Where was the Hobbit 2 filmed?
New Zealand
The Hobbit Trilogy was filmed entirely in New Zealand, throughout locations in both the North and South Islands.
Where is Hobbit filmed?
Like its predecessor, The Hobbit’s filming locations were in New Zealand. Some Hobbit filming locations include Matamata, Piopio, and Fiordland National Park.
When was the Hobbit filmed?
Filming in New Zealand began on 21 March, 2011 and ended on 6 July, 2012; Like The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy, The Hobbit films were produced back-to-back and released over three consecutive years: An Unexpected Journey was released in North America on 14 December, 2012, The Desolation of Smaug on 13 …
Where did they film the Hobbit in New Zealand?
Tour Hobbiton New Zealand’s rugged scenery was the location for much of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit films, but it was a 1,250 acre working sheep farm on North Island that became Hobbiton, the home of the hobbits in JRR Tolkien’s fantasy land, Middle Earth.
What is the 2nd Hobbit movie called?
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The third film — “The Hobbit: There and Back Again” — will open in movie theaters on July 18, 2014 – just seven months after the newly titled second film “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” arrives on December 13, 2013.
How long is the 2nd Hobbit?
161 minutes
| The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | |
|---|---|
| Production companies | New Line Cinema Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures WingNut Films |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release dates | 2 December 2013 (Los Angeles premiere) 12 December 2013 (New Zealand) 13 December 2013 (United States) |
| Running time | 161 minutes |
Is Middle-earth another planet?
Tolkien considered middangeard to be “the abiding place of men”, the physical world in which Man lives out his life and destiny, as opposed to the unseen worlds above and below it, namely Heaven and Hell. He states that it is “my own mother-earth for place”, but in an imaginary past time, not some other planet.