The new Middle Earth trilogy from director Peter Jackson kicked off today with the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and to commemorate the occasion Jackson has released the final video blog from the film.  The director has been more than gracious by giving fans an in-depth look into the production and release of An Unexpected Journey by way of 9 previous video blogs, and this one focuses on the film’s premiere and completion.  With two more films to go and 8 more weeks of additional filming set to commence next year (sure to be followed by more filming in 2014), I’m sure this isn’t the last we’ve seen of the video blogs in total, but this does mark the end for An Unexpected Journey.

Hit the jump to watch the production diary.