New Line and Warner Bros. also have retitled the second film "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer Additionally, the second film has been retitled The Hobbit: ...

The Lord of the Rings died 11 years ago today, and now The Hunt for Gollum is facing pressure to resurrect the franchise.

The third and final installment of “The Hobbit” series hits theaters Wednesday, and it’ll mark the last time fans will get the chance to explore Middle Earth for the conceivable future. The trilogy of ...

Peter Jackson's epic Middle Earth saga started with a bang with 2001's “Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring” but now ends with a whimper in the final chapter of “The Hobbit” trilogy: “The Battle ...

Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's novels are getting ready for the second film in "The Hobbit" trilogy, "The Desolation of Smaug," which features new adventures with elves, wizards, and angry orcs. Director ...

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings novels changed fantasy writing forever. Laying the foundations of the genre's position as a cornerstone of geek culture, it eventually paved the way for the ...

When I read that J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved children’s story “The Hobbit” was going to be made into a movie (finally!), I rejoiced. Director Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning films based on “The Lord of The ...

The opening Erebor scene seemed too long (as was the later Cave Troll scene), the Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm)/Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood)’ moments were plain, and the dwarf introductions were far too ...

Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies." Mark Pokorny © 2014 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The makers of the smash hit "Lord of the Rings" films said on Tuesday they settled a legal dispute and agreed to make two movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," but ...