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In the latest issue of the British movie magazine Total Film , they offer a preview of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit , which will start production soon after years of delays and setbacks. Months ago, we saw a little bit of Hobbiton, Bilbo Baggins' home in The Shire being built in New Zealand, but thanks to the pictures in the latest issue, we can see that building on that distinctive set is pretty much complete.

The actor makes his return in Peter Jackson's prequel official via his own personal website.

Warner Bros. and I seem to have our minds in the same place. See, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" has been out for a whopping five days, which means it's clearly the right time to start looking forward to "Deathly Hallows - Part 2." Fortunately, WB has appeased my desire to gaze ...

Harry Potter has cast his biggest box-office spell yet with a franchise record $125.1 million domestically over opening weekend.

Harry Potter is on the way to his biggest magic act yet. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" conjured up $61.2 million domestically in its first day, positioning it for the best opening weekend ever for the series about the young wizard.

"The Hobbit's" New Zealand saga finally appears to be over. The nation's prime minister, John Key, announced Wednesday that his government had reached an agreement with the producers of the two "Hobbit" movies to keep the $500-million production in his country.

Talks between New Zealand's prime minister and Warner Brothers over the filming of The Hobbit end with no decision on where filming will take place.

The wait is over, and the news is finally official: the project is greenlit, and Peter Jackson will direct two "Hobbit" films, with production set to start in February 2011.

In an unexpected move, Warner Bros. announced today that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1" will only be released in 2-D in both conventional and IMAX theaters.

An agreement would allow the director Peter Jackson to begin shooting J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” early next year.