The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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Viggo Mortensen calls 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy a 'mess'
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Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens join Guillermo Del Toro penning 'The Hobbit'
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Guillermo Del Toro on 'The Hobbit': 'We are all in sync and eager to move forward'
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Guillermo del Toro addresses rumors about his directing 'The Hobbit'
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'The Hobbit' in 3-D: Good idea? Or terrible idea?
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Comic-Con: Guillermo del Toro shares his hopes for 'The Hobbit'
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Guillermo del Toro talks 'The Hobbit' and his next project: 'It's a pretty big one'
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Peter Jackson's manager says the director won't helm 'The Hobbit'
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MGM CEO Harry Sloan talks 'Hobbit'
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'The Hobbit' is a go with Peter Jackson
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Comic-Con: Got a question for [big time celeb]? Tweet it to us!
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'The Hobbit' trailer: Gandalf! Galadriel! Goosebumps!
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'The Hobbit': Peter Jackson tempers Oscar expectations -- INTERVIEW
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Watch Bilbo Baggins, er, Martin Freeman, try his best Gollum impression
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Entertainment Geekly: What 'Hobbit 3' says about Peter Jackson
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The best Middle-earth experience this year is a game, not a movie
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Orthodox Church criticism halts plans to build Eye of Sauron in Moscow
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Watch Stephen Colbert transform from Bilbo into Legolas into Gandalf
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Bilbo risks his life to save the Dwarves in new 'Hobbit' clip
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On the Books: Ellen DeGeneres is writing an interior decorating guide
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War breaks out in the new 'Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies' trailer
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'LOTR' actor Billy Boyd to write, sing 'Hobbit' credits song
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Peter Jackson walks us through his battle plans for 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'
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Watch Benedict Cumberbatch record Smaug's movements via motion-capture
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Watch Air New Zealand's 'Hobbit'-inspired safety video
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'Shadow of Mordor' is one of the year's best games minus some missteps
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Prepare for the end with 'The Hobbit' teaser
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'Hobbit 3' has a new title!
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Elijah Wood talks about his new thriller 'Grand Piano'
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'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' was 2013's most pirated movie
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'The Hobbit': Peter Jackson on where he'd split if only two movies
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Peter Jackson on bringing the 'Hobbit' villain Smaug to life
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Martin Freeman is a tricksy hobbit in this NSFW supercut
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Google Middle-Earth: Explore the lands of 'The Hobbit' in epic detail
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Orlando Bloom on the return of Legolas in 'The Hobbit' and how elves make love
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Evangeline Lilly worried 'Hobbit' fans would 'hate' her
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'The Hobbit': Evangeline Lilly's elven warrior Tauriel is ... Batman?
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'The Hobbit' fan event livestream -- watch it here!
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'The Hobbit' Blu-ray: How the filmmakers restored dwarfish dignity
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'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug': See the trailer!
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Ian McKellen's last day as Gandalf
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Elijah Wood talks 'Maniac'
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'The Hobbit' actors provide squee-tastic response to fan-made trailer reaction video
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'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' teaser poster
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'The Hobbit': Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel
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Peter Jackson and others say studios are fueling F/X crisis
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Peter Jackson answers Stephen Colbert's question about next 'Hobbit'
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Andy Serkis explains why 'The Hobbit' is a family movie -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
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'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' passes $1 billion worldwide
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'The Hobbit: There and Back Again' release date pushed back
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Peter Jackson on the tragic loss of two colleagues
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Tragic endings for two creators of Middle-Earth
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Box office update: 'The Hobbit' journeys back to No. 1; 'Django' and 'Les Mis' stay strong
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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'The Hobbit': Neil Finn on the making of 'Song of the Lonely Mountain'
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'The Hobbit' budget breakdown, the Winklevoss twins go from Facebook to fashion and more
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'The Hobbit' at 48 frames per second: Are you recommending it?
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Box office report: 'The Hobbit' breaks December record with $84.8 million weekend
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Box office update: 'The Hobbit' walks away with $37.5 million on Friday
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'The Hobbit' -- EW critics' video review
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The Hobbit midnight box office gross
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'The Hobbit' at 48 frames per second: Is it possible for a movie to look TOO good?
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Ian McKellen clarifies prostate cancer diagnosis