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And so it ends, with a hiss and a roar. Actually, many hisses and many roars - those from that dragon from the previous instalment going down in flames at the beginning.

Dominic Corry gets nerdy talking to director Peter Jackson about his final Hobbit film.

Peter Jackson has realised a 40-year-old dream by receiving his star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame - and he's scored some prime real estate.

Actress Evangeline Lilly pocketed a precious rune stone from the set of The Hobbit and told director Peter Jackson she had lost it on a beach.

The acting veterans of Middle-earth remember and reflect with Des Sampson about their time on the trilogies.

The world premiere of Sir Peter Jackson's last Hobbit film has been a bittersweet moment for fans around the world who have been waiting for the trilogy's final piece.

Fans of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogies will have the chance to have a close up look at some of the costumes worn by the stars of the films at a Costume Trail throughout Wellington.

As the world premieres for the final film in The Hobbit trilogy gets under way fans across the globe are feeling mixed emotions. The premieres are taking place at Leicester Square in London, and in Wellington, this morning.

The London world premiere for the final film in the Hobbit trilogy is underway, while a special screening is held in Wellington.

Check out photos from the Hobbit premiere in Wellington.

Dominic Corry talks to three of the greats who helped make The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies come to life.

When Peter Jackson went to film his final battle in Middle-earth, Dominic Corry was there.

Oscar-winning New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson is saying goodbye to Middle-earth, but he'll always have a place in Hollywood.

Hobbit fans and media have descended on New Zealand for an exclusive Hobbit tour and screening of the final film in the trilogy.

The NZ actors who starred as dwarves in the Hobbit trilogy have been snubbed by film bosses who won't take them to the movie's world premiere in London.

Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Richard Armitage and Luke Evans announce the World Premiere of 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' in London on December 1 2014.

Like the coveted ring featured in the films, a Hobbit-inspired in-flight safety video has proven it is the one video to rule them all, with more than 16m views in a week.

The teaser for The Hobbit: Battle Of The Five Armies promises every dramatic special effect director Peter Jackson and Weta Workshop can pull out of their magical hats.

A star of the Hobbit trilogy spent his days off from the biggest New Zealand productions to work on one of the smallest.

Undaunted hobbits have trumped princess power at the multiplex.

Warner Bros.' New Line Cinema is facing a new lawsuit from two men who say they're owed a share of the profits from the second and third 'Hobbit' films.