The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Trailer Breakdown

Preparing for another Middle-earth adventure

By Matt MaytumDec 21st 2011
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Notable Omissions

So, this is a very generous first trailer, but what don’t we see?

Notable by their absence are Evangeline Lilly’s Elven Tauriel, Stephen Fry’s Master of Laketown, and Bret ‘Flight Of The Conchords’ McKenzie, and there’s no sign of bear-man shapeshifter Beorn.

But, unsurprisingly, the most glaring absentee is the big bad of the piece, Smaug the dragon. In the finished films, Smaug will be played by Benedict Cumberbatch, who’ll be donning a tight, black, dot-speckled suit to portray the beast via performance capture. Don’t expect him to be revealed for some time yet; PJ and co will probably have us gnashing our teeth in anticipation for a while

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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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