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.

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 ...

Hobbiton Movie Set Tours has been guiding guests through this beloved village, which is part of a broader region called The Shire in Tolkien’s fictional world called Middle-earth, for many years now.

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 ...

New features include a pub, more Hobbit homes, an electric fence to keep out the sheep and a gift shop offering high-end collectibles (magic cloaks, 900 New Zealand dollars, about $760 U.S.) A ...

Peter Jackson's long-awaited adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel has suffered numerous setbacks, but everyone involved is now "raring to go," the director's assistant says.

Fans of The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) franchise will always have New Zealand as a must-go destination, since the country's beautiful landscapes were used as the backdrop in the trilogy. But what if ...

For the New Zealand film industry, Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy was a leap off 'the edge of the cliff' — one that paid off handsomely.