The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Movie

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Who's Involved:

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

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

X-Men: Days of Future Past, Beauty and the Beast  

... Elrond

Captain America: The First Avenger, The Dressmaker  

... Gollum

Luther, The Batman Part II  

... Bilbo Baggins

Miller’s Girl , Love Actually  

... Thorin Oakenshield

Obsession, Ocean's Eight  

... Kili

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug  

... Dwalin

Secretariat, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug  

... 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

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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, Let Fury Have The Hour 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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