Catch up with what’s happening where with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug premiere roundup.
The world premiere will be on Monday 2 December, 2013 in Los Angeles. The venue is yet to be announced. Stars that will be attending include Martin Freeman (Bilbo), Richard Armitage (Thorin), Evangeline Lily (Tauriel), Luke Evans (Bard), Aidan Turner (Kili) and Dean O’Gorman (Fili).
Some radio stations have competitions to win tickets to the world premiere: U.S. residents of IL, IN, WI, or MI can enter the Loop competition ( closing date unknown) and Canadians The Beat 94.5 FM (closing date 17 Nov). Canadians can also enter a competition with Virgin Radio Toronto on 23/24 November.
The European premiere will be in Berlin, Germany on 9 December, 2013. UK residents can be entered into a draw to win tickets to the premiere when they pre-book to see The Hobbit: DOS with Cineworld or Empirecinemas ( closing dates 25 and 28 Nov respectively). Sky TV are also running a competition for customers.
There are two additional European premieres.
On 10 December, 2013 there will be a Swiss premiere at Arena Cinemas in Zurich, Switzerland. Aidan Turner (Kili) and Dean O’Gorman (Fili) will be attending. Our friends at Warner Brothers Zurich tell us that the red carpet event will start at 6.45pm. While it’s not possible to buy tickets, there will be opportunities to win them. Watch out for the TV spots on several channels beforehand (RTL Group).
The Spanish premiere will be held in Madrid on 11 or 12 December, 2013. This will be attended by Richard Armitage (Thorin) and Luke Evans (Bard). Richard and Luke are also attending the Premios 40 Principales 2013, which is on the 12 December, making 11 December the most likely date for The Hobbit premiere.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug goes on general release in the US and UK on 13 December, 2013. Worldwide release dates can be viewed here.
Armitage Agonistes 
Yeah! Want a perfect dressed RA in LA! 😛
p.s.: aren’t they using Cumberbatch for promotion? What do you think?
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So, I entered. My daughter is losing her mind! On the off chance I happen to win, I guess my traveling companion has been chosen, or there’ll be no living with her!
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Finger crossed! 😀
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It all seems a bit sparse to me- I hope it’s just a case that not all the details have been revealed yet.
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That may be. There are too many big names missing. Releasing additional names more slowly will generate more interest and more press.
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I heard that more names will be announced soon 🙂
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I was hoping for as much. Look forward to a few dwarves as well as the principles. they deserve some spotlight, too.
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Glad to have it confirmed. But I would be flabbergasted if he didn’t attend!
And I hope that LA gives the THDofS cast and crew an amazing welcome for the premiere–lining the street for blocks and blocks. The Wellington Premiere for THAUJ was amazing!
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Don’t know, but they’re a bit more blase in LA where they have so many premieres. It’s really Warner Brothers that sets the whole thing up. They’ve been willing to spend $$$ so far, so we’ll see.
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Fingers crossed! With LA being only two timezones away, I should be awake if they have a live stream of the event. Ha!
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