CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Official Movie Guide by Brian Sibley is published in paperback by HarperCollins, priced £14.99. Available now.
Broadcaster and author of The Lord Of The Rings: The Making Of The Trilogy and director Peter Jackson's official biography, Brian Sibley returns to New Zealand to look behind the scenes of Jackson's next film, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Packed with exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs of the actors, stunning locations, costumes, creatures and sets, this book concentrates on interviews with the cast and crew, as well as the casting directors and technical team who all put this film together.
There are interviews with Martin Freeman, who plays the younger Bilbo Baggins; Gollum star Andy Serkis, who also works as second unit director; Barry Humphries, who plays the Great Goblin King; and the gifted people who developed the prosthetics, costumes, hair and make-up.
Sibley is obviously a enthusiastic fan of the movie and he has captured all the care and passion that has gone into every detail of writing, developing, creating and filming.
This book is ideal for the person who is interested in the art of movie-making as much as the story of The Hobbit.
9/10
(Review by Laura Wurzal)
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