Fourth behind the scenes video from Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit'

By Anthony Pearson Nov 4, 2011, 10:34 GMT

The adventure of “The Hobbit” follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, the character he played in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and Martin Freeman, who won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the BBC series ...more

The lastest production video from the set of Peter Jackson's two-part adaptation of J.R.R Tolkiens fantasy adventure "The Hobbit" is now online.

In the ten minute video presented by Jackson, we get an interesting insight into the 3D and revolutionary 48 frames per second camera's used to film "The Hobbit."

The video also showcases the movie's cast in action and memorable sets from the Tolkien book such as the forest of Mirkwood.

Watch the fourth behind the scenes video from "The Hobbit" below;



"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" hits screens worldwide from December 14th, 2012. Part 2 of the story, "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" debuts the following year from December 13th, 2013.

Both films are set in Middle-earth 60 years before Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” The adventure of “The Hobbit” follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug.

Under Jackson’s direction, both movies are being shot consecutively in digital 3D using the latest camera and stereo technology. Filming is taking place at Stone Street Studios, Wellington, and on location around New Zealand.

"The Hobbits" giant cast includes; Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Evangeline Lilly, Richard Armitage, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Bret McKenzie, Graham McTavish, Mike Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O’Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Conan Stevens, Ken Stott, Jeffrey Thomas, Aidan Turner, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch and Barry Humphries.