THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY New Trailer

Just in time for Tolkien Week comes the first trailer to Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY along with the new official Hobbit interactive site where fans can create their own trailer ending.

The highly anticipated theatrical trailer for THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY is finally here to the delight of Hobbit and Lord of the Rings fans. The first in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece by J.R.R. Tolkien opens December 14, 2012 and the wait is killing most of us.  Judging by the trailer, there is definitely reminders of Lord of the Rings and familiar travels, but this trailer ends with a bit of comic relief.  The trailer debut leads up to the 75th Anniversary of publication of The Hobbit and Worldwide Hobbit Day, marking the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.
WARNER BROS. PICTURES, NEW LINE CINEMA AND METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURES also launched the official site, www.thehobbit.com, which offers four additional endings to the new trailer. Fans can choose their favorite to create their own version of the trailer to be shared with friends.
Tolkien Week is being celebrated with events all week-long including activities on Friday, September 21 celebrating with parties and feast influenced by the book. The next day, fans around the globe will mark Bilbo and Frodo Baggins birthdays with Hobbit Day. How can they both share a birthday?  Bilbo and Frodo were both said to be born on the same day of different years, Bilbo in the year 2890 and Frodo in the year of 2968 in the Third Age (1290 and 1368, respectively, in Shire-reckoning, the Hobbits' own calendar).

The movies official Facebook page has created a communal page with ideas on throwing a Hobbit Party and a "Fan of the Week" contest, and a special app for recipes inspired by Middle-earth. The American Tolkien Society first proclaimed Hobbit Day and Tolkien Week in 1978, though Hobbit Day celebrations existed prior to its official recognition long before the movies where turned into movies.

series of features and ideas to create a fun, communal experience leading up to Tolkien Week, including "How to Throw a Hobbit Party" instructions, a "Fan of the Week" contest, and a special app on which fans will be able to share and collect recipes inspired by Middle-earth.

 

What do you think of the new trailer?