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

Amazon Announces Title of Lord of the Rings Series  19/01/2022 11:46 EST
Amazon Prive Video has released the name of their upcoming "Lord of the Rings" series, and it will be called "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power".Showrunners J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay said, "This is a title that we imagine could live on the spine of a book next to J.R.R. Tolkien's other classics. The Rings of Power unites all the major stories of Middle-earth's Second Age: the forging of t...  More>>

Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Anime Feature Film in...  10/06/2021 16:22 EST
New Line Cinema is joining Warner Bros. Animation to bring Middle Earth fans an original anime theatrical feature "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim." The film will follow the story behind Helm's Deep, which is depicted in  "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers". The storyline takes place about 260 years before the film trilogy.Kenji Kamiyama will direct from a script by Jeffrey Addi...  More>>

Charlotte Brändström to Direct Amazon Studios' The Lord Of The R...  13/05/2021 14:20 EST
Charlotte Brändström has signed on to direct two episodes of Amazon Studios' "The Lord Of The Rings" series. Brändström has workd on "The Witcher" and  "Jupiter's Legacy".The series is set thousands of years before the timeline of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and "The Lord Of The Rings". "I'm very excited to be guided through Middle-earth by JD's and Patrick's vision and immerse myself in the ico...  More>>

The Hobbit Trilogy and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Being Relea...  08/10/2020 14:48 EST
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced that they will be releasing The Hobbit Trilogy and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy for the first time on 4K UHD on December 1.Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson oversaw the 4K remastering process. The two epic trilogies include the theatrical and extended versions of the six films in 4K UHD with HDR.  The Hobbit Trilogy includes The Hobbit: A...  More>>

Lord of the Rings Star Ian Holm Dies at 88  19/06/2020 09:44 EST
"Lord of the Rings" veteran actor Ian Holm died today in London. He was 88.In a statement, his agent said, "It is with great sadness that the actor Sir Ian Holm CBE passed away this morning at the age of 88. He died peacefully in hospital, with his family and carer," adding that his illness was Parkinson's related. "Charming, kind, and ferociously talented, we will miss him hugely."Holm gained a n...  More>>

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>>