The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012 Film | Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett | Review

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Channel: Amy McLean - Author and Film Reviewer · 2013 · Entertainment

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About the Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Movie 

Directed by Peter Jackson 
Produced by Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson 
Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro 
Based on The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien 
Starring  Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis 
Music by Howard Shore 
Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie 
Edited by Jabez Olssen 
Production company: New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, WingNut Films 
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures 
Release date: 28 November 2012 (Wellington premiere), 12 December 2012 (New Zealand), 14 December 2012 (United States) 
Running time: 169 minutes (Theatrical), 182 minutes (Extended) 
Budget: $200–315 million 
Box office: $1.021 billion 

The Hobbit Cast and Characters: 
Martin Freeman Young Bilbo Baggins 
Ian Holm 
Ian McKellen Gandalf the Grey 
Richard Armitage Thorin Oakenshield II 
Ken Stott Balin 
Graham McTavish Dwalin 
Aidan Turner Kíli 
Dean O'Gorman Fíli 
Mark Hadlow Dori 
Jed Brophy Nori 
Adam Brown Ori 
John Callen Óin 
Peter Hambleton Glóin 
William Kircher Bifur 
James Nesbitt Bofur 
Stephen Hunter Bombur 
Cate Blanchett Galadriel 
Hugo Weaving Elrond 
Christopher Lee Saruman the White 
Elijah Wood Frodo Baggins 
Sylvester McCoy Radagast the Brown 
Andy Serkis Gollum 
Manu Bennett Azog the Defiler 
Barry Humphries the Great Goblin 
Conan Stevens Bolg 
John Rawls Yazneg 
Bret McKenzie Lindir 
Kiran Shah Goblin scribe 
Jeffrey Thomas Thrór 
Stephen Ure Fimbul 
Michael Mizrahi Thráin II 
Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of the dragon Smaug, as well as The Necromancer, a mysterious sorcerer residing in Dol Guldur with the ability to summon the spirits of the dead.  

The Hobbit Soundtrack Songs List 
Special Edition Disc 1: 
My Dear Frodo 
Old Friends 
An Unexpected Party 
Blunt the Knives 
Axe or Sword? 
Misty Mountains 
The Adventure Begins 
The World is Ahead 
An Ancient Enemy 
Radagast the Brown 
The Trollshaws 
Roast Mutton 
A Troll-Hoard 
The Hill of Sorcery 
Warg-Scouts 
Disc 2 
The Hidden Valley 
Moon Runes 
The Defiler 
The White Council 
Over Hill 
A Thunder Battle 
Under Hill 
Riddles in the Dark 
Brass Buttons 
Out of the Frying-Pan 
A Good Omen 
Song of the Lonely Mountain 
Dreaming of Bag End 
A Very Respectable Hobbit 
Erebor 
The Dwarf Lords 
The Edge of the Wild

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