New Zealand has been filmmaker Peter Jackson’s favorite destination for the Middle-earth backdrops of his Tolkien-inspired films, and the upcoming Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey finds him back on his home island. Since the release of The...

The first glimpse of Peter Jackson’s highly-anticipated The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey surfaced only about a week ago, but the 30-second clip was enough to excite Tolkien fans worldwide. Another 30-second sampler of the classic...

In 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy novel The Hobbit introduced readers everywhere to Hobbits: quaint little people who live in cozy bungalows submerged in hillsides. But if we’ve learned anything about Hobbits since then, it’s...

New Zealand recently released Hobbit-themed legal tender in celebration of the release of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of his Middle-earth trilogy. The Lord of the Rings was filmed on this southwestern...

While more details and pictures for the upcoming The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hit the web everyday, Tolkien fans are sure to be rejoicing about the latest tid-bit of info. In an interview with Empire magazine,...

Hobbit fans around the world were surprised to get wind of rumors that comedian and TV host Stephen Colbert might be making an appearance in Peter Jackson‘s highly-anticipated action/adventure flick The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. In...