Welcome to Nerdist Book Club, the online bookclub for all of the Nerdist community! Each month a new, nerdy book is chosen by you! Join Nerdist Editor-in-Chief Rachel Heine, Geekbomb’s Maude Garrett, ...

Anyone who's read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings knows that the books have a very distinct and different tone. It will definitely be a challenge for Mr. Jackson to create a feeling of ...

For anyone that might be down in this neck of the woods: Casting is scheduled to begin next week, December 14, 2009, on the upcoming feature film "The Hobbit" Part 1. The project is now being ...

An army of filmmakers in New Zealand worked to bring J.R.R. Tolkien's world back to life -- on some 99 sets, with hundreds of props and truckloads of Russian hair because, the filmmaker tells THR, "we ...

All 13 dwarves (and 1 hobbit) lined up for a press conference for Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. So here they are for the first time, and on video, together: the stars of ...

Galadriel and Saruman both appear in The Hobbitmovie franchise, despite not having roles in J.R.R. Tolkien's book — and there's a good explanation for that. While The Lord of the Rings movies make a ...

Warner Brothers and IMAX have had strong relationship since 2003, delivering the best use of the format with The Dark Knight but kicking it off with The Matrix sequels. Since then we have seen 300, ...

After watching The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug trailer you’re left to wonder if this is more the second movie in The Hobbit three-part event — or an advanced prequel to The Lord of the Rings.

Bilbo may be the protagonist of The Hobbit, but the quest that he embarks upon undoubtedly revolves around the thirteen ...