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{{film infobox
{{film infobox
| image=[[File:New Line Cinema - The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey poster.jpg|250px]]
| image=[[File:The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - poster 1.jpg|250px]]
| name=The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
| name=''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''
| director=[[Peter Jackson]]<ref name="HBTitles">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.thehobbitblog.com/?p=2563|articlename=Titles and Release Dates Announced|dated=31-May-2011|website=[http://www.thehobbitblog.com/ The Hobbit Blog]|accessed=21-Dec-2011}}</ref><br/>[[Andy Serkis]] (Second Unit Director)<ref name="HBAndy">
| director=[[Peter Jackson]]<ref name="HBTitles">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.thehobbitblog.com/?p=2563|articlename=Titles and Release Dates Announced|dated=31-May-2011|website=[http://www.thehobbitblog.com/ The Hobbit Blog]|accessed=21-Dec-2011}}</ref><br/>[[Andy Serkis]] (Second Unit Director)<ref name="HBAndy">
{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.thehobbitblog.com/?p=2234|articlename=Andy Serkis to serve as Second Unit Director|dated=8-April-2011|website=[http://www.thehobbitblog.com/ The Hobbit Blog]|accessed=21-Dec-2011}}</ref>
{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.thehobbitblog.com/?p=2234|articlename=Andy Serkis to serve as Second Unit Director|dated=8-April-2011|website=[http://www.thehobbitblog.com/ The Hobbit Blog]|accessed=21-Dec-2011}}</ref>
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| writer=[[Guillermo del Toro]]<br/>Peter Jackson<br/>Fran Walsh<br/>Philippa Boyens<ref name="HBTitles"/>
| writer=[[Guillermo del Toro]]<br/>Peter Jackson<br/>Fran Walsh<br/>Philippa Boyens<ref name="HBTitles"/>
| narrator=
| narrator=
| starring=[[Martin Freeman]]<br/>[[Ian McKellen]]<br/>[[Richard Armitage]]<ref name="PJCasting1">{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150168211921558|articlename=Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit|dated=20-March-2011|website=FB|accessed=21-Dec-2011}}</ref><br/>''[[The Hobbit films#Confirmed cast|See cast section below for more]]''
| starring=[[Martin Freeman]]<br/>[[Ian McKellen]]<br/>[[Richard Armitage]]<ref name="PJCasting1">{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150168211921558|articlename=Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit|dated=20-March-2011|website=FB|accessed=21-Dec-2011}}</ref><br/>''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey#Confirmed cast|See cast section below for more]]''
| music=[[Howard Shore]]<ref name="PJCasting1"/>
| music=[[Howard Shore]]<ref name="PJCasting1"/>
| cinematography=[[Andrew Lesnie]]<ref name="PJCasting1"/>
| cinematography=[[Andrew Lesnie]]<ref name="PJCasting1"/>
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| studio=[[New Line Cinema]]<br/>[[MGM]]<br/>[[WingNut Films]]<ref name="HBTitles"/>
| studio=[[New Line Cinema]]<br/>[[MGM]]<br/>[[WingNut Films]]<ref name="HBTitles"/>
| distributor=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]]<ref name="HBTitles"/>
| distributor=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]]<ref name="HBTitles"/>
| released=[[14 December]] [[2012]]
| released=[[28 November]] [[2012]] <small>(worldwide première)</small><br/>[[14 December]] [[2012]] <small>(North America)</small><ref name="HBTitles2">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.thehobbitblog.com/the-hobbit-trilogy-titles-and-release-dates/|articlename=The Hobbit Trilogy titles and release dates|dated=2-September-2012|website=[http://www.thehobbitblog.com/ The Hobbit Blog]|accessed=2-September-2012}}</ref>
| runtime=2 hours 40 minutes<ref name="Empire1">{{webcite|author=Ali Plumb|articleurl=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=35587|articlename=Exclusive: Hobbit Running Time Revealed|dated=24-October-2012|website=[http://www.empireonline.com/ Empire Magazine]|accessed=24-October-2012}}</ref>
| runtime=169 minutes
| country=[[New Zealand]]<br/>[[United Kingdom]]<br/>[[United States]]
| country=[[New Zealand]]<br/>[[United Kingdom]]<br/>[[United States]]
| language=English
| language=English
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| imdb_id=tt0903624
| imdb_id=tt0903624
}}
}}
'''''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''''' is the first of [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Hobbit films|''The Hobbit'' film trilogy]] based on [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[1937]] novel ''[[The Hobbit]]''. It will be released on [[14 December]] [[2012]] in the United States and will be followed by ''[[The Hobbit films|The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'' in [[2013]] and ''[[The Hobbit films|The Hobbit: There and Back Again]]'' in [[2014]].
'''''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''''' is the first of [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film trilogy]] based on [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[1937]] novel ''[[The Hobbit]]''. It was released on [[14 December]] [[2012]] in North America and will be followed by ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'' in [[2013]] and ''[[The Hobbit: There and Back Again]]'' in [[2014]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
{{Blockquote|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 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.
{{Blockquote|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 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.<br/><br/>
<br/><br/>
''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 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.|[[Warner Bros.]] Press Release<ref name="WBPressRelease1">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.warnerbros.com/movies/in-theaters-coming-soon/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey/c36f51cb-9332-4db9-b297-458453025455.html|articlename=THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY|website=[http://www.warnerbros.com/ Warner Bros.]|accessed=19-November-2012}}</ref>}}
''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.''
<br/><br/>
''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 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.''|[[Warner Bros.]] Press Release<ref name="WBPressRelease1">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.warnerbroscanada.com/index.php/coming-soon/the-hobbit/|articlename=THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY|website=[http://www.warnerbroscanada.com/ Warner Bros. Canada]|accessed=9-Feb-2012}}</ref>}}


==People involved==
==Cast==
:''See:[[The Hobbit films#People involved|''The Hobbit'' films#People involved]]''
{{Seealso|The Hobbit (film series)#People involved}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[Richard Armitage]] || [[Thorin]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide">[[Brian Sibley]], ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Official Movie Guide]]'' (2012)</ref>
|-
| [[Manu Bennett]] || [[Azog]]
|-
| [[Cate Blanchett]] || [[Galadriel]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Jed Brophy]] || [[Nori]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Adam Brown]] || [[Ori]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[John Callen]] || [[Óin]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] || [[Sauron|The Necromancer]]<br/>[[Smaug]]
|-
| [[Martin Freeman]] || [[Bilbo Baggins]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Mark Hadlow]] || [[Dori]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/><br/>[[Bert]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Peter Hambleton]] || [[Glóin]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/><br/>[[William]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Ian Holm]] || Older [[Bilbo Baggins]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Barry Humphries]] || [[Great Goblin|Goblin King]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Stephen Hunter]] || [[Bombur]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[William Kircher]] || [[Bifur]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/><br/>[[Tom]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Christopher Lee]] || [[Saruman]]
|-
| [[Sylvester McCoy]] || [[Radagast|Radagast the Brown]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Ian McKellen]] || [[Gandalf]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Graham McTavish]] || [[Dwalin]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Mike Mizrahi]] || [[Thráin II|Thráin]]
|-
| [[James Nesbitt]] || [[Bofur]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Dean O'Gorman]] || [[Fíli]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Lee Pace]] || [[Thranduil]]
|-
| [[Andy Serkis]] || [[Gollum]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Conan Stevens]] || [[Bolg]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Ken Stott]] || [[Balin]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Jeffrey Thomas]] || [[Thrór]]
|-
| [[Aidan Turner]] || [[Kíli]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Hugo Weaving]] || [[Elrond]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|-
| [[Elijah Wood]] || [[Frodo Baggins]]<ref name="HobbitOfficialMovieGuide"/>
|}


===Cast===
==Music==
:''See:[[The Hobbit films#Cast|''The Hobbit'' films#Cast]]''
The score for ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' was composed by [[Howard Shore]], and was performed and recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios.<ref name="DougAdamsAUJ">{{webcite|author=[[Doug Adams]]|articleurl=http://www.musicoflotr.com/2012/11/the-hobbit-unexpected-journey.html|articlename=The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Soundtrack Album Coming December 11|dated=1-November-2012|website=[http://www.musicoflotr.com Doug Adam's Blog]|accessed=20-November-2012}}</ref>
 
