The Hobbit (film trilogy)

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The Hobbit is a three-piece high-fantasy - film adaptation of the novel The Hobbit in 1937 by JRR Tolkien and provides the prequel to The-Lord of the Rings trilogy . Represents Like on The Lord of the Rings took Peter Jackson directing .

Movies

year German title Original title
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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The hobbit tells of the journey of Bilbo Baggins, who is faced with the tedious task of regaining the lost dwarf kingdom from the Lonely Mountain , which was conquered by the dragon Smaug . The wizard Gandalf surprisingly introduces Bilbo to a group of thirteen dwarves , led by the legendary warrior Thorin Eichenschild. Your journey takes you into the wilderness, through eerie lands with orcs , deadly wargs , giant spiders , shape shifters and wizards . Bilbo Baggins also meets Gollum and comes into possession of the magic ring , which makes its wearer invisible. This was once forged by Sauron to usurp the power in Middle-earth . In the end, Smaug is killed by the archer Bard , whereupon a huge battle for the dragon's treasure breaks out. At the beginning of the " Lord of the Rings " story , Bilbo hands the ring to his nephew Frodo Baggins before Gandalf can reveal the true identity of the ring.

Changes compared to the original book

see also The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey # differences from the novel
see also The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug # Differences from the book
see also The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies # Differences to the book

Overall, the "tonality" of the film has been significantly changed compared to the original book: While the original book is an adventure story for children with dragons and dwarfs, the film is aimed primarily at young people and adults. Horror elements such as orcs or the representation of battles take up a much broader space. The atmosphere of the film is significantly darker than in the novel and its design ties in with the previous films for "The Lord of the Rings". For economic reasons, the relatively narrow children's book was also expanded to 3 film parts with a total length of approx. 8 hours.

The film version shows numerous changes in details compared to the book. In the first part of the trilogy, for example, the orc Azog is not killed by Dain II. Eisenfuß in the battle of the Schattenbach Valley in front of Moria , but his left arm is cut off by Thorin Eichenschild . He is portrayed as an opponent of Thorin, whom Thorin only wrongly believed to be dead. The magician Radagast , who is only briefly mentioned in the book but does not appear, is given a larger role in which he tells Gandalf, among other things, of his explorations in Dol Guldur - the explorations in which he is attacked by a ringwraith are also included shown briefly. The character Tauriel was completely reinvented along with a love story between her and Kili. Other marginal characters without a novel were also included in the plot. In addition, the popular character Legolas from the "Rings" films is shown, who is not mentioned at all in the novel of the little hobbit.

There are other scenes in Tolkien's novel, but they are depicted differently in the film. These include the scene at the trolls campfire, the stay in Rivendell, in which, unlike the book, Saruman and Galadriel appear, and the fight with the goblins and the subsequent escape from the caves in the Misty Mountains. In addition - especially from Smaug's Desolation - a profound connection is made with the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, especially with the identity of the necromancer of Dol Guldur (who is only mentioned in the book by Gandalf) - as Sauron and the resurrection of the Nazgûl .

Cast and dubbing

Before filming began on March 21, 2011, the main characters were trained in horse riding and sword fighting and practiced boating for a month. Peter Jackson's intention was not only to create the ideal conditions for shooting the film, but also to create a bond between the actors. However, since the plot of the two stories is 60 years apart, many roles cannot be cast equally, as the actors would otherwise appear too old. Exceptions to this are both the Elves and the Istari , who do not age.

The German dubbed version was created by Film- & Fernseh-Synchron GmbH (FFS). The dialogue book was written by Klaus Bickert , Katrin Fröhlich directed the dialogue. After the death of Achim Höppner in 2006, who was still speaking in the Lord of the Rings films Gandalf , a replacement had to be looked for. Although Gandalf was dubbed by Gunter Schoß in the two published trailers , the actor and voice actor Eckart Dux can be heard in the finished film . Dubbing actor Philipp Brammer first spoke the role of Bilbo Baggins , but Manuel Straube took on his part in the film . Some characters, including the two dwarfs Bifur and Bombur , do not experience German dubbing because they hardly have speaking roles in the film and either have few sounds be taken over by other voice actors or simply the original soundtrack is used.

