Returning to Middle-earth, in blockbusterised form
Researching audience engagements with the Hobbit trilogy : a unique methodological approach
Adaptation, anticipation and cinematic desires : prefigurative engagements with a blockbuster fantasy franchise
Unexpected controversies cast a shadow over Middle-earth
The saga begins : mapping audience reactions to An unexpected journey
The rise of the Hobbit critic : from The desolation of Smaug to The battle of the five armies
Pioneering cinematic technologies and The Hobbit's hyperreality paradox
On the transformation of meaning and cinematic desire
Making sense of difference : how social location and identity shaped engagements with the Hobbit trilogy
Conclusion and methodogical reflections on a unique project.