Well, as you know, this spy has a career so I wasn't able to give you the long awaited
THE HOBBIT trailer immediately as it appeared
around the Net today, so I guess you've already seen it, but tell me how did you like it? You have it bellow if you haven't seen it. As we've expected from the first, and very early trailer, it doesn't show much of the story or action, but introduces us with the characters and some truly lovely sets and landscapes. It also gives us a glimpse at some of the beloved characters from LORD OF THE RINGS saga such as Queen Galadriel and Gollum. It is also quite atmospheric with very interesting music. As you know the first part of the saga
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY will premiere in December 2012. Based
on
JRR Tolkien's famous book "The Hobbit", the film will bring the story of Bilbo Baggins, whom we have already seen in "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy.
THE HOBBIT STORY
The story now follows Bilbo as he first encounters Gandalf. Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue
by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and
the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever ... Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities ...
THE HOBBIT CAST
As you remember from HOLLYWOOD SPY's
extensive spotlight on
THE HOBBIT characters,the magnificent cast includes
Cate Blanchett as the Elven queen Galadriel,
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins,
Ian McKellen as Gandalf,
Luke Evans as Bard the leader of
Men,
Benedict Cumberbatch who will lend his voice to the dragon Smaug,
Hugo Weaving as Elven king Elrond,
Lee Pace as Elven king Thranduil,
Stephen Fry as Master of Laketown,
Evangeline Lilly as Elven girl Tauriel,
Richard Armitage and
Aidan Turner as dwarves....
THE HOBBIT TIDBITS
First part
AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY premieres in December 2012, while second part
THERE AND BACK AGAIN will premiere in December 2013! Overly dark and morbid
Guillermo del Toro was supposed to helm the film, but fortunately,
Peter Jackson took it
over during the pre-production limbo.
Actors
James McAvoy, Matthew Goode and
David Tennant were in the option to play Bilbo. MGM's bankruptcy,
Peter Jackson's ulcer surgery and New Zealand union strikes are just some of the troubles
THE HOBBITwent through.
Barry Humphries, also known as famous Dame Edna (US audience remembers her/him from ALLY MCBEAL) will play a CGI Goblin King, the ruler of the underground caverns in the Misty Mountains.