The following list names the characters, their actors, their German voice actors and their appearance in the films An Unexpected Journey , Smaug's Desolation and The Battle of the Five Armies :

role Actress Voice actor
Part 1 (2012) Part 2 (2013) Part 3 (2014)
Bilbo Baggins Martin Freeman Manuel Straube
Gandalf Ian McKellen Eckart Dux
Thorin oak shield Richard Armitage Torben Liebrecht (dialogue)
Thomas Amper (vocals)
Balin Ken Stott Alexander fur
Dwalin Graham McTavish Tilo Schmitz
Oin John Callen Lutz Schnell
Glóin Peter Hambleton Uli Krohm
Kili Aidan Turner Stefan Günther
Fili Dean O'Gorman Tim Knauer
Dori Mark Hadlow Tobias Lelle
Nori Jed Brophy Hans-Georg Panczak
Ori Adam Brown Nic Romm
Bifur William Kircher Andreas Borcherding
Bofur James Nesbitt Michael Lott
Bombur Stephen Hunter Gerhard Jilka
Bert Mark Hadlow     Christoph Jablonka
Bill Peter Hambleton     Torsten Münchow
Tom William Kircher     Jörg Reitbacher-Stuttmann
Elrond Hugo Weaving   Hugo Weaving Wolfgang Condrus
Galadriel Cate Blanchett Dörte Lyssewski
Lindir Bret McKenzie     Pascal Breuer
Radagast Sylvester McCoy Erich Ludwig
Saruman Christopher Lee   Christopher Lee Otto Mellies
Alfrid   Ryan Gage Axel Malzacher
Bard   Luke Evans Dominik Auer
Beorn   Mikael Persbrandt David Nathan
Bain   John Bell Patrick Roche
Braga   Mark Mitchinson Olaf Reichmann
Galion   Craig Hall Alex Turrek
Legolas   Orlando Bloom Philipp Moog
Mayor of Esgaroth   Stephen Fry Alexander Duda
Sigrid   Peggy Nesbitt Friederike Walke
Tauriel   Evangeline Lilly Ranja Bonalana
Thranduil Lee Pace Jaron Lowenberg
Tilda   Mary Nesbitt Lucy Fandrych
Peridur   Nick Blake Jan Koester
Hilda Bianca   Sarah Peirse Dorothea Anzinger
Dain II Iron Foot     Billy Connolly Axel Lutter
Girion   Luke Evans   Dominik Auer
Smaug   Benedict Cumberbatch Sascha Rotermund
Thrór Jeffrey Thomas     -
Thráin II (young) Thomas Robins     -
Thráin II (old) Michael Mizrahi Antony Sher a   Bert Franzke
Azog Manu Bennett -
Bolg Conan Stevens Lawrence Makoare John Tui -
Fimbul Stephen Ure     -
Grinning Stephen Ure     Matthias Copper
Yazneg John Rawls     -
Great goblin Barry Humphries     Hartmut Neugebauer
Goblin scribe Kiran Shah     -
Gollum Andy Serkis     Andreas Fröhlich
Narzug   Ben Mitchell   Jan Odle
Dungeon guard     Conan Stevens -
Necromancer Benedict Cumberbatch -
Host Buttercup   Richard Whitesite   Arne Elsholtz
Belladonna Baggins Sonia Forbes-Adam     -
Betsey Buttercup   Katie Jackson   -
Bilbo Baggins b (old) Ian Holm   Ian Holm Mogens von Gadow
Bill Ferny Sr.   Dallas Barnett   -
Frodo Baggins Elijah Wood b     Timmo Niesner
Thunder Grubb     Merv Smith Hans-Rainer Müller
a) It only appears in the Extended Edition.
bThe brief appearances of Ian Holm and Elijah Wood in the prologue are to be regarded as cameo appearances . The most likely reason for this is to link to Jackson 's Lord of the Rings trilogy right at the beginning of the film .
Legend
  • Thorin's companions
  • Rivendell and Troll Cave
  • Mirkwood and Seestadt
  • Erebor and Thal
  • Fog Mountains and Dol Guldur
  • Prologue and Shire

background

Initial phase of creation

Peter Jackson , director , co-writer and producer of the film.

Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh were already interested in a film adaptation of The Hobbit in 1995 , as part of a trilogy, with the other two parts should consist of The Lord of the Rings . Jackson's producer Harvey Weinstein discovered that Saul Zaentz owned the production rights to The Hobbit , but the distribution rights were still with United Artists (UA). UA retained the rights, believing that filmmakers would rather make The Hobbit than The Lord of the Rings . Weinstein tried in vain for the rights. He asked Jackson to go ahead with the adaptation of The Lord of the Rings instead . Ultimately, The Lord of the Rings was not produced by the Weinsteins, whose rights to a film version of The Hobbit should expire in 2010, but by New Line Cinema . In September 2006, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), now UA owner, expressed an interest in working with New Line and Jackson on an adaptation of The Hobbit .

In March 2005, Jackson sued New Line for withholding money from merchandising , video, and computer games related to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring . Jackson wanted the matter to be settled before filming began, and thought New Line would let him do the Hobbit anyway. New Line co-founder Robert Shaye , however, called Jackson "greedy" and was so upset by the lawsuit that he announced in January 2007 that Jackson would never do another movie for New Line. The CEO of MGM, Harry Sloan , interrupted the preparation of the project because he wanted to have involved Jackson. In August, after a series of flops, Shaye tried to re-establish his relationship with the director. He said, "I respect and admire Peter very much and would love it if he were in any way creatively involved with The Hobbit ." The following month, New Line was fined $ 125,000 for failing to disclose required accounting documents .

On December 16, 2007, it was announced that Jackson would take on the role of executive producer on The Hobbit and its sequel . New Line and MGM are producing the film, which will be distributed outside North America by 20th Century Fox . Each part should have a budget of approx. 150 million US dollars, which is significantly higher than the approx. 94 million US dollars for the individual Lord of the Rings films. Other reports speculate about a budget of up to 500 million US dollars, which would make the films the most expensive productions to date. After the merger of New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. in February 2008, the release dates of the films were changed to December 2011 and 2012. Mark Ordesky was supposed to be producing again . Jackson stated that he decided against the post of director because it would be unsatisfactory to compete with his previous films.

That same month, the Tolkien Estate - through The Tolkien Trust , a UK charity - and HarperCollins sued New Line for breach of duty and fraud , demanding $ 220 million in compensation. New Line is said to have paid Tolkien Estate only an initial fee of $ 62,500, despite the fact that the film trilogy The Lord of the Rings had an estimated $ 6 billion in worldwide theater and merchandise sales. The lawsuit demanded the previously agreed 7.5% for Tolkien Estate from all proceeds of the Tolkien films. Work on The Hobbit should also be stopped. In September 2009 the lawsuit was dropped in exchange for an unspecified sum. However, the Tolkien Trust accounts show a receipt of £ 24 million in 2009 with a reference to a "film rights settlement ". Christopher Tolkien said: “The Trustees regret that legal action was necessary, but are pleased that this dispute has been resolved on satisfactory terms that will enable the Tolkien Trust to properly pursue its charitable goals. The Trustees now agree that New Line may continue work on The Hobbit . "

Preparation with del Toro

Guillermo del Toro at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International

Despite the lawsuit, the making of the films continued and in April 2008 Guillermo del Toro was hired to direct. He was already in contact with Jackson in 2005 when both were considering a film adaptation of the video game Halo . Although nothing came of this project, they stayed in touch. The pre-production began in August 2008 with del Toro, Jackson, Walsh and Philippa Boyens , who worked together on the script. Del Toro shared video conferencing with Jackson, Walsh and Boyens and flew every three weeks from Los Angeles (where some designs were made) to New Zealand to visit them.

