The Hobbit

The Hobbit: There And Back Again has a new release date. The film was slated to arrive in theaters on July 18, 2014,  but New Line Cinema and MGM have now been moved the release date to December 17, 2014. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was a box office success

Here is an awesome Gandalf infographic by artist Emil Johansson.  Emil has a whole website dedicated to the works of Tolkien and the genealogy of the characters.  There’s a blog on the site where Emil posts these awesome infographics and pictures.  Did you ever wonder what kind of stuff Gandalf

Comic-Con goers this year will have the chance to win world premiere tickets to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Wellington, New Zealand by entering themselves at the Weta booth located inside the Convention Center. In addition, there will be a panel for The Hobbit on Saturday, July 14, in

The first teaser trailer for Peter Jackson’s big screen adaptation of THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY is live! I loved Jackson’s LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy and am sold on his vision for these two films. UNEXPECTED JOURNEY is being released on December 14, 2012. THE HOBBIT: THERE AND BACK

Saoirse Ronan has joined the cast of Peter Jackson‘s The Hobbit!At this time Ronan’s part is still unknown, but it is listed alongside fellow Irish actors Aidan Turner andJames Nesbitt. Here is what casting director Ros Hubbard said to The Irish Film & Television Network: “[W]orking with Peter Jackson is like working with a family. So they’ll have a great

Getting Ian McKellen officially signed on to Peter Jackson‘s The Hobbit took longer than a trip to Mordorh. I am super excited to have him reprise his role of Gandalf. There truly is no one else who could play the character as perfectly as he can.  Belileve it or not, he almost didn’t

Christopher Lee has been confirmed to reprise his role as Saruman in Peter Jackson‘s The Hobbit! The news come from his official website which say’s, Slowly but surely, Peter Jackson has managed to secure the return of the majority of the major stars from The Lord of the Rings franchise for his soon

Andy Serkis and Sir Ian McKellen have officially been confirmed to star in Peter Jackson‘s The Hobbit! Deadline has reported that Andy Serkis has inked the deal to play Gollum. THR aslo confirmed today that  McKellen is officially signed reprise the role of Gandalf.  As we have reported before the returning cast

It’s official, Elijah Wood will star in The Hobbit! Yesterday we reported that Elijah Wood was in talks to reprise his role as Frodo in Peter Jackson‘s upcoming Hobbit films. This news has been confirmed by TheOneRing.net. In addition to the confirmation, the site gives us some details on how big of a part Frodo will play in The

Warner Bros  and MGM have come to n agreement on worldwide distribution rights for Peter Jackson‘s The Hobbit.Warner Bros. are going to cover the full cost of both installments of The Hobbit, which is expected to cost $500 million. Now that that is out of the way, the big question is

Orlando Bloom will be returning to the role of Legolas in The Hobbit films.  According to Deadline, Bloom will return to Middle Earth as the character Legolas in Peter Jackson‘s upcoming Hobbit films. A deal is close to being made, and the character will be bigger than just a cameo role. Legolas will play a

MGM announced this morning that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved their reorganization plan and that they it can emerge soon from Chapter 11. What does this exactly mean for you, the movie going public?  It means that both The Hobbit and the next James Bond film can move forward with production!  For more information read

Ron Perlman will not be starring in Peter Jackson‘s two-part adaptation of The Hobbit. Perlman confirmed that he will not be showing up in  Perlman simply said, “I’m not doing [it].”  The actor was rumored to be attached to the project under Guillermo del Toro. The assumption that he would stay on the project after

Ian McKellen has finally confirmed that he will indeed be back to take on the role of Gandalf in Peter Jackson‘s next two Hobbit films!  Truly, no one else could ever replace McKellan as Gandalf! Initially there was some concern about his involvement after an interview in which he stated that he was not “officially”

Both of The Hobbit films from Peter Jackson will be shot entirely in stereoscopic 3D using the new RED EPIC camera. I had hoped that this film would not be in 3D, but it looks as though the we will see the Shire in the third dimension.  Even though the RED EPIC

News about The Hobbit are going to begin trickling in from here on out. Lets get the ball rolling with a quick Here is a preview of The Shire from Peter Jackson‘s long awaited film, The Hobbit. Below is what looks to be the finished set. Filming will begin early next year after