Third Hobbit Movie Date Pushed Back

The release date for the third and final movie inThe Hobbit trilogy has been pushed back by five months.

The Hobbit: There And Back Again will now hit cinemas on 17 December next year, having previously been scheduled for release in July.

Dan Fellman, president of distribution for Warner Bros, said in a statement: "We're excited to complete the trilogy the same way we started it, as a holiday treat for moviegoers everywhere."

The first movie in the new JRR Tolkein trilogy, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, was released in December last year - and the second instalment is coming out at the end of this year.

The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug is scheduled to arrive in cinemas on 13 December.

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