Filming was to take place in New Zealand in 2010 and Hobbiton was to be rebuilt in Matamata . Jackson still had the scale model of Rivendell and the set of Bag End of the trilogy. Jackson announced in late November 2009 that he believed the Hobbit would not be finished with the script by early 2010, causing production to be postponed until mid-summer. On January 22, 2010, Alan F. Horn , President and COO of Warner Bros., said the first film was unlikely to be released until the fourth quarter of 2012. Del Toro believed that he would make both films entirely himself, even though Jackson offered to help him as a second unit director.

Del Toro interpreted The Hobbit as a "world that is a little more golden at the beginning, a very innocent environment" and the film must "accompany you from the time of unspoiltness to the dark reality but everything in the sense of the book." He saw it Basic themes as a loss of innocence, which he compared to the experience of England after the First World War, and greed, which is represented by Smaug and Thorin Eichenschild.

Del Toro met with concept artists John Howe and Alan Lee , Weta Workshop chairman Richard Taylor, and makeup artist Gino Acevedo to maintain the continuity of the previous films. He also hired comic book artists Mike Mignola and Wayne Barlowe , among others , to complement Howe's and Lee's style of the trilogy. Her work began in April 2009. He also considered using Tolkien's drawings and using some elements not seen in the trilogy.

Del Toro's retreat

In 2010 del Toro left the project because of the many postponements. At a press conference on May 28th, he stated that due to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's financial difficulties, the Hobbit project had not yet officially received the “green light” at that time. Two days later, del Toro announced to TheOneRing.net that "given the constant postponement of the start of filming," he would be "giving up the helm". He also said that “the increasing pressure from overlapping schedules has blown the original timeframe for the project. [...] I remain connected to him and the creators, currently and in the future, and I support a smooth transition to the new director. ”Meanwhile, there was speculation about possible alternatives for the directorial position; the studios wanted Jackson, but Neill Blomkamp , David Yates , Brett Ratner and David Dobkin were also named as possible candidates.

This incident angered many Hobbit fans, who were angry about the delay in the project. On the one hand, her anger was directed against director del Toro, who, in her opinion, was too preoccupied with other things during the preparation of the films; mainly contracts were addressed that del Toro had concluded at this time and secured him several film projects after The Hobbit . On the other hand, they were dissatisfied with the financially weakened film studio MGM, which they tried to convince to sell the rights to Warner Bros. On July 27, del Toro addressed the angry fans: “It wasn't just MGM. These are very complicated films, economically and politically. "

On October 15, 2010, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. confirmed that Jackson's The Hobbit will be filmed and in 3D . With Jackson's confirmation as a director, the films were given the "green light" and filming was set to start in February 2011. Jackson stated that “Exploring Tolkien's Middle-earth is way beyond the normal filmmaking experience. It is an all-encompassing journey to a very special place of fantasy, beauty and drama. "

Labor dispute in New Zealand

Protesters in Auckland . The sign reads "New Zealand is the only Middle-Earth" ("New Zealand is the only Middle-Earth").

On September 24, 2010, the International Federation of Actors published a press release calling on members of its partner unions (including the Screen Actors Guild ) not to participate in the film project. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) , which they believe to have actors Ian McKellen and Cate Blanchett on their side, called for a boycott. The press releases criticized The Hobbit's producers for not employing union-negotiated actors. Actors working for the film could even have been expelled from the union. As a result, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema considered moving production. Jackson explicitly mentioned Eastern Europe as a possible alternative location .

Partly out of fear of negative effects on the so-called "Tolkien tourism", thousands of New Zealanders demonstrated on October 25, 2010 for the film production to take place in their country. A decision against New Zealand as a location would have cost the country an estimated $ 1.5 billion in revenue. After two days of talks with the New Zealand government (including Prime Minister John Key ), the decision makers at the production company Warner Bros. decided on October 27th to shoot The Hobbit in New Zealand as planned. In return, the government passed a law aimed at highlighting the differences between independent contractors and employees in the film industry. In addition, the government expanded financial support for New Zealand films on a large budget.

Some then criticized the high costs (namely further financial subsidies and specific laws for the benefit of the producers) that New Zealand should pay for because of the films. It was also argued that the discussion was too exaggerated and hysterical.

In February 2013, emails and documents were released on behalf of a New Zealand ombudsman, showing that the drama union had reached an agreement with Warner two days before October 20th. However, Warner refused to make this agreement public. A union official called those who allegedly failed to get fair contracts "scapegoats" who were deceived by an alleged move of production abroad. Other published emails show that New Zealand government ministers reached a deal a week before the protests began, despite claims that negotiations were pending.

Distribution of the films

Since 2006 it was known that the plot should be split into two films. There were always different information about where the first film should end. MGM was interested in a second film in 2006, the plot of which was to take place between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings . Peter Jackson had similar ideas.

“(...) a disadvantage of the Hobbit is the relative lightness compared to The Lord of the Rings (...) There are many sections in which a character like Gandalf disappears for a while. As far as I can remember (...) he later states that he met the White Council, which consists of figures like Galadriel and Saruman and people we see in the Lord of the Rings . It mysteriously disappears for a certain time and then comes back, but we don't know what's really going on. "

Jackson also considered showing Gollum the way to Mordor and Aragorn's watch over the Shire .

After being hired in 2008, del Toro confirmed that the successor would not “recombine the facts of the first part from a slightly different perspective. You will see events that were not observed in the first [part]. ”In addition, one may only use the plot from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings , since one has no rights to the Silmarillion and to messages from Middle-earth . Even before work on the script began, Del Toro had also said that the Hobbit would only be made unless a coherent plot could be found for a second film. The Hobbit was "better in a single film ... with no artificial 'break'." In November 2008, he also said the book was more detailed and eventful than many know. In the end, he decided against a film that should only build a bridge to the plot of "Lord of the Rings". He thought it would be better if both parts were made from the material of the hobbit .

Del Toro apparently had to choose one of two possible spots where the plot could be split. One of them was Smaug's death. He wanted to start the second film in such a way that its plot leads directly to The Companions . In June 2009, del Toro announced that he had chosen a specific position. Because the relationship between Bilbo and the dwarfs is so important for the plot, the plot can only be interrupted at a very specific point - which is known to every reader. The plot of the second film was also influenced by how many of the actors wanted to reprise their roles in it.

On July 30, 2012, Peter Jackson and the production studios involved announced the plans for a third part and thus a trilogy. According to Jackson, the third film includes many of Tolkien's attachments that were released at the end of The Return of the King . Although the part is not intended to be a "bridge film", it should connect the story of The Hobbit with The Lord of the Rings . Peter Jackson announced in December 2013 that the two films originally planned would have been cut after the escape in the barrels, which would have been the climax of the first film.

Filming

Filming locations in New Zealand
# place region
01 Aratiatia Spillway Taupo
02 Braemar Station Tekapo
03 Canaan Downs Takaka
04th Denize bluffs Mangaotaki
05 Earnslaw Burn Mount Aspiring National Park
06th Eweburn Station Te Anau
07th Greenstone Station Greenstone
08th Harwood Hole Takaka
09 Matamata a Waikato
10 Miramar Peninsula Wellington
11 Ohuto station Okahune
12 Paradise Otago
13 Pelorus Bridge Marlborough
14th The Remarkables Otago
15th Rock and Pillar Range
16 Speargrass Flat
17th Strath Taieri Middlemarch
18th Treble Cone Ski Resort Wanaka
19th Turoa Ski Area Ruapehu
20th Wanaka-Mt Aspiring Rd Wanaka
aThe filming location for the Shire was in Matama.

The shooting began on March 21, 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand . The film was shot in Wellington Stone Street Studios, the city of Matamata and other unspecified locations in New Zealand.

Additional scenes were filmed in the English Pinewood Studios near Watford until mid-July 2011 , including with Saruman actor Christopher Lee and Ian Holm as (older) Bilbo Baggins , who because of their old age are no longer on the long flight to New Zealand wanted to take.

The second block of filming began in New Zealand in late August 2011 and ended in December. The third and final block began in February 2012 and was completed on July 6, 2012 after a total of 266 days of shooting. However, Peter Jackson stated that some scenes will not be filmed until 2013 to round out the story. On November 25th, 2012, just three days before the world premiere in Wellington, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was completed.

