The Hobbit

Billy Connolly is joining the cast of Peter Jackson's two "Hobbit" films as Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior. The J.R.R. Tolkien novel is set 60 years before "Lord of the Rings," with Bilbo the unassuming Hobbit who...

Producer-director Peter Jackson's tapped British thesp Stephen Fry to play the role of Master of Laketown in " The Hobbit ." "I've known Stephen for several years, and we're developing a 'Dambusters' movie together,"...

"Flight of the Conchords" star Bret McKenzie has joined the cast of " The Hobbit ," which began shooting March 21. New Zealand-based McKenzie made brief appearances as an extra in the first and third "Lord of the Rings"...

The Hobbit will begin filming March 21, production company 3Foot7 Ltd announced Monday. "Despite some delays we are fully back on track and very excited to get started," said Peter Jackson, who was released from the...

Ian McKellen has signed on to return as wizard Gandalf in The Hobbit , the two-pic adaptation of the J.R.R. Tolkien novel being directed by Peter Jackson. The dealmaking on Hobbit for a slew of Jackson veterans from his...

It's official -- Elijah Wood is returning to Middle-earth to star in Peter Jackson's " The Hobbit ," currently in pre-production in New Zealand. Reps for Wood, who starred as Frodo Baggins in the "Lord of the Rings"...

Oscar-winning-actress Cate Blanchett will reprise her Lord Of The Rings role of Galadriel for the trilogy's prequel The Hobbit , it has been confirmed. Director Peter Jackson said he was "thrilled" she had signed up as...

Two more names have been added to the cast of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit : James Nesbitt and newcomer Adam Brown. Nesbitt is set to play a dwarf named Bofur. Says Jackson in a statement, "James’s charm, warmth and wit...

Two movies based on The Hobbit will be filmed in New Zealand as planned, the country's prime minister has confirmed. The announcement follows two days of talks with Hollywood executives over whether the Lord of the Rings...

Filming on The Hobbit is set to begin in February after it was finally given the go-ahead by film studio bosses. Warner Bros also announced that Peter Jackson, who directed the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy,...

Guillermo del Toro will no longer direct the two movies based on JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit , reports said. Speaking exclusively to fan site The One Ring, Del Toro said it was with "great regret" that he would be "taking...

Shooting of the long-awaited film version of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit is set to begin in New Zealand in July. Actor Sir Ian McKellen, who reprises his Lord of the Rings role as Gandalf the Grey, revealed casting is...

Peter Jackson is predicting production of " The Hobbit " films will start in the middle of next summer, a few months later than expected. Jackson made the projection in a recent interview with a German web site to...

Ian McKellan told reporters that he was to dine with The Hobbit director Guillermo del Toro on Thursday to discuss reprising his Lord of the Rings role of Gandalf the wizard in the prequel, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's...

Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro's search for writers for " The Hobbit " and its companion film has ended, with the filmmakers deciding that no one is better suited for the task than they are. Del Toro, who is...

Guillermo del Toro, who is set to direct a pair of films adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit , told SCI FI Wire that he wants the films to re-create the spirit of the books. "I'm trying to be faithful," del Toro...

Sir Ian McKellen has confirmed he will reprise his role as Gandalf in the film remake of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit . "Yes, it's true," he told Empire magazine. "It's not a part that you turn down. I loved playing...

Mexican-born filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has been named as the director of the film version of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and its proposed sequel. The films, planned for release in 2010 and 2011, will be prequels to the...

Guillermo del Toro is in talks to direct back-to-back installments of J.R.R. Tolkien's " The Hobbit ," which is being co-financed by New Line and MGM. Del Toro's name was on a short list of directors who could tackle the...

Attention Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, and Sean Astin: You’ve gone “There.” Now get ready to go “Back Again” - at least according to Elijah Wood’s conversations with “Hobbit” maestro Peter Jackson. “I...

Peter Jackson, Oscar-winning director of the Lord of the Rings movies, has signed a deal to produce two films based on JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit . The filmmaker had been in dispute with New Line Cinema over income...

Sir Ian McKellen has said he would be "very pleased" to reprise his role as wizard Gandalf in the planned film of JRR Tolkien's novel The Hobbit . "If I am still functioning and working well, it is very likely I would be...

Writer/director Sam Raimi confirmed to SCI FI Wire that he has spoken with New Line Cinema honcho Robert Shaye about helming The Hobbit, a Lord of the Rings prequel film based on J.R.R. Tolkien's book, but only once and...

Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson released a statement saying that he found "regrettable" comments made by New Line Cinema chief Robert Shaye to SCI FI Wire that Jackson would never work for the studio again under...

In the latest comment in the controversy surrounding a proposed movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, New Line head Robert Shaye told SCI FI Wire in no uncertain terms that the studio won't work with Lord of the...

Peter Jackson has said that he will not be making the next film adaptation of the JRR Tolkien novel, The Hobbit . Jackson, who has been in a dispute with New Line Cinemas regarding the income of the 'Rings' trilogy, said...

Peter Jackson may actually direct The Hobbit , the prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Jackson has on many occasions expressed his interest in directing the sequel but due to legal issues of the rights to the J.R.R...

Ian McKellen while on a UK talk show 'Richard And Judy', he spoke on the Lord Of The Rings prequel The Hobbit . "There is currently a situation where two companies own the rights, but when that's sorted out Peter...

Peter Jackson says he is still keen on making The Hobbit , prequel to The Lord of the Rings series, as long as the complex legal issues can be resolved. "I'd be interested in doing it because I think it would give...

Peter Jackson spoke with SMH about the Lord of the Rings movies, where he revealed his intentions on making the prequel to the three movies - 'The Hobbit'. What's next for Jackson? He says he has six or seven ideas for...

Peter Jackson recently spoke with Cindy Pearlman where he was asked whether he would direct the prequel to the 'Lord of the Rings' movie - The Hobbit. "People ask if I'm going to do 'The Hobbit' as my next film, and the...