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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Cast: Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee

IMDb page about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Studio(s): Stone Street Studios - Pinewood Studios - Leavesden Studios

Stone Street Studios: Principal photography began on March 21 2011

Stone Street Studios: 'B' Stage - Bag End interior

Pinewood Studios: Due to the length of the flight from London to New Zealand, Ian Holm and Christopher Lee shot their scenes at Pinewood Studios. This brief period of shooting in the UK ended mid-July 2011, and used F Stage and N+P Stage.

Part One of the new trilogy of Hobbit movies.

Peter Jackson has been keeping a video diary, now in 9 parts (see below)

Trailer:

The production is divided into three blocks, to allow time for editing and visual effects work. The Hobbit Parts One and Two has an overall production schedule of 254 days.

Block 1 - March - mid July 2011
Block 2 - 5 September 2011 to ?
Block 3 - 22 October - 15 December 2011 - 7.5 weeks on location around New Zealand (see Production Diary #5)