As Comic Con kicks off, comic and movie fans converge for the biggest conference of its kind. The multigenre comic book convention, Comic-Con, held annually in San Diego had a big surprise for fans of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, there were sixteen exclusive 3D film posters of new Hobbits characters.
Warner Bros. made their presence felt by the Hobbit character posters from Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The display includes the entire dwarven adventuring band, Gandalf, Bilbo, Galadriel, and Gollum. The scenic scroll features ten scenes from the movie beautifully interwoven in what appears to be in chronological order (left to right) was revealed. First look of Mikael Persbrandt as Beorn and his transformation into bear, the dwarves, Mikwood forest are featured in the banner.
LEGO, teaming up with Warner Bros. has revealed The Hobbit at Comic-Con. The LEGO Lord of the Rings will come to stores shortly. LEGO will also display life-sized LEGO models of Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf from the film.
The film follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins who is on a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Bilbo journeys with thirteen dwarves battling various obstacles. Bilbo meets a creature named Gollum which changes the course of his life.
The film features Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, Cate Blanchett as Galadriel, Elijah Wood as Frodo, Orlando Bloom as Legolas, Ian Holm as the elder Bilbo, Christopher Lee as Saruman, Hugo Weaving as Elrond, and Andy Serkis as Gollum.
The screenplay for the movie is written by Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. The movie is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 book, The Hobbit.
The film is shot in 48 frames per second (FPS) considered a risky move by the director.
Martin Freeman, Sir Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage and Andy Serkis, the cast of the film will join their director Peter Jackson and producer Philippa Boyens at Comic-Con over the weekend. There will be a screening of the film. The film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will hit the theatres on Dec. 14, 2012, which will be immediately followed by The Hobbit: There and Back Again on Dec. 13, 2013.
Also, the popular franchise from Lionsgate "Twilight" teased fans as the cast from the successful series joked about making a reboot. Star Jackson Rathbone joked that its next reboot will be titled "The Amazing Twilight" in making a reference to the new Amazing Spider Man film.
Co-star Robert Pattinson also remarked saying "I pity the person who would take over my part. I would make a campaign against them!"
In an interview with Deadline.com, executive Rob Friedman from Lionsgate previously denied rumors that the company was going to reboot the Twilight series.
"We are not remaking 'Twilight,'" he said definitely, before hedging, "we will happily support [author] Stephanie Meyer if she decides to proceed in any way. But this will be the last one unless that should change," said Friedman.
Despite the claims, the Twilight franchise continues to gain popularity with dedicated fans gathered at this year's Comic Con.