Added over 700 screen caps from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

View a great video of Richard talking in London before the DVD release of the Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. He discusses about going to do re shoots for the next 2 films and whether his life has changed since the release of the first film.

In what can be considered one of the first interviews about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey sequel The Desolation of Smaug, actor Richard Armitage (who plays dwarf Thorin) previews which scene he can’t wait see on the big screen.

“I think the barrel sequence [in which the dwarves escape their elf captors by river, hidden in wine barrels],” he answered when posed the question by TotalFilm, “which we all thought was going to be the finale of the first film, is going to be incredible. I’ve seen all the various pieces: the aerial shots of waterfalls with barrels going down them, the very fast-moving river set where we were submerged under water, the wild river we’re floating down towards the end of the sequence… I think it’ll be one of the most thrilling parts of the second film.”

As for where his character’s relationship lies with Bilbo, “The trust between Thorin and Bilbo has now been established. He’s gone from somebody that absolutely dismisses this halfling to realising he’s an essential part of the quest. Bilbo becomes his confidant and that goes further into film three – we’re planting seeds for when Thorin is betrayed by Bilbo.”

Armitage also confirmed that more filming is set for the third and final Hobbit film, There and Back Again. “We’re going back to shoot the Battle of the Five Armies [the trilogy's climactic set-piece]. I Have to get into the intense training again because when we shoot that battle stuff we’re going to need every bit of energy. It’s interesting how your stamina drops, especially with the heat and weight of those costumes.”

In a separate interview we shared on March 8, The Hobbit star Martin Freeman said additional filming would take place in June and July.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’s Blu-ray Combo Pack hits store shelves on March 19. Read our review of the home entertainment release. The Desolation of Smaug opens in theaters December 13.

Thanks, TotalFilm.

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Looks like those dwarves and that Hobbit are taking the long road in the “back again” section of their journey. New Line has announced that There And Back Again, the third film in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy, will now hit cinemas on December 17, 2014.

The film was previously slotted to appear on July 18 of that year, which raised eyebrows given that the Tolkien films have always arrived just before Christmas as a sort of early present from Peter Jackson and co. And no, the delay is a calculated release shift, not Pete locking himself in the editing facility to get some much-needed kip.

So while this means we will have to wait that bit longer for the third and finalHobbit outing, it’s probably a good move by the studio, since it gets the film away from competing with X-Men: Days Of Future Past.

There And Back Again finds our heroes dealing with a massive battle, more trouble from orcs and a new dark threat coming to power. The movie stars Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage and approximately 17,000 more actors.

As for The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, that’s still on course to land on December 13 this year. Assuming Smaug decides he’s ready. He’s a picky one, that scaly git.

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Todd Garner the producer of Black Sky has posted on his twitter account some photos from Black Sky, which feature Richard.

Filmed in London, STAGED was the first film I directed back in 1999 starring Richard Armitage (THE HOBBIT I & 2, NORTH AND SOUTH) and Jennifer Taylor Lawrence (VAGARY, Commander Lugar in the Playstation Games KILL ZONE I, II &III). There were about 500 submissions from actors and talent agencies overnight and of course, I aimed to select the best talents! Richard and Jennifer were amazing to work with! As you can see, their chemistry on screen was magnetic! It was a sheer pleasure in my first directing experience ever! Enjoy the trailer! – Darren Denison

View the short trailer at this link, this is the first time this trailer has been released in the public eye.

I have updated the gallery with some new photo shoots that have been released since the beginning of January including session 034 (Nylon Guys), session 037 (Fault), session 035 (Robert Ascroft), session 036 (NY photo shoot) and some more photos from the NY press conference. I got some more premiere photos to add in the next couple of days, so stay tuned.

View a video of Richard being interviewed and behind the scenes of his photo shoot by Glamour below:

A great video clip of Richard answering questions from Edith Bowman from the UK press conference on The Hobbit from RedCarpetNews.

Two photos have been released of Richard holding his Lego Thorin mini figure. Take a look here for the larger ones in the gallery.