If you’re on a quest for a new place to get Legolas, pack your Baggins and head west to the rolling green hills of Kerry, where a Lord of the Rings- themed pub has opened its doors — and you don’t need an elfish password to enter.

The final 'Hobbit' movie has been renamed 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ***

There's a little more urgency to the latest instalment of 'The Hobbit' series, but has director Peter Jackson gone far enough?

The run-up to the release of the first film in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy has seen a spate of tie-in publications and new editions of the works of JRR Tolkien.

There is a moment early in 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' when Gandalf The Grey (Ian McKellen) turns to diminutive hero Bilbo Baggins (Freeman) and counsels: “All good stories deserve embellishment.”

Ian McKellen has said felt like he was returning home when he started shooting 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'.

It’s been one of the most anticipated films in cinema history, but will Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit live up to the hype, asks Marjorie Brennan

Martin Freeman was never a fan of 'The Hobbit'.

Peter Jackson hopes the new technology he used on his Hobbit movie trilogy will create a magical experience that will get people into cinemas.

Peter Jackson says the weight of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' rests on Martin Freeman's shoulders.

Martin Freeman does not think 'The Hobbit' is his film – despite being the lead actor.

Elijah Wood found filming 'The Hobbit' movies to be like a "family reunion".

Ian Holm is to reprise his role as Bilbo Baggins in 'The Hobbit'.

Filming on Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' has been pushed back by a month.

Irish actress Saoirse Ronan’s casting in ‘The Hobbit’ appears to have been confirmed.

'The Hobbit' director Peter Jackson has been taken into hospital in New Zealand suffering with stomach pains, meaning the troubled 'Lord of the Rings' prequel will not start on its expected production date in February.

James Nesbitt is to undergo a month of "dwarf training" for ‘The Hobbit’.

James Nesbitt has won a part in ‘The Hobbit’.

NEW ZEALAND will remain the home of The Hobbit after the government struck a US$25 million (€18m) deal with Warner Bros and promised labour law changes to stop the film studio from relocating the big-budget movie production.

Amid disputes over where 'The Hobbit' movies will be shot, Peter Jackson and the executives behind the films announced the cast for the anticipated two-picture tale.

IT’S time to celebrate again in Middle Earth.

Peter Jackson is set to direct The Hobbit, the two-part prequel to the popular Lord Of The Rings trilogy and start shooting in February, Warner Bros said today.

Tobey Maguire has reportedly agreed to take the lead role in 'The Hobbit'.

A PET cat is fighting for his life after thugs used butcher’s twine to tie its back legs together.