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The Hobbit is an upcoming two-part epic fantasy film directed 1......................... Sir Peter
Jackson. It is a film adaptation of the 1937 novel of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien and a
prequel to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings, returns
2..................... director of the film and also serves as producer and co-writer.

The two parts, titled The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again,
are 3............................... filmed back to back and are in production in New Zealand; principal
photography began on 21 March 2011. They are scheduled to be 4................................... on 14
December 2012 and 13 December 2013, respectively.

The adventure 5.................................. the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is
6................................. an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the
fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the7............................. by the wizard Gandalf the
Grey, Bilbo finds 8.............................. joining a company of thirteen
dwarves9.................................. 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.

10............................... their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first
they 11................................ escape the goblin tunnels, 12................................ Bilbo meets the
creature that will change his life foreverGollum.

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 13...............................
also gains possession of Gollums precious ring 14............................... 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.
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The Hobbit is an upcoming two-part epic fantasy film directed by Sir Peter Jackson. It is a film
adaptation of the 1937 novel of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien and a prequel to The Lord of
the Rings film trilogy. Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings, returns as director of the film
and also serves as producer and co-writer.

The two parts, titled The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back
Again, are being filmed back to back and are in production in New Zealand; principal
photography began on 21 March 2011. They are scheduled to be released on 14 December
2012 and 13 December 2013, respectively.

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 but also gains possession
of Gollums 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.