The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Amazon Studios Gives Greenlight for Lord of the Rings Season 2  19/11/2019 14:17 EST
Amazon Studios has announced that they will be going ahead with a second season for their Lord of the Rings series. The first season is currently still in pre-production. The series will film in New Zealand and will be produced by Amazon Studios alongside the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema.The show will have a new storyline that will precede the timeline of Tolkien's ...  More>>

Will Poulter Cast as Lead in Amazon's Lord of the Rings Series  05/09/2019 11:30 EST
It's being reported that Will Poulter has been cast in the upcoming "Lord of the Rings" series for Amazon. The actor will play one of the lead roles but no word yet on exactly who it will be. Poulter recently starred in "Midsommar" as well as "Black Mirror" and "Bandersnatch". He also starred in "The Maze Runner" franchise, "The Revenant," and "Detroit."The series was announced in late 2017 but we...  More>>

Lord of the Rings Series Won't Have a Timetable  15/02/2019 13:38 EST
Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, was on hand at TCA speaking about the upcoming "Lord of the Rings" series. According to Salke, there will be "no timetable" to the story.Through some social media posts, the company has released some clues as to what viewers can expect. They posted a map of Middle Earth on Twitter and Instagram for fans to explore and the tweet was followed with a J.R.R. Tol...  More>>

Peter Jackson Dispels Lord of the Rings Series Rumors  06/06/2018 14:41 EST
Peter Jackson has made it clear that he isn't involved with the new Lord of the Rings Amazon series. The director did an interview with the French-based Allocine recently and said, "I'm not involved at all in the ‘Lord of the Rings' series. I understand how my name could come up, but there is nothing happening with me on this project."He also went on to debunk rumors about him directing a superher...  More>>

Amazon Announces Lord of the Rings Series for Prime  13/11/2017 16:20 EST
Amazon has officially announced that they have acquired the television rights to The Lord of the Rings, which will air exclusively on their Prime Video. Sharon Tal Yguado, Head of Scripted Series, Amazon Studios, said, "The Lord of the Rings is a cultural phenomenon that has captured the imagination of generations of fans through literature and the big screen. We are honored to be working with the...  More>>

Amazon Rumored to be Developing Lord of the Rings Series  06/11/2017 16:38 EST
Amazon, in conjunction with Warner Bros. Television and the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien, is said to be developing a Lord of the Rings television series.  The series has been the brainchild of Warner Bros. and the Tolkien estate for a while, and are now said to be shopping for a home. While there is no confirmation that Amazon has signed on, many are reporting that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is personally ...  More>>

Peter Jackson Renames Third Hobbit Installment  24/04/2014 15:05 EST
Warner Bros Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and New Line Cinema jointly announced today that the much-anticipated final film in Peter Jackson's trilogy adaptation of the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, has now been titled "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies."   The film, previously titled "The Hobbit: There and Back Again," will be released worldwide Dec...  More>>

Details Discussed for Hobbit's Extended Cut  25/06/2013 15:02 EST
Peter Jackson, writer Fran Walsh and producer/co-writer Philippa Boyens recently spoke about the upcoming "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" film, and about some of the new scenes that will be shown in the longer cut.   "We are putting things in the extended cut that are going to play straight into the second film, like this character Girion, who is defending [the city of] Dale using black arro...  More>>

Release Date Pushed Back for The Hobbit: There And Back Again  01/03/2013 09:34 EST
" The Hobbit: There And Back Again", the final film of the Hobbit trilogy, has had its release date pushed back.  Originally, the film was to be released on July 18, 2014 and now the date is set for December 17, 2014.The rescheduling will now avoid the film going up against "X-Men: Days Of Future Past".The original film has earned $300.9M domestically and $979.9M worldwide.  The second installment...  More>>

Six Exclusive Clips From The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey  11/12/2012 11:49 EST
Check out these exclusive clips from "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" opening in just 2 days!The Journey Begins on your iPhone with the critically acclaimed Movie Clock app. Check in to The Hobbit at the theater and begin your countdown to The Desolation of Smaug. GET IT NOW!There Is Nobody HomeGive Him The ContractGoblin ChaseI Wasn't Talking To You<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" he...  More>>

The Hobbit Makes Impressive Opening Day Ticket Sales Online  09/11/2012 11:47 EST
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", the first in the latest trilogy to be released by Peter Jackson,  made some decent earnings this past weekend, despite the fact that film won't even be opening until next month.  Fandango reported that the film took in about 33% of the online sales on Wednesday, the first day they were made available.  "An Unexpected Journey" will be released in the US on Decem...  More>>

Warner Bros. Sets Date For Final Hobbit Film  31/08/2012 23:07 EST
Warner Bros. and MGM have announced that they will be releasing "The Hobbit: There and Back Again", the last in the trilogy, on July 18, 2014. They have also announced that the new title for the second film will now be "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." All three films have been shot in 3D.Warner domestic distribution prexy, Dan Fellman, said, "We wanted to have a shorter gap between the secon...  More>>