’The Hobbit” is one in a sequence of Tolkien’s novels about Middle Earth that was finished in 1936 and whose first edition appeared in 1937.
Originally it was written as a book for children that contained elements of mythology that were later used to connect ‘’The Hobbit” with “The lord of the rings”.
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The Israeli pilots were shot down and kept in an Egyptian prison. From 1970-73 they translated The Hobbit into Hebrean, which is seen as the best translation of the book to this day.
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In 1984 a Soviet TV film version of The Hobbit was made. Bilbo is taller than Gandalh, and dancing goblins are portrayed by a Russian ballet school.
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An unauthorized Harry Potter sequel was published and sold in China. It was actually comprised of large sections of The Hobbit, with names changed.
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Khuzdul, the Dwarves language, is based on Hebrew. As with the ancient Jews, the Dwarves are a race without their own homeland.
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Film Company SZC threatened “The Hobbit” pub (UK) with legal action due to copyright infringement. Outraged, Stephen Try and Jan McKellen paid the pub’s license fee.
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The son of Tolkien’s publisher was the 1st to review the book. Ten years old Rayner Unwin wrote ‘it is good and should appeal to all children between the ages of 5 and 9’.
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In the film, all of the dwarves’ beards and hair, with the exception of Richard Armitage’s beard, were made from yak hair. 20 liters of glue and 450 miles of yak hair were used.
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To make Jan McKellen look larger than Bilbo and the dwarves in 3D, motion slave capture was used. Jan McKellen and the dwarves were on different sets, but shooting the same scene simultaneously.
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When making Smaug’s treasure and lair, the production team used up all the gold paint in New Zealand. They had to import more from Germany to finish the set.
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The first two Hobbit films have a budget twice that of the entire “Lord of the Rings’ trilogy - $200 + million each.” Reportedly 380.000 dollar was spent on coffee during production alone.
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