LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A small-town hobbit faces larger-than-life challenges in "The Desolation of Smaug," as director Peter Jackson intensifies the action in the second instalment of fantasy film ...

Director Peter Jackson is back with cinematically gorgeous flair and Orc slaying action in his final installment of “The Hobbit” trilogy, “The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies.” The first teaser ...

Bret McKenzie, best known for his role as Bret in HBO’s ‘Flight of the Conchords,’ has joined Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit production as an elf. McKenzie is no stranger to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Hobbits, elves and dragons appear to be luring tourists to New Zealand as fans await their first glimpse of the second movie in "The Hobbit" trilogy. Figures released this ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Wearing elf ears and wizard hats, sitting atop their dad's shoulders or peering from balconies, tens of thousands of New Zealanders watched their favorite "Hobbit" ...