Peter Jackson was involved with The Hobbit.
Sir Peter Robert Jackson ( born 31 October 1961 ) is a New Zealand film director , screenwriter and film producer . He is best known as the director , writer , and producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy ( 2001 -- 03 ) and The Hobbit trilogy ( 2012 -- 14 ) , both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien . The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies . It is the third and final installment in Peter Jackson 's three-part film adaptation based on the novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien , following An Unexpected Journey ( 2012 ) and The Desolation of Smaug ( 2013 ) , and together they act as a prequel to Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy . The Hobbit (film series) . The screenplay was written by Fran Walsh , Philippa Boyens , Jackson , and Guillermo del Toro , who was originally chosen to direct before his departure from the project .