Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Hobbit is underway. And despite some production setbacks, everything now appears to be rolling full steam ahead. So much so that they are confident in revealing titles and release dates for the two Hobbit films. The two parts will be called will be called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again. The first of which will be released on December 13, 2012, while the latter will hit theaters December 13, 2013. For all those J.R.R. Tolkien fans out there, that’s two straight years of Christmas presents from Jackson and crew.
Much of the cast from The Lord of the Rings whose characters appear in The Hobbit will be returning to Middle-Earth, including Elijah Wood as Frodo, Orlando Bloom as Legolas, Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Sir Christopher Lee as Sauruman, Hugo Weaving as Elrond, Cate Blanchett as Galadriel and Andy Serkis as Gollum. New comers to the world the Jackson has built are Martin Freeman, of Hitchhicker's Guide To The Galaxy fame, as the young Bilbo Baggins - Ian Holm will return as the older Bilbo - and Stephen Fry as the Lord of Laketown. Rumour has it - and this in only rumour at this point - that Leonard Nimoy will voice the legendary dragon, Smaug.
I have to say, that as a fan of the LotR trilogy, I'm ecstatic that Jackson finally returned to direct The Hobbit, as I feel, he is the only director of truly giving Middle-Earth the justice it deserves. It was his vision that brought the other films to life, and it should never been in anyone else's hands.
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