Additional shooting for the third film began on May 20, 2013 and ended on July 26.

During the filming, Andy Serkis acted as Second Unit Director and was therefore not only responsible for the recordings for the role of Sméagol in New Zealand. Instead of just one month of filming, he spent a year there. During the additional filming in 2013, Christian Rivers took on the role of Second Unit Director, as Serkis was in front of the camera for the sequel to Planet of the Apes: Prevolution .

technology

In April 2011 Jackson announced on his Facebook page that he recorded The Hobbit at 48 frames / second , the so-called High Frame Rate , or HFR for short, i.e. with twice the number of frames per second compared to the usual 24 frames. According to Jackson, this makes the picture much clearer and smoother. The result is closer to life and, when projected at 48 frames / second, is much easier to view, especially in 3D, and with fewer problems with blurry or shaky images when moving quickly.

The Hobbit was the first major motion picture to be released at a refresh rate higher than 24 FPS. In addition, it was the film with the highest budget that was shot with the new high-resolution digital cinema cameras (resolution up to 5K = 5120 × 2700 pixels at up to 120 FPS) with the model name "Epic" from the manufacturer Red Digital Cinema Camera Company by which Peter Jackson received one of the first issues. A total of 48 Epic cameras were used for the shooting, most of which were mounted in pairs for the 3D recordings in special devices, so-called 3D rigs or 3D mirror rigs .

livestock farming

In November 2012, several zookeepers who were employed in New Zealand during the shoot and were responsible for feeding and keeping the animals spoke up. In their opinion, at least 27 animals died or were otherwise harmed during production. According to the carers, this could have been prevented by improved precautionary and protective measures. For this reason, some nurses left the production. A New Zealand news agency posted a similar message on the Internet, but removed it a few hours later. Peter Jackson denied these and other allegations made by PETA . A corresponding entry on Facebook was published the following day, but has since been made inaccessible or removed.

Post production

music

Howard Shore , who was responsible for the soundtrack for the Lord of the Rings films, is also working on the music for the Hobbit films. The recordings for the first part began on August 20, 2012 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra . In addition, it has been confirmed that the American music journalist Doug Adams , author of the book The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films , will also write a book about the Hobbit's film music .

Visual effects

While in Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy the orcs had full body make-up and prostheses, the Hobbit films mostly use computer-generated faces .

publication

premiere

Display in front of the Embassy Theater in Wellington for the world premiere of the first part.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey celebrated its world premiere on November 28, 2012 in Wellington . Thousands of people had come for the premiere and waited on the red carpet for those involved in the film. The rush to the world premiere of the second film in Los Angeles on December 2, 2013 was similar.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was released in German cinemas on December 12, 2013. The start date for the third part, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies , was originally planned for July 2014. However, due to a possible coincidence with the X-Men film X-Men: Days of Future Past, the film was only released in theaters in December 2014.

DVD and Blu-ray

Different DVD and Blu-Ray versions of all three Hobbit parts have been released. Since November 2015, all three parts have also been available as an Extended Edition.

reception

Grossing results

An unexpected trip was extremely successful at the box office and overtook two of the three films in the Lord of the Rings trilogy with The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers . Overall, the film is number 46 (as of August 8, 2020) among the most successful films worldwide.

Movie publication Grossing results placement Ref.
$ € CHF
An unexpected Journey December 13, 2012 1017 million 851.8 million 917.7 million 46 (as of August 8, 2020)
Smaug's wasteland December 12th 2013 958.4 million 802.7 million 864.8 million 55 (as of August 8, 2020)
The Battle of the Five Armies (as of March 22, 2015) December 10, 2014 956 million 800.7 million 862.6 million 56 (as of August 8, 2020)
total 2931.4 million 2,455.1 million 2,645.1 million # 11

The production costs of all three parts amount to 561 million US dollars (469.8 million euros; 506.2 million Swiss francs). In this sum, the post-production costs of the last two films are still missing .

