Our return to Middle Earth is now just over a week away, but if you canât wait that long a 13-minute preview/featurette for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has landed online to quench your thirst for all things Tolkein. The preview boasts a great deal of new footage and interviews with the cast (including Elijah Wood) and director Peter Jackson.Hit the jump to watch the featurette, and click here to read Daveâs review of the film. The pic stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett and Andy Serkis, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens in 3D December 14th.[EMBED_YT]https://www.youtube.com/embed/fC5gk9qFsDE[/EMBED_YT]Peruse all of our recent coverage of The Hobbit below:
- Dave's review of the film.
- First Image from The Hobbit: There and Back Again Features Orlando Bloom and Luke Evans
- Steve's set visit round-up and 70 things to know.
- Peter Jackson on-set interview.
- Ian McKellan on-set interview.
- Martin Freeman on-set interview.
- Richard Armitage on-set interview.
- Weta Workshop head Richard Taylor on-set interview.
- 6 clips from the film.
- 20-minutes of behind-the-scenes footage.
Hereâs the synopsis for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey:
âThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeyâ follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the 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 Gollumâs âpreciousâ ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities⦠A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.