Joint Statement from New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures Regarding THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures issued the following statement:

“We have been screening the full-length HFR 3D presentation of THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY extensively, and feedback has been extremely positive, with none of thousands who have seen the film projected in this format expressing any of the issues described by two anonymous sources in media reports. We share the filmmakers’ belief that by offering filmgoers the additional choice of HFR 3D, alongside traditional viewing formats, they have an opportunity to be part of a groundbreaking advancement in the moviegoing experience, and we look forward to having audiences everywhere share in this new way of storytelling.”