“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. THE HOBBIT films are co-produced by New Line Cinema and MGM, with New Line managing production. Warner Bros Pictures is handling worldwide theatrical ...

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, ...

"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 ...

A new production video from director Peter Jackson for The Hobbit films was released March 1 with behind-the-scenes footage from various locations across New Zealand and highlights of the massive ...

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 ...

Peter Jackson is man who knows what he wants when he makes a film, and he is quite stubborn about it. The carried over after he directed The Lord of the Rings trilogy and into The Hobbit. According to ...

Fans of The Hobbit! We are being treated to another episode in the multi-part series of production videos from Peter Jackson, director of The Hobbit. In this installment, the ninth, Jackson tells us ...

The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Trailer, Fan Event, Production Diary. Peter Jackson‘s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) movie trailer 2, fan event coverage, and production diary 12 stars ...