Most Awaited Book-to-Movie Adaptations THE HOBBIT

Most Awaited Book-to-Movie Adaptations

BySiliconIndia, Friday, 28 October 2011, 05:15 Hrs

Bangalore: Books have been a key stone of human communication, pipeline of education, and books today serve as an important source for splendid movies. Books read today are movies of tomorrow.

The union of books and movies was never that stronger, before movies like "Harry Potter", "Twilight" and "The Lords of the Rings" hit the theatres. Keeping this in mind, we decided to give you a sneak peek through all the much awaited book-to-movie adaptations. These coolest books will soon get a life as they turn into major motion pictures.

The Hobbit

Prequel to "The Lords of the Rings" trilogy and an adaptation of the 1937 novel by J. R. R. Tolkien, "The Hobbit" is much awaited by all Hollywood pundits as they all have thousand speculations in their minds regarding how director Peter Jackson will pull it off. Jackson returns as a director again with this epic fantasy film and he also serves as producer and co-writer.

Martin Freeman will star as Bilbo Baggins and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. Several actors from The Lord of the Rings film trilogy will reprise their roles, including Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Elijah Wood, and Orlando Bloom. Fans have to wait a while asthe movie is being divided into two parts, begun production has just begun in New Zealand and will be hitting theaters almost after two years. The movie will probably be released on 19th December 2012 worldwide.

Premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Set

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Author : Jessica (Friday, October 28th, 2011 at 7:21 pm)

Tags: Andy Serskis, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Evangeline Lily, Ian McKellan, Luke Evans, Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

As if this film was going to hold it’s premiere anywhere else. Director Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”, which is part 1 of a 2 part film, will be premiering in none other than where it’s currently filming–New Zealand. Below is a press release with details:

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is set to premiere in Wellington in late November 2012, director Sir Peter Jackson and Prime Minister John Key announced today at the Hobbiton set in Waikato. Wellington previously hosted the world premiere of the final Lord of the Rings movie, Return of the King, in December 2003. Over 100,000 people packed into the city’s CBD to watch the preceding parade. “I think Warner Bros. in particular were blown away by the Return of the King premiere – no one in the international industry could quite believe how the country got behind that,” Sir Peter said today. An Unexpected Journey hits theaters December 14, 2012. The second movie The Hobbit: There and Back Again opens December 13, 2012.

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” stars Elijah Wood, Martin Freeman, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lily, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellan, Andy Serskis and Christopher Lee.