Production on The Hobbit to go ahead.

The first stills from the production of The Hobbit have been released and show that teams down in New Zealand are working fast to bring the locale of Hobbiton back to life.

Guillermo del Toro was recently interviewed by Brit DJ Simon Mayo and had some comments to make regarding the plot of The Hobbit, and a proposed bridge film within this two-part feature.

Explaining their plans to Empire, Guillermo Del Toro and Peter Jackson have made the announcement Lord Of The Rings fans have been waiting to hear with regards to the format that the upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit will be taking: “We’ve decided to have The Hobbit span the two movies, including the White Council and the comings and goings of Gandalf to Dol Guldur,” said Del Toro in an interview with the magazine.

After assigning the next five years of his life to bringing The Hobbit to the screen in collaboration with Peter Jackson as a two-movie double header, Guillermo del Toro has booked himself up with a collection of projects that should keep him a busy man for many years to come

We all knew it would happen; it was just a matter of time

Christopher Tolkien, the son of famous author JRR Tolkien, will attempt to block plans for two films based on The Hobbit next week

Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro, the executive producer and director of the upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit, will be taking fan questions in a live chat on 24 May

Finally, after months of speculation and weeks of inching closer to an announcement, Guillermo del Toro has been confirmed as the director for New Line and MGM’s adaptation of JR Tolkien’s The Hobbit

Sir Ian McKellen has, via his personal blog, delighted Tolkien fans worldwide by announcing his interest in reprising his role as Gandalf for the Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit