case, owl)-on-an-epic-journey” tone. Whoever would have thought that the director of 300, Watchmen, and Dawn of the Dead would be able to recreate The Lord of the Rings? …But for young children…And with fluffy owls… And pretty shots of sunrays seeping through the clouds… Even Hugo Weaving (Elrond) is in the film…

The film will be Zack Snyder’s first non-R rated film. And yes, this is the same director who turned down S.W.A.T. because it would not be rated R. I’m just wondering if the intense battle scenes—intense battle scenes are allowed in PG films, right?—will have portions where the villain’s attack is suddenly played in slow motion and the adorable victim/owl’s head will fill the screen as it turns left from the impact, saliva slowly oozing out from his beak, some feathers blowing in the background, shaken loose by the hit.

Nevertheless, perhaps this odd combination will work in the film’s favor. The film’s distributor, Warner Bros., was also responsible for the Harry Potter films. And although Legend of the Guardians may not have the same literary backing as it’s cousins, the Potters 1-6, we will soon find out if they share the same gene for success.

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