Two editions of the soundtrack was released by [[Wikipedia:WaterTower Music|WaterTower Music]] on [[11 December]] [[2012]]:
*''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
*''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Special Edition]]''
 
The song featured in the credits to ''An Unexpected Journey'', [[Song of the Lonely Mountain]], was performed by [[Neil Finn]] and released [[12 November]] [[2012]]. It was first [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-finn-reaches-epic-heights-on-song-of-the-lonely-mountain-song-premiere-20121112 released on RollingStone.com].<ref name="">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-finn-reaches-epic-heights-on-song-of-the-lonely-mountain-song-premiere-20121112|articlename=Neil Finn Reaches Epic Heights on 'Song of the Lonely Mountain' – Song Premiere|dated=12-November-2012|website=[http://www.rollingstone.com/ RollingStone.com]|accessed=20-November-2012}}</ref>
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==Response==
''An Unexpected Journey'' was met with a mixed response from film critics.-->


==Promotional posters==
==Promotional posters==
{{Seealso|:Category:Images of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey posters}}
{{Gallery
{{Gallery
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|title=Promotional posters for ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''
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|File:New Line Cinema - The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey poster.jpg|The first promotional poster.
|File:The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - poster 1.jpg|The first promotional poster.
|File:New Line Cinema - The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey poster 2.jpg|The second promotional poster.
|File:The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - poster 2.jpg|The second promotional poster.
|File:New Line Cinema - The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey poster 3.jpg|The third promotional poster.
|File:The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - poster 3.jpg|The third promotional poster.
|File:New Line Cinema - The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey poster 4.jpg|The fourth promotional poster.
|File:The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - poster 4.jpg|The fourth promotional poster.
}}
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[The Hobbit films|''The Hobbit'' films]]
*[[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]
**''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: There and Back Again]]''
*[[:Category:Images from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|Images from ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'']]
*[[:Category:Images from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|Images from ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'']]
*[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey/Production videos|''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' production videos]]
*''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' soundtrack
*''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' soundtrack
**''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
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**''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Annual 2013]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Annual 2013]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Chronicles: Art & Design]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Chronicles: Art & Design]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Chronicles: Creatures & Characters]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Official Movie Guide]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Official Movie Guide]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: The Movie Storybook]]''
**''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: The Movie Storybook]]''
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit. It was released on 14 December 2012 in North America and will be followed by The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in 2013 and The Hobbit: There and Back Again in 2014.

Plot

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 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 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.
Warner Bros. Press Release[5]

Cast

See also: The Hobbit (film series)#People involved
Actor Role
Richard Armitage Thorin[6]
Manu Bennett Azog
Cate Blanchett Galadriel[6]
Jed Brophy Nori[6]
Adam Brown Ori[6]
John Callen Óin[6]
Benedict Cumberbatch The Necromancer
Smaug
Martin Freeman Bilbo Baggins[6]
Mark Hadlow Dori[6]
Bert[6]
Peter Hambleton Glóin[6]
William[6]
Ian Holm Older Bilbo Baggins[6]
Barry Humphries Goblin King[6]
Stephen Hunter Bombur[6]
William Kircher Bifur[6]
Tom[6]
Christopher Lee Saruman
Sylvester McCoy Radagast the Brown[6]
Ian McKellen Gandalf[6]
Graham McTavish Dwalin[6]
Mike Mizrahi Thráin
James Nesbitt Bofur[6]
Dean O'Gorman Fíli[6]
Lee Pace Thranduil
Andy Serkis Gollum[6]
Conan Stevens Bolg[6]
Ken Stott Balin[6]
Jeffrey Thomas Thrór
Aidan Turner Kíli[6]
Hugo Weaving Elrond[6]
Elijah Wood Frodo Baggins[6]

Music

The score for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was composed by Howard Shore, and was performed and recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios.[7]

Two editions of the soundtrack was released by WaterTower Music on 11 December 2012:

The song featured in the credits to An Unexpected Journey, Song of the Lonely Mountain, was performed by Neil Finn and released 12 November 2012. It was first released on RollingStone.com.[8]

Promotional posters

See also: Category:Images of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey posters
Promotional posters for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The first promotional poster.  
The second promotional poster.  
The third promotional poster.  
The fourth promotional poster.  

Trailers

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See also

External links

References

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