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.

New Zealand to ‘Fight Like Hell’ for ‘The Hobbit’ When Warner Bros. execs hit New Zealand next week, they’ll find a united front fighting to keep ‘The Hobbit.’ ...

Then Prime Minister John Key announced at a press conference tonight that The Hobbit back-to-back movies will be made in New Zealand. That’s a $500+ million project, and the Hollywood studio ...

New Zealand will remain the home of "The Hobbit" after the government struck a US$25 million deal with Warner Bros. and promised labor law changes to stop the film studio from relocating the big ...

The prime minister said New Zealand is expanding its 15% subsidy program for large-budget films, resulting in an $7.5 million tax rebate for each of “The Hobbit” pics.

If you’ve always dreamed of visiting New Zealand or the Hobbit set, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to kick off your 2023 travels with an unforgettable stay. This article was originally ...

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Warner Bros has agreed a deal with the New Zealand government to shoot Peter Jackson's The Hobbit movies in the country.. The fantasy epic had been at the centre of a industrial dispute from New ...

Visit to a real-life Hobbit Hole in New Zealand made famous by The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies.

Ever since 2001, many of us have come to recognize New Zealand as “the place where Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, was filmed.” Now even more people know it as “the place where I took my ...

I visited the New Zealand set where scenes from "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" filmed. I hadn't seen the movies and wondered if I was wasting my time by visiting the Hobbiton Movie Set.

With production due to start in three months, "The Hobbit" is finally home in New Zealand -- following a vitriolic dispute underlining the high stakes of mega-budget tentpoles.