Falling in line with the more playful tone of the latest trailer, WB has released a dwarf-filled poster for Peter Jackson‘s upcoming The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Featuring a dozen of the little fellas and a plate full of cupcakes, there’s not much there to elicit a reaction, but we do have something that certainly will. Our friends over at Movies.com stumbled upon a frightening video of Andy Serkis as Gollum, but without the special effects, as he reads parts of The Hobbit to a bunch of little kids for Tolkien week. I can only hope he’s also covering therapy costs for the group as well. Check out both the video and poster below.
Synopsis:
The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever…Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities… A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey arrives on December 14th, 2012.