The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

At the end of 2012, the long-awaited premiere of the first film from the new trilogy of director Peter Jackson - "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey". The role of the protagonist, Bilbo Baggins, was performed by British actor Martin Freeman.

Trilogy about the adventures of Bilbo Baggins isscreen version of the book by JRR Tolkien "The Hobbit, or There and Back" and the prequel of the acclaimed film trilogy "The Lord of the Rings". The first film of the trilogy, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", is released in December 2012. A year later, the release of the second part is expected, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", and in July 2014, viewers will see the final part, "The Hobbit: There and Back".

Honored Hobbit Bilbo Baggins lives a quiet life, devoid of anyadventure. However, the wizard Gandalf the Gray persuades him to join the thirteen gnomes under the leadership of Thorin Duboshchit in a grandiose campaign, whose goal is to win from the sinister dragon Smog the lost kingdom of the gnomes Erebor and the treasures stored in it.

At the beginning of the journey, Bilbo only prevents the dwarves, but gradually he discovers in himself the cunning and courage that was hidden in the depths of his soul. And in his journey Bilbo will take over gold ring, which will give him the ability to become invisible. He does not yet know that a simple-looking ring can influence the fate of the whole Middle-earth ...

Information about the film

Name: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Original name: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Tagline: From the smallest beginnings come the greatest legends
Year: 2012
A country: United States, New Zealand
Genre: fantasy, adventure
Producer: Peter Jackson
Author (s) of the scenario: Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, Philippe Boyens, Francis Walsh
Author of the original: John Ronald Ruel Tolkien
Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis, Keith Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, and others.
World premiere: 28 November 2012
Premiere in the Russian Federation: 20 December 2012
Duration: 164 minutes

Interesting Facts

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is the first film shot with frequency 48 frames per second; For shooting, RED Epic cameras with a resolution of 5K high definition were used.

Work on the project began in 2007,However, preparation for the shooting was heavily delayed due to legal proceedings concerning the rights to screenings and rental, and also because of the change of the director of the picture. As a result, the shooting was given a green light only in October 2010.

The role of Bilbo Baggins could play James McAvoy, but he refused to participate in the film. Instead, he played this role Martin Freeman, for whose sake the shooting schedule was changed so that Martin could play both in the trilogy about the adventures of the hobbit, and in the continuation of the series "Sherlock", where Freeman plays the role of Dr. Watson.