It's one of the most hotly anticipated movies of the year.
And Empire magazine has now treated fans to a first look at five characters from the upcoming The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Five separate covers show a sneak peek of Martin Freeman as Hobbit Bilbo Baggins, Richard Armitage as dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield, Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Cate Blanchett as elven queen Galadriel and, of course, Gollum.
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Sneak peek: Martin Freeman admitted he is still coming to terms with the fact that The Hobbit will finally be unveiled to the public in December
Although the movie is set for release in December, Freeman admitted he is still coming to terms with the fact that the Peter Jackson adaptation of the J.R.R Tolkien fantasy novel will finally be unveiled to the world.
He told Empire magazine: 'There’s still a part of me that doesn’t quite believe it’s going to come out. Not many things you do in your life take on mythical proportions. Because of Tolkien, and because of Peter, it’s the most anticipated film I’m sure I will ever do.'
And the British actor was even shocked when he recently popped to the cinema and saw the trailer for The Hobbit.
Gandalf: Sir Ian McKellen will reprise his role in the Middle Earth trilogy
The fiend returns: Gollum first appears in The Hobbit, when Bilbo Baggins stumbles upon his lair and finds the Ring
He added: 'It was like, f**k, I thought we were just doing it for ourselves.'
Meanwhile, Richard Armitage, who makes his debut as Dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield in the movie, explained he had been a fan of the Hobbit trilogy as a child.
He said: 'I’d read The Hobbit over and over as a kid. Then I got into the Lord Of The Rings as an adult, but sadly I was never in a position to even be considered for that trilogy.'
Ethereal beauty: Cate Blanchett returns as Galadriel, an Elf and the co-ruler of Lothlórien
Thorin: Richard Armitage, who makes his debut as Dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield in the movie, explained he had been a fan of the Hobbit trilogy as a child
'There’s nothing that could have stopped me from doing Thorin. If I never do another piece of work again after this, I think I’ll be happy, genuinely happy. It feels like an arrival.'
Elsewhere, the first TV advert for the movie has been released, offering fans a tempting teaser of what is set to come.
Showing sweeping views of Middle Earth that emphasize the epic scale of the film, Martin Freeman's Bilbo Baggins is seen embarking on the adventure of a lifetime.
Sneak peek: The first TV advert for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has now been released, offering fans a tempting teaser of what is set to come as Bilbo Baggins embarks on his epic adventure
Epic: The teaser showcases sweeping views of Middle Earth that emphasize the grand scale of the film
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first installment in the middle earth trilogy, is due for release on December 13.
The Desolation of Smaug will hit screens in December next year, while There and Back Again is scheduled for release in July 2014.
Read the full The Hobbit editorial special in the December issue of Empire magazine, on sale Thursday.
They're back: Cate Blanchett and Sir Ian McKellen will reprise their roles of Galadriel and Gandalf in the trilogy
Making his debut: Richard Armitage appears on horseback as he makes his way through Middle Earth
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2222275/The-Hobbit-Martin-Freeman-prepares-launch-look-upcoming-movie-revealed.html#ixzz2AESZl2TT
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