The trailer for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has arrived online, and it’s as warm and nostalgic as a hug from an old friend.
Unsuprisingly - given the fact that he’s the chief character - we’re introduced to Bilbo Baggins first off. Helping anyone unfamiliar with the books to get up to speed, Ian Holm’s older Bilbo is regaling his younger relation, LOTR’s Frodo, with the true story of his adventure. With this framework narrative being set up, expect multiple endings by the time Part 2 is finished.
Back in the familiar setting of Hobbiton, Gandalf’s proposition to Bilbo (“I’m looking for someone to share an adventure”) is comfortingly reminiscent of the way in which he sets Frodo the challenge in Fellowship.
And Martin Freeman vindicates his casting with a simple look of bemusement and a puff of a pipe. We’re sold already, but there’s plenty more goodies in store…
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AvatarIII
Dec 21st 2011, 13:48
as for Stephen Fry, he's only in The Hobbit 2.... https://twitter.com/#!/stephenfry/status/149434312499003392
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Storage1129
Dec 21st 2011, 15:19
Gandalf is fighting Thrain II in that image/scene, and that shot of Bilbo glancing at the Ring takes place in Mirkwood hence the thick spider-webs. /rant
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keironsmith123
Dec 21st 2011, 17:52
Can't wait for this, what with The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers aswell, 2012 could be one of the best film years ever :D
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Hadouken76
Dec 21st 2011, 22:56
Maybe the reason for the absences is they feature in the second film...
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willow138
Dec 22nd 2011, 1:18
@storage1129 the ring shot is not Mirkwood. He always found it in the Goblin tunnels because it is when "Riddles In The Dark" happens
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Storage1129
Dec 22nd 2011, 6:11
willow138 -- He finds it in the Goblin tunnels, yeah, but tthat is a Mirkwood shot. The lighting, vegetation and spider-webs are a dead give away. Do you doubt that at one point Bilbo would not drop the Ring being surprised (or tussle with) by Ungoliant's children?
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SiMan
Dec 22nd 2011, 13:54
Does anyone know if we're gonna get a Theatrical cut and an Extended cut like before? (wish they'd done that with the Potter films too!)
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Hadouken76
Dec 24th 2011, 17:12
Siman expect to see...Hobbit pt 1(vanilla) , Hobbit Pt 1 (extended cut), Hobbit pt 2 (vanilla) HObbit pt 2(extended cut) Hobbit 1+2 boxset (vanilla) , Hobbit 1+2 (extended cut), The middle-earth saga (Hobbits 1+2 + LOTR) (extended cut) ... better start saving lol
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