Tanken var att sista delen i hobbittrilogin,
Hobbit: There and Back Again, skulle ha gått upp på biograferna sommaren 2014. Men nu har de ändrat sig och gör det istället till en julfilm, precis som de två andra hobbitfilmerna och alla tre LotR-filmerna.
Från den officiella pressreleasen (
via TheOnering.net):
Citera:
The film moves from its previous summer slot, and now follows the holiday release pattern of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” which went on to become a billion-dollar global blockbuster, as well as the three films in the blockbuster “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy. The second film in “The Hobbit” Trilogy, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” is next to be released, on December 13, 2013. All three films in the Trilogy are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM).
Stated Fellman, “We’re excited to complete the Trilogy the same way we started it, as a holiday treat for moviegoers everywhere.”
Added Kwan Vandenberg, “Our holiday release of the first film set a successful precedent for this wonderful Trilogy, and we’re delighted to bring it to a conclusion in the same release window.”