The german magazine Cinema magazine released many insider information about the Hobbit!
WARNING: SPOILERS AFTER THE JUMP
Schlagwort: An unexpected Journey
Is „very good“ good enough for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey?
This was the question of a review over at hitfix and it is an incredibly accurate description of the dilemma that Peter Jackson’s return to Middle-Earth has to face.
Set 60 years before the Lord of the Rings trilogy this first installment of the Hobbit-Trilogy tells the story of how Bilbo Baggins (a wonderful Martin Freeman) went from being a respected to an adventurous Hobbit who would join Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and his 12 fellow dwarves. Together with the ever mysterious and grumpy wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) their mission is to get to the lonely mountain Erebor to kill the Dragon Smaug and reclaim the mountain which used to be the home of Thorin’s race.
The first picture of Legolas has found its way online. It depicts Legolas with Bard – a human character that will be of significant importance in the final act of the story:
I can’t really say something eloquent about those beautiful shots that have made their way online. The expressions and designs are just gorgeous:
Finally there is a new trailer for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first part of the now-trilogy – and it can never hurt to include Harry Potter trailermusic in your epic-fantasy-trailer.
Peter Jackson had an interesting announcement on his facebook page – something that has started as a rumor a few days ago:
The adaption of J.J.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit will not be two movies (An Unexpected Journey and There and Back again respectively) but instead a whole trilogy! Here is a capture of his statement: