Peter Jackson was involved with The Hobbit.
The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson . 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 is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson .