![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is making a bizarre kind of history by going out in limited release at 48 frames per second (double the usual standard). Tolkien’s The Hobbit forces audiences to run an obstacle course before the fun kicks in.įirst, you need to get past the look of it. Two sequels, The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies, followed in 20, respectively.Part One of director Peter Jackson’s planned film trilogy of J.R.R. The film received numerous accolades at the 85th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Production Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Visual Effects. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $1.017 billion at the box office, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2012. It was almost nine years after the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The ensemble cast also includes Ken Stott, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, James Nesbitt, Elijah Wood, and Andy Serkis, and features Sylvester McCoy, Barry Humphries, and Manu Bennett.Īn Unexpected Journey premiered in Wellington on 28 November 2012, and was then released on 12 December in New Zealand and on 14 December in the United States, by Warner Bros. An Unexpected Journey tells the tale of Bilbo Baggins ( Martin Freeman), who is convinced by the wizard Gandalf ( Ian McKellen) to accompany thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield ( Richard Armitage), on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug. The story is set in Middle-earth sixty years before the main events of The Lord of the Rings and portions of the film are adapted from the appendices to Tolkien's The Return of the King. ![]()
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