The Hobbit

Gary Susman

Box Office: Does the Puny Debut of 'Jack the Giant Slayer' Mean the Fairytale Boom Is Over?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 03.04.2013

"Jack the Giant Slayer" may have easily won this weekend's box-office race with an estimated $28 million, but its victory over a weak field of new rel...

'Django' Out Does 'Les Mis'

AP | By CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 03.01.2013

LOS ANGELES -- "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continues to rule them all at the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week and capping ...

'Hobbit' Box Office: Stays At No 1. With $36.7 Million

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 02.22.2013

LOS ANGELES — Tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins is running circles around some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexp...

'Hobbit' Wins Weekend

AP | By JAKE COYLE | Posted 02.15.2013

NEW YORK -- Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" led the box office with a haul of $84.8 million, a record-setting opening better than the three previous "Lor...

Family Film Guide: 'The Hobbit'

Moviefone | Sandie Angulo-Chen | Posted 12.18.2012

Peter Jackson took three years and three three-hour films to tell the tale of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" series, and now the New Zealand...

Prequel Fight! 'The Hobbit' vs. 'The Phantom Menace'

Moviefone | Max Evry | Posted 12.14.2012

Thirteen years ago, George Lucas dropped "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" with a loud toilet splash. Two years later, Peter Jackson launched ...

'The Hobbit' Unscripted

Posted 12.22.2012

Pop quiz: If Peter Jackson lived in Middle Earth, what kind of creature would he be? A wizard? An elf? An orch (hopefully, not)? Well, as the director...

A Who's Who Guide To 'The Hobbit'

Moviefone | Katie Roberts | Posted 12.18.2012

After 266 days of shooting and months of editing, the first installment of director Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” is finally set to hit theaters ...

How Good Is 'The Hobbit'?

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 12.07.2012

Is everyone ready to return to The Shire? After a number of false starts (which included a year of “Hellboy” filmmaker Guillermo del Toro as direc...

Ask 'The Hobbit' Stars a Question

Posted 11.29.2012

Is there anyone who doesn't know about "The Hobbit" by now? This month, Peter Jackson returns to Middle-Earth with Gandalf and a whole new band of dw...

'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Premiere

Posted 11.28.2012

Ringers, the day has finally arrived: Last night, the world premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" took place in Wellington, New Zealand. ...

New 'Hobbit' Trailer: More Ogres, More Dwarves

Posted 11.27.2012

Over the last several months, Peter Jackson has been teasing Tolkien fans with brief glimpses of "The Hobbit," through production videos and a teaser ...

'The Hobbit' Gets A Third Film

Posted 09.29.2012

There and back again... and again. Yes, the rumors are true: Peter Jackson has confirmed that "The Hobbit" will become a trilogy. Rumblings that th...

New 'Hobbit' Blog Shows Off The Mirkwood And Art Department

Posted 08.06.2012

"We've taken you away with us on location, but we thought today you'd enjoy having a little look inside our studio," says Peter Jackson at the beginni...

Ian McKellan, Stephen Fry Save 'Hobbit' Pub

Posted 03.22.2012

Earlier this month, the BBC reported that The Hobbit, an English pub named after J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" series, was being targeted for a...

'The Hobbit' Pub Threatened With Copyright Lawsuit

Posted 03.13.2012

Is this the work of Sauron? J.R.R. Tolkien fans may be giddy about Peter Jackson's upcoming "Lord of the Rings" prequel, "The Hobbit: An Unexpecte...

Peter Jackson Tours Middle Earth In New 'Hobbit' Production Video

Posted 03.01.2012

"We're are shooting part two of 'The Hobbit' today, but I can't show you anything … because you're not allowed to see that until 2013," says directo...