Peter Jackson’s hometown of Wellington, New Zealand will host the world première of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," in Nov. 2012, the director said on location at Hobbiton, Friday. By Pip Bulbeck ...

New Zealand hasn't cornered the market when it comes to real-life Hobbit villages. Moscow's Zaraiskiy district has reportedly posted a proposal on its government website for several projects to lure ...

The hill is perfect — steep, shaggy and as green as a radioactive shamrock, like the matching hills around it. The sheep seem pretty idyllic themselves: polite little nibblers who only sometimes block ...

As this year marks the 60 th anniversary of the publication by J.R.R. Tolkien of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, another of his Middle Earth based works, The Hobbit, is getting all of the attention. On ...

As we begin the month of December and gear up for the release of THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, check out these latest behind-the-scenes and set photos. On Monday (12/2), the film will live ...

This week New Zealand, will host the premiere of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Which means the tornado of marketing insanity has been set loose on the Shire leaving absolutely no ...

Air New Zealand hopes to get some tail winds from the next installment of “The Hobbit.” In a not-so-subtle marketing campaign tied to the movie, the self-described “airline of Middle-earth,” has ...

The second instalment of New Zealand director Sir Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Trilogy is set to hit the big screens in December 2013. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug follows the journey of Bilbo ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An earthquake in New Zealand on Monday shook loose a giant eagle sculpture promoting “The Hobbit” movie trilogy and caused other minor damage around the region. The magnitude ...

The Misty Mountains are real. So are the Eregion Hills, Trollshaw Forest and Hobbit-holes. I’ve seen them. Or at least I’ve seen their stand-ins in New Zealand, the tiny Pacific island nation that ...

Peter Jackson's long-awaited adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel has suffered numerous setbacks, but everyone involved is now "raring to go," the director's assistant says. By Pip Bulbeck SYDNEY — ...