Peter Jackson trolls the world, flaunts his copy of the Star Wars:…

Peter Jackson just became "that guy" in the geek world. In a recent video blog preview for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Jackson slipped in a little Star Wars humblebrag. At the 4:51 mark, you can plainly see a Jackson specific copy of the next Star Wars movie in his possession. Oh this, this old thing, it's just…

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Stephen Colbert grills Peter Jackson on Elvish Folklore in The Hobbit

A few weeks back Peter Jackson participated in a live cast before the preview of the The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug footage. And he was joined by some old LOTR friends and super nerd Stephen Colbert, who gleefully grilled Jackson on his elf knowledge. Thankfully Jackson had a pretty solid response.

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Gandalf and Radagast inspect an ancient tomb in the first clip from…

Now that the first leg of Bilbo's unexpected journey has been released on DVD and Blu-Ray, Peter Jackson is finally ready to show us a short segment from the second Hobbit movie, The Desolation of Smaug. Gandalf and Radagast (birds still firmly nested in the latter's hair) reunite to investigate the mystery of the…

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Peter Jackson wants to direct a Doctor Who episode. His fee? One Dalek.

Peter Jackson isn't too busy filming the rest of the third Hobbit movie to think about his next career move — and the LOTR mastermind really wants to direct an episode of the time-traveling soap comedy Doctor Who. He doesn't even want any money for it.

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New DVDs: Does The Hobbit deserve a place on your DVD shelf with Lord…

Peter Jackson’s first installment of his Hobbit trilogy arrives on DVD and Blu-ray! But now that you've had some time to process it, how many of you still feel the need to add An Unexpected Journey to your DVD/Blu-ray shelves? Will you wait to see how the rest of the trilogy turns out? Have you already written it off?…

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James Cameron explains Avatar 2 delays: "I'm living in Pandora right now"

Last we heard, Avatar 2 should have been filming this year — but alas, the mighty James Cameron is still drafting the screenplay. But the director isn't discouraged by the slow going — he says he's "deep" into the script, and points out that everyone should back off, because it's not like he has some book like Lord of…

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Weta's FX reel shows why working on The Hobbit made Ian McKellen cry

Months before The Hobbit premiered, Sir Ian McKellen revealed an exceptionally personal (and completely understandable) moment about how working tirelessly for hours talking to imaginary beings in greenscreen can wear an actor down.

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Behold the Smauglock: Half Sherlock, half Smaug, 100% Benedict…

Ever since Cumberbatch was announced as playing the famous dragon Smaug in The Hobbit, the internet has been covered in Sherlock-Smaug mashup art. Which means just one thing: one very bored-looking dragon. Here's our collection of the best of the Smauglock!

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This awesome Hobbit concept art is an expressticket to Middle-Earth

Behold the majesty of Middle-Earth! Discover Radagast's home! Sneak a glance at the face of the Wargs! Artists John Howe and Alan Lee have shared their unique look at the world of The Hobbit with this collection of select panels of gorgeous concept art in the new issue of ImagineFX, and here's a sneak peek at what…

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This 1985 Russian Hobbit movie may render Peter Jackson's version…

Peter Jackson's first installment of The Hobbit trilogy may have won the box office this weekend, but it better be careful - a 1985 Russian version of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved novel has been found, and it's bewilderingly awesome (emphasis on the bewildering). Sure, this Russian version has some issues: Bilbo and…

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