Critical and public reception

The first part of the film trilogy, An Unexpected Journey , was rated positively by Rotten Tomatoes to 64% of 270 given ratings , 58% of 40 ratings were positive by Metacritic . At All Movie Guide , 70% of the critics gave the film a positive rating; in the Internet Movie Database , 594,676 users gave an average of 7.9 out of 10 points.

As a review of the first part, Rotten Tomatoes wrote: “ Peter Jackson's return to Middle-earth is a seriously visually brilliant journey, but the fast pace of the film takes away some of the material from its majesty. "

For the second part, Smaug's Desolation , Rottentomatoes received 74% positive reviews, Metacritic 66% positive reviews and the All Movie Guide 60% positive reviews. In the Internet Movie Database, around 442,821 users gave an average of 7.9 points.

The New York Post wrote on Metacritic: “ Lots of eye candy and action sequences for the fans, the film has more humor than the three" Rings "films - even if it only occasionally reaches the splendor of this trio. "

For the third part of the film trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies , the evaluators from the Internet Movie Database gave an average of 7.5 points.

Awards and nominations

An unexpected Journey
Won 16
Nominated 75
Smaug's wasteland
Won 3
Nominated 16
Pending 10

Once a prize has been won, it will no longer appear on the nomination list.

The first part of the trilogy, An Unexpected Journey , was nominated for a number of awards. These include three Oscar nominations in the categories of Best Makeup and Best hairstyles , Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction , three nominations for the BAFTA award, four Broadcast Film Critics Association -Awards and nine nominations for the Saturn Award , where you was awarded for the " best equipment ". The strip was also nominated in six categories of the VES Awards , one of which could be won. The German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) awarded the film the rating “valuable”.

Refresh rate

A first ten-minute preview of the footage at CinemaCon in Las Vegas received mixed reviews. The scenes were praised in terms of content, but the technical implementation was not convincing. The new 48 fps format seemed too sharp and overexposed to many viewers and reminded them more of sports broadcasts or HD television. According to Warner, the material shown had not yet gone through the post-production phase and was therefore neither color-corrected nor did it contain any visual effects .

Peter Jackson stated that he was not surprised by the negative reception of the scenes as “it takes a while to get used to. Ten minutes are borderline, it will probably take a little longer. "

toy

On December 16, 2011, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Lego commissioned the development of figures and sets based on the films The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings . LEGO The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released along with the first film in December 2012.

Vivid Germany will distribute products based on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back from autumn 2012 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The sales start is before the theatrical release of the first film in December 2012. The range includes action figures in different price categories through to high-quality collector's figures and items from the role-playing category.

Games Workshop has been offering a tabletop game system since November 2012 , consisting of a set of rules and several miniature kits and based on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey .

computer game

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has owned the rights to develop computer games based on The Hobbit since Electronic Arts lost these and those from The Lord of the Rings in 2008. When Guillermo del Toro was to direct, he stated that if a computer game was developed it would not appear at the same time as the film. Del Toro stated that he wanted to be involved in the making of the game, but at the same time doing it with the film would be complicated with the "tight timeframe". In October 2011, Warner Bros. confirmed that a Hobbit computer game would be released in 2012, before the first movie. The studio didn't state how closely the game is related to the films, however.

In December 2012, the MOBA role-playing game Wächter von Mittelerde ( Guardians of Middle-earth ) was published for the platforms Xbox 360 (December 5th) and Playstation 3 (December 7th). Although the video game contains many sequences from the Lord of the Rings films, it was released at the start of the Hobbit films.

On November 25, 2013, Warner Bros. announced a Lego Hobbit video game, which is thematically linked to the first two films. It was launched on April 11, 2014.

Wellington renamed

The campaign logo

On October 8, 2012 was Celia Wade-Brown , Mayor of Wellington , announced that during the premiere week, the capital of New Zealand in The Middle of Middle-earth (English for The center of Middle-earth ) will be renamed.

The campaign logo was designed by graphic artist Daniel Reeve , who has already developed maps and the like for The Lord of the Rings role-playing game and also works for Jackson on the current Hobbit trilogy.

literature

  • David Falconer: The Hobbit. An unexpected Journey. Chronicle 1. Art and design. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-608-96051-8 . (With over 1000 sketches and drawings by the artists involved in the film)
  • Jude Fisher : The Hobbit. An unexpected Journey. The official companion book. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-608-93978-1 . (With over 100 color photos from the film and a foreword by Martin Freeman )
  • Paddy Kampshell: The Hobbit. An unexpected Journey. The world of the hobbits. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-608-93997-2 .
  • Brian Sibley: The Hobbit. An unexpected Journey. The official film book. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-608-93996-5 .
  • Stefan Servos: Bilbo's Journey to Erebor - The Space View Special for the new Tolkien film. Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2012, ISBN 978-3-86852-629-5 .

Web links

Commons : The Hobbit  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  29. ↑ Dave McNary: Jackson, del Toro Still Working on 'Hobbit' Scripts. Variety , November 30, 2009, accessed June 29, 2011 (English, registration required).
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  31. ↑ Shawn Adler: Guillermo Del Toro To Fly Solo On 'Hobbit' Directing Duties, Says No To Peter Jackson Assist. MTV , October 8, 2008, accessed June 29, 2011 .
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  33. ↑ Chris Hewitt: The Two Towers . Empire , June 2009, pp. 137-140 (English).
  34. ↑ Shawn Adler: Guillermo Del Toro Answers' Hobbit 'Fans' Questions About Returning' Rings' Cast, Religion And More. MTV , July 2, 2008, accessed June 30, 2011 .
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  36. ↑ Silas Lesnick: Guillermo del Toro Confirms Hobbit Delay. ComingSoon.net, May 28, 2010, accessed June 30, 2011 .
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  40. ↑ Steven Zeitchik: Guillermo del Toro opens up on 'The Hobbit': 'It wasn't just MGM'. Los Angeles Times , July 27, 2010, accessed June 30, 2011 .
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  42. ↑ 'The Hobbit' Gets Its Greenlight, With Jackson Directing (Updated). TheWrap.com, October 15, 2010, accessed June 30, 2011 .
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  46. ↑ a b Problems again for "The Hobbit". cinema, September 27, 2010, accessed December 13, 2012 .
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  48. ↑ Jonathan Hutchison: New Zealand Reaches Deal to Keep 'Hobbit' at Home . The New York Times , October 27, 2010 (English).
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  50. ↑ Xan Brooks: Hobbit deal costs New Zealand changes in labor laws and $ 25m tax break. The Guardian , October 27, 2010, accessed June 30, 2011 .
  51. ↑ Editorial: Price to keep Hobbit in NZ is extortionate. The New Zealand Herald , October 29, 2010, accessed June 30, 2011 .
  52. ↑ Lloyd Burr: Hobbit files released. (No longer available online.) 3news.co.nz, February 26, 2013, archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; accessed on March 27, 2013 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.3news.co.nz
  53. ↑ Isaac Davison: The Hobbit documents released: Jackson's frustrations revealed. nzherald.co.nz, February 26, 2013, accessed March 27, 2013 .
  54. ↑ Dan Satherley: Hobbit protesters were 'patsies' - union rep. (No longer available online.) 3news.co.nz, February 27, 2013, archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; accessed on March 27, 2013 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.3news.co.nz
  55. ↑ Warner Bros withheld Hobbit statement. (No longer available online.). 3news.co.nz, March 1, 2013, archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; accessed on March 27, 2013 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.3news.co.nz
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  60. ^ AC Ferrante: Exclusive: Guillermo del Toro updates about "The Hobbit" status. (No longer available online.) IF Magazine, Nov 12, 2008, archived from the original on Jan 1, 2010 ; accessed on June 30, 2011 (English).
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  62. ^ Guillermo del Toro : I promise to give you news. TheOneRing.net, November 16, 2008, accessed June 29, 2011 .
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  65. ↑ PETER JACKSON'S LONG-AWAITED FILMED ADAPTATION OF THE HOBBIT TO BE A TRILOGY. Facebook , July 30, 2012, accessed July 30, 2012 .
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