Film Industry Case Study 3: The hobbit: Desolation of smaug

1) UK release date?
13th December 2013
 
2) Institutions behind the film's production and Distribution?
Producers

       ·        MGM

       ·      New Line Cinema 

       ·      WingNut Films

 

Distributors

       ·      Warner Bros

       ·      Cocinsa

       ·      Forum Hungary

 
3) What's the film's production budget?
$250,000,000 by MGM and New Line Cinema.
 
4) Nationality of the film?
American
 
5) What kind of production is it?
Big budget Hollywood film.
 
6) Any connection with other films?
-It is a sequel to the other Hobbit film: An unexpected journey, the second film to the three part series.
-It is also a prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy
 
7) Who's the director?
Peter Jackson
 
8) Any star names in the cast?
Benedict Cumberbatch - Smaug/ The Necromancer

Evangeline Lilly - Tauriel

Richard Armitage - Thorin

Orlando Bloom - Legolas

Hugo Weaving - Elrond

Ian MacKellen - Gandalf

Martin Freeman - Bilbo

 
9) What's the film about?
The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring
 
10) Who will this film appeal to?
-People who have previously followed the Lord of the Rings trilogy and are fans of films of this style, and have either already watched the first part of the Hobbit or who now intend to.
-People that are interested in adventure and fantasy films, and enjoy fiction stories.