All but one of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films included the Wilhelm scream, a sound effect made famous by Star Wars.

After many years away in the wake of the Hobbit films’ releases, Lego’s Lord of the Rings line has firmly established itself as one of the brick maker’s annual treats, first delivering an ...

Hobbit actor Richard Armitage is set to voice upcoming titles in the bestselling thriller series, Alexander Gregory. The news comes as physical sales of LJ Ross’ books have surpassed one million ...

J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic book The Hobbit, the prequel for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, was written for his own children and has been translated into at least 69 other languages. Published by ...

I don’t know what other guys do. Go fishing? For me, this is just a great way to relax — There’s something really zen about it. The Hobbit wasn’t the only franchise Grace applied this technique to. He ...

In today’s episode, Albo takes a tumble just like financial markets after Trump’s tariffs. Ben O’Shea also looks at Labor’s surprise strategic reserve of critical minerals and finds out what Peter ...

That wizard, in that new movie you’ve got coming up called ‘The Hobbit.’” Next, you see him in full wizard garb, complete with a spell stick or something, passing on some wixard wisdom to viewers at ...

Tales of the Shire is a cozy life-sim set in the vibrant world of Middle Earth – the setting for Lord of the Rings. The game comes from Wētā Workshop, the masterminds behind many of the ...

While Tales of the Shire’s release date slipped further into the year, the simulation game is quickly approaching. Now set to release this July, Tales of the Shire initially excited Tolkienverse ...

The author who wrote the classic fantasy tales The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings is being honoured with a new sculpture trail. JRR Tolkien spent almost 18 months in Hull and East Yorkshire ...

Tomorrow we’ll be celebrating the second Passover since the start of this war. People around the world will gather at Seder tables and talk about slavery and freedom, liberty and social justice.

Adapting a novel to film or television is a notoriously tricky business. Filmmakers and screenwriters have to juggle various impulses, deciding which characters to include and which to exclude.