The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is a 2012 film directed by Peter Jackson that serves as the first installment of his film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel, The Hobbit. The story follows the hobbit Bilbo Baggins as he is persuaded by the wizard Gandalf to join a company of thirteen dwarves on a quest to reclaim their homeland and treasure from the dragon Smaug. This journey is a prelude to the events of The Lord of the Rings. The film is noted for its epic scale and use of special effects, continuing Jackson's work on adapting Tolkien's Middle-earth.1234
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Guillermo del ToroTelevision and other works…the screenplays for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and its two sequels (2013 and 2014). In addition, he created the TV series The Strain (2014–17) and Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016–18)—based on novels that he wrote with Chuck Hogan and Daniel Kraus, respectively—as well as a sequel…
Read More…the screenplays for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and its two sequels (2013 and 2014). In addition, he created the TV series The Strain (2014–17) and Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016–18)—based on novels that he wrote with Chuck Hogan and Daniel Kraus, respectively—as well as a sequel…
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Richard Taylor…a costume designer for Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012). Taylor later handled the special effects for such films as Blade Runner 2049 (2017), The Meg (2018), and I Am Mother (2019).
Read More…a costume designer for Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012). Taylor later handled the special effects for such films as Blade Runner 2049 (2017), The Meg (2018), and I Am Mother (2019).
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Cate BlanchettHepburn, Dylan, and Academy Awards…Galadriel in the Hobbit trilogy—An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Desolation of Smaug (2013), and The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), all based on the Tolkien novel that preceded The Lord of the Rings. Her performance in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine (2013), as a socialite struggling to cope with…
Read More…Galadriel in the Hobbit trilogy—An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Desolation of Smaug (2013), and The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), all based on the Tolkien novel that preceded The Lord of the Rings. Her performance in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine (2013), as a socialite struggling to cope with…
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Christopher LeeHe reprised the role in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), both based on an earlier Tolkien work. His looming presence caught the attention of director George Lucas, who cast him as Count Dooku in the Star Wars movies Attack…
Read MoreHe reprised the role in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), both based on an earlier Tolkien work. His looming presence caught the attention of director George Lucas, who cast him as Count Dooku in the Star Wars movies Attack…
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Ian McKellen…a series of films (2012, 2013, 2014) based on Tolkien’s The Hobbit (1937).
Read More…a series of films (2012, 2013, 2014) based on Tolkien’s The Hobbit (1937).
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