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THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY New Images; Watch The Premiere LIVE From New Zealand Tonight

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The trolls: William, Tom and Bert (performed by PETER HAMBLETON, MARK HADLOW and WILLIAM KIRCHER respectively) in the fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), released by Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM.

Goblins, wizards, elves and trolls feature prominently in these brand new images from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”

Tune in TONIGHT at 9:50pm est / 6:50pm pst for the highly anticipated World Premiere of THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. Watch LIVE interviews with your favorite cast members as they walk the carpet in Wellington, New Zealand!

New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Present a WingNut Films Production, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, opening in High Frame Rate 3D (HFR 3D) in select theaters, other 2D and 3D formats, and IMAX® Friday, December 14. This film has not yet been rated.

CHRISTOPHER LEE as the Wizard Saruman the White.

(L-r) CATE BLANCHETT as Galadriel, CHRISTOPHER LEE as Saruman and HUGO WEAVING as Elrond.

MARTIN FREEMAN as the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

The Dwarves witness the Stone Giants.

The Great Goblin, performed by BARRY HUMPHRIES.

A goblin in a scene from THE HOBBIT.

(L-r) STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur the Dwarf and Tom the Troll.

CATE BLANCHETT as the Elf Queen Galadriel.

IAN McKELLEN as the Wizard Gandalf the Grey.

MARTIN FREEMAN as the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

(L-r) IAN McKELLEN as Gandalf and SYLVESTER McCOY as Radagast.

IAN McKELLEN as the Wizard Gandalf the Grey.

The White Council Chamber in a scene from the fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY.

(L-r) HUGO WEAVING, director PETER JACKSON and IAN McKELLEN on the set .

(L-r) MARTIN FREEMAN and director PETER JACKSON on the set.

(L-r) CATE BLANCHETT and director PETER JACKSON on the set.

(L-r) IAN McKELLEN and director PETER JACKSON on the set.

(L-r) STEPHEN HUNTER, JAMES NESBITT, crew member, director PETER JACKSON, MARTIN FREEMAN, RICHARD ARMITAGE, AIDAN TURNER, DEAN O’GORMAN, WILLIAM KIRCHER and MARK HADLOW on the set.

RICHARD ARMITAGE as the Dwarf warrior Thorin Oakenshield.

(L-r) DEAN O’GORMAN as Fili and RICHARD ARMITAGE as Thorin Oakenshield.

(L-r) Dwarves KEN STOTT as Balin, JOHN CALLEN as Oin, WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, RICHARD ARMITAGE as Thorin Oakenshield (center) and GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin.

(L-r) DEAN O’GORMAN as Fili and RICHARD ARMITAGE as Thorin Oakenshield.

(L-r) WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, JAMES NESBITT as Bofur, JED BROPHY as Nori, STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur, JOHN CALLEN as Oin, GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin, MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins, IAN McKELLEN as Gandalf, MARK HADLOW as Dori, ADAM BROWN as Ori, KEN STOTT as Balin, PETER HAMBLETON as Gloin,

(L-r) KEN STOTT as Balin, AIDAN TURNER as Kili, WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, IAN McKELLEN as Gandalf, GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin, Mark Hadlow as Dori and MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins.

(L-r) GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin, KEN STOTT as Balin and MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins.

(L-r) MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins and GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin.

(L-r) Dwarves STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur, Adam Brown as Ori, Mark Hadlow as Dori, Jed Brophy as Nori and PETER HAMBLETON as Gloin.

(L-r) JOHN CALLEN as Oin, DEAN O’GORMAN as Fili, AIDAN TURNER as Kili and STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur.

IAN McKELLEN as Gandalf, Adam Brown as Ori, JOHN CALLEN as Oin (behind tree branch), Mark Hadlow as Dori, Jed Brophy as Nori, AIDAN TURNER as Kili, WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins, GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin and PETER HAMBLETON as Gloin.

MARTIN FREEMAN as the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

(L-r) PETER HAMBLETON as Gloin, DEAN O’GORMAN as Fili, JOHN CALLEN as Oin, KEN STOTT as Balin, MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins, JAMES NESBITT as Bofur, AIDAN TURNER as Kili, STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur, WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, JED BROPHY as Nori and MARK HADLOW as Dori .

The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic 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 13 Dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild, through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins, Orcs and deadly Wargs, as well as a mysterious and sinister figure known only as the Necromancer.

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 ingenuity and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” 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.

Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, the character he played in “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, with Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. Also reprising their roles from “The Lord of the Rings” in “The Hobbit” Trilogy are: Cate Blanchett as Galadriel; Ian Holm as Old Bilbo; Christopher Lee as Saruman; Hugo Weaving as Elrond; Elijah Wood as Frodo; and Andy Serkis as Gollum. The international ensemble cast of the Trilogy also includes James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Sylvester McCoy, Barry Humphries, Aidan Turner, Dean O’Gorman, Graham McTavish, Adam Brown, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Manu Bennett and Conan Stevens.

The screenplay for THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY is by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro. Jackson is also producing the film, together with Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner and Fran Walsh. The executive producers are Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich, Ken Kamins and Carolyn Blackwood, with Boyens and Eileen Moran serving as co-producers.

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and the second and third films of the trilogy are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, with New Line managing production. Warner Bros. Pictures is handling worldwide theatrical distribution, with select international territories as well as all international television distribution being handled by MGM.

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY will be released in the U.S. on December 14, 2012, with the second film, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, releasing December 13, 2013, and the third film, THE HOBBIT: THERE AND BACK AGAIN slated for July 18, 2014.

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