The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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Directed by	Peter Jackson
Screenplay by	Fran Walsh Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson Guillermo del Toro
Based on	An Unexpected Journey by J.R.R. Tolkien
Produced by	Carolynne Cunningham Zane Weiner Peter Jackson Fran Walsh
Starring	Ian McKellen Martin Freeman Richard Armitage James Nesbitt Ken Stott Cate Blanchett Ian Holm Christopher Lee Hugo Weaving Elijah Wood Andy Serkis
Cinematography	Andrew Lesnie
Edited by	Jabez Olseen
Music by	Howard Shore
Production companies	New Line Cinema Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wingnut Films
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	28 November 2012 (2012-11-28) (Wellington premiere) 12 December 2012 (2012-12-12) (New Zealand) 14 December 2012 (2012-12-14) (United States)
Running time	169 minutes (theatrical)[1] 182 minutes (extended version)
Countries	New Zealand United States[2]
Language	English
Budget	$200–315 million[3][4][5]
Box office	$1.017 billion[6]

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic fantasy adventure movie. It is the first part of The Hobbit trilogy.

The movie took in over $1.017 billion overall. The film was followed in 2013 by The Desolation of Smaug and in 2014 by The Battle of the Five Armies.

The film stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Adam Brown, and other casts. Luke Evans, Stephen Fry and Orlando Bloom does not appear in the first film.

Bilbo Baggins gets a request from Gandalf to go on a journey. Later that night, a group of dwarves visited Bilbo's house.

• Ian McKellen as Gandalf
• Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins
• Richard Armitage as Thorin
• Ken Stott as Balin
• Graham McTavish as Dwalin
• William Kircher as Bifur/Tom Troll
• James Nesbitt as Bofur
• Stephen Hunter as Bombur
• Dean O'Gorman as Fili
• Aidan Turner as Kili
• John Callen as Oin
• Peter Hambleton as Gloin/William Troll
• Jed Brophy as Nori
• Mark Hadlow as Dori/Bert Troll
• Adam Brown as Ori
• Ian Holm as Old Bilbo
• Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
• Hugo Weaving as Elrond
• Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
• Christopher Lee as Saruman
• Andy Serkis as Gollum
• Sylvester McCoy as Radagast
• Barry Humphries as Great Goblin
• Jeffrey Thomas as Thror
• Mike Mizrahi as Thrain
• Lee Pace as Thranduil
• Manu Bennett as Azog
• Conan Stevens as Bolg
• John Rawls as Yazneg
• Stephen Ure as Fimbul/Grinnah
• Bret McKenzie as Lindir
• Kiran Shah as Goblin Scribe
• Benedict Cumberbatch as Necromancer
• Jarred Blakiston as Musical Elf
• Andrew Fitzsimons as Elf
• Brendan Casey as Thranduil's Lieutenant
• Cameron Jones as Thranduil's Lieutenant

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on IMDb

1. ↑ "The Hobbit: An unexpected Journey (2012)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
2. ↑ "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey". BFI. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
3. ↑ "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
4. ↑ Masters, Kim (17 October 2012). "'The Hobbit:' Inside Peter Jackson and Warner Bros.' $1 Billion Gamble". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 December 2013. A knowledgeable source says the first two installments cost $315 million each, and that's with Jackson deferring his fee. A studio source insists that number is wildly inflated and, with significant production rebates from New Zealand, the cost is closer to $200 million a movie.
5. ↑ "'Hobbit' Sequel Reigns at Box Office". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
6. ↑ "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2 March 2021.