The Hobbit

film

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings movies refer to two interconnected film series adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien’s works and produced by New Line Cinema. The Lord of the Rings...

Guides And Explainers

The most consistent way to experience The Lord of the Rings is to watch the six core films in this sequence: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002), Return of...

film-sequences

The Hobbit sequence comprises three Middle-earth films produced in New Zealand between 2011 and 2014, adapted by Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro from J.R.R. Tolkien’s cla...

Film Locations

Where was Rivendell filmed? The ethereal refuge of the Elves in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit was realized through multiple New Zealand locations, led by the iconic Matam...

film-sequence

When newcomers ask about the first Hobbit movie in order, the answer is direct: begin with An Unexpected Journey (2012). This film introduces Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, and the que...

Status Updates

As of the early 2020s, Evangeline Lilly is still actively working, though she appears less frequently on screen than during the peak of The Hobbit trilogy. She has not released...

Relationships

The relationship between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings often prompts a common viewer question: should I watch The Hobbit before Lord of the Rings? Both works are set in M...