New Zealand hasn't cornered the market when it comes to real-life Hobbit villages. Moscow's Zaraiskiy district has reportedly posted a proposal on its government website for several projects to lure ...

Peter Jackson’s hometown of Wellington, New Zealand will host the world première of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," in Nov. 2012, the director said on location at Hobbiton, Friday. By Pip Bulbeck ...

Filmmaker Farah Khan visited New Zealand’s iconic The Hobbit shooting location, Hobbiton, sharing photos from her trip. The ...

The hill is perfect — steep, shaggy and as green as a radioactive shamrock, like the matching hills around it. The sheep seem pretty idyllic themselves: polite little nibblers who only sometimes block ...

As this year marks the 60 th anniversary of the publication by J.R.R. Tolkien of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, another of his Middle Earth based works, The Hobbit, is getting all of the attention. On ...

Hobbit fans looking to celebrate their victories by pouring back a cool one in the same tradition as Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin are in for a real treat. The Green Dragon, a New Zealand pub that ...

Air New Zealand hopes to get some tail winds from the next installment of “The Hobbit.” In a not-so-subtle marketing campaign tied to the movie, the self-described “airline of Middle-earth,” has ...

Following in the footsteps of dwarves, elves, Hobbits et al in the Tongariro region. The Weta Cave in Miramar. Queenstown-based Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters can give you a birds-eye view of ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An earthquake in New Zealand on Monday shook loose a giant eagle sculpture promoting “The Hobbit” movie trilogy and caused other minor damage around the region. The magnitude ...

Elijah Wood surprised a New Zealand couple by crashing their hobbit-themed wedding at the Hobbiton movie set, delighting guests with a true Frodo-worthy moment.

SYDNEY, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Director Peter Jackson says "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" will debut in his hometown of Wellington, New Zealand, next year. Jackson, who was was filming on location in ...