Good luck

to all Brits in the path of St Jude! I hope the storm won't create too much damage and everyone will be safe. *hugs*

Catching up on The Hobbit Part 49

Most important thing first:

PJ announces a worldwide live fan event for Tuesday, November 5

Here’s how to grab your tickets for The Desolation of Smaug LIVE Fan Event happening on November 4!

And then:

New reports take us on-set for two days for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug runtime is 156 minutes?

Check out new pictures of Benedict Cumbersmaug’s motion capture for The Hobbit! - The Flickr source actually says in a comment to the first picture that it's from one of the The Hobbit: An Unexptected Journey EE Extras. The EE has been released on iTunes already, so I guess it is possible, though why would they include something that's from the second film? We'll find out for sure soon, I guess. :)

Set Visit Exclusive — Bringing Lake-town to Life for ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’

Bilbo eavesdrops on Gandalf and Elrond in extended Hobbit clip