“The Hobbit” is officially beginning production with a quiet kickoff after its lengthy and turbulent development. Producer-director Peter Jackson and co-financers MGM and New Line issued the ...

A scene from "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." (The Associated Press) WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Making the movie trilogy "The Hobbit" has cost more than half a billion dollars so far, double the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Animal wranglers involved in the making of "The Hobbit" movie trilogy say the production company is responsible for the deaths of up to 27 animals, largely because they were ...

On the set of THE HOBBIT in Wellington, NZ. Below is the official press release announcing that production has begun on THE HOBBIT along with two set photos of director Peter Jackson in New Zealand.

"The Hobbit" director Peter Jackson has amassed plenty of critics following a report that more than two dozen animals died during the New Zealand production of the J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation. The ...

IAN McKELLEN as Gandalf in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure “THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by James Fisher The cast and crew share their ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hollywood director Guillermo del Toro said Monday that production delays have forced him to quit the planned film version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," a two-part ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. As the holiday break has come to an end, ...

Production designer Dan Hennah—nominated for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey with set decorators Ra Vincent and Simon Bright—says that this set for hobbit Bilbo Baggins’ comfy parlor is one of few ...

It's been an overload of stuff from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug over the past couple days. While we figured the hype had died down for awhile following the release of an extended three-minute ...