“The Hobbit” begins final shooting, Peter Jackson confirmsMay 22, 2013 - 17:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Hobbit has begun shooting again in New Zealand, Digital Spy said. Peter Jackson announced on his Facebook page that pick-ups had commenced earlier this week, on what are thought to be scenes for the final film, There and Back Again. "Back on set for our last Hobbit pick ups," Jackson wrote. "Our last ever Tolkien pick ups, in fact. It's going to be an intense few weeks, but we're looking forward to shooting some powerful scenes with our great cast." Martin Freeman, who stars as Bilbo Baggins, was still in London filming the third series of Sherlock as of yesterday (May 21). Once the second episode of the BBC drama has wrapped, its production will take a hiatus in order to allow Freeman to finish shooting The Hobbit. Digital Spy recently spoke to several cast members about The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, who teased the second film's "darker" tone. The final two Hobbit films will be released in the UK on December 13, 2013 and December 19, 2014 respectively. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |