Principal photography for part one of the long-discussed, endlessly delayed J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation, The Hobbit, will begin on March 21. Director Peter Jackson—on board to helm prequel to his The ...

Part Seven: A Long-Expected Journey: The Chronicles of The Hobbit – Part 1, focuses on the production effort of assembling the crew, casting, pre-production, the actual filming and so forth. Part ...

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Famed "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson will take part in "The Hobbit," the prequel to the highly profitable film series, after settling disputes with New Line ...

The Battle of the Five Armies included an endearing plot thread involving Bilbo Baggins that was absent from the novel.

All 13 dwarves (and 1 hobbit) lined up for a press conference for Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. So here they are for the first time, and on video, together: the stars of ...

One of Peter Jackson's frequent collaborators says the "Lord of the Rings" director passed the torch to Mexican filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro to give the trilogy's two-part prequel, "The Hobbit, " a ...

After watching The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug trailer you’re left to wonder if this is more the second movie in The Hobbit three-part event — or an advanced prequel to The Lord of the Rings.

In general, J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit was a much smaller-scale story than its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, but there are still aspects of it that are curious, including the Five Armies. Part of ...