The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Movie

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey movie poster

Who's Involved:

Cate Blanchett, Ryan Gage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Jackson, Hugo Weaving, Richard Armitage, Ken Kamins, Fran Walsh, Luke Evans, Guillermo del Toro, Orlando Bloom, Lee Pace, Graham McTavish, Bret McKenzie, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Phillippa Boyens, Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Evangeline Lilly, Elijah Wood, Aidan Turner, Stephen Fry, Adam Brown, James Nesbitt, Barry Humphries, Conan Stevens, Ken Stott, Sylvester McCoy, Philippa Boyens, Carolynne Cunningham, Mikael Persbrandt, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, Jed Brophy, William Kircher

Release Date:

Friday, December 14, 2012 Nationwide

PG-13   PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA
extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images
Runtime: 2 hrs, 50 m
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

This prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy follows Bilbo Baggins, an upstanding member of the "little people,” on the hazardous journey with Gandalf the Grey. Together with 13 fortune-seeking dwarves, Bilbo Baggins will be swept out his door and into a dangerous but grand adventure through the Lonely Mountains, where he must contend against all manner of enemies, from dragons, to giant spiders, hostile elves, ravenous wolves, and – perhaps the most perilous of all – a subterranean creature named Gollum from whom Bilbo wins a magical ring (the ring that rules them all) in a riddling contest!


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Who stars in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Cast List

... Gandalf

Asylum, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King  

... Elrond

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies  

... Gollum

Long Shot, Luther  

... Bilbo Baggins

The Operative, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies  

... Thorin Oakenshield

Obsession, Into the Storm  

... Kili

Love is Blind, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies  

... Dwalin

The Wicker Tree, Secretariat  

... Olin

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug  

... Bombur

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug  

... Dori

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug  

... Gloin

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug  

... Bofur

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Five Minutes of Heaven  

Who's making The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Crew List

A look at the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Peter Jackson last directed The Beatles: Get Back–The Rooftop Concert and The Beatles: Get Back. The film's writer Peter Jackson last wrote Mortal Engines and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

Producers

Carolynne Cunningham
Peter Jackson
Fran Walsh

Production: What we know about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey?

Key Facts

  1. Director Peter Jackson began shooting the two films in New Zealand in 3D in mid-March (05-30-11).

Filming Timeline

  1. 2012 - July: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2011 - December: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2011 - March: The film was set to Production  status.

    Started filming in Wellington and secret locations around New Zealand.

  4. 2009 - August: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Release Date: When was the film released?


The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was a Nationwide release in 2012 on Friday, December 14, 2012. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including Any Day Now, Save the Date and Cheerful Weather for the Wedding. Additional information: 3D/2D; IMAX.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 .

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