It's here precious! Terrific first trailer for 'The Hobbit' arrives online

By Anthony Pearson Dec 21, 2011, 3:17 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 terrific new first trailer for director Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is now online. The release of the trailer marks the 10th anniversary of Jackson's first Tolkien adaptation, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring."

The trailer features the return of familiar faces and the introduction of new ones to the land of Middle-Earth, aka New Zealand. Will bring goosebumps to fans of the J. R. R. Tolkien's work and PJ's films.

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is the first part of the two movie Hobbit journey. The second film, "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" will be released a year later on December 13th, 2013.

Watch Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in the new trailer for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" below (two videos for if you are having problems loading one);





"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is released across the US and UK on 2D/3D screens from December 14th, 2012.

Also check out the teaser poster for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" here.

Filming started in March and is still well underway on the two "Hobbit" movies. Filming is likely to continue through to the summer.

"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, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.

Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever... Gollum.

Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities... A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

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 “Sherlock,” takes on the central role of Bilbo Baggins. Also reprising their roles from “The Lord of the Rings” movies are: Cate Blanchett as Galadriel; Orlando Bloom as Legolas; Ian Holm as the elder Bilbo; Christopher Lee as Saruman; Hugo Weaving as Elrond; Elijah Wood as Frodo; and Andy Serkis as Gollum. The ensemble cast also includes (in alphabetical order) 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, and Aidan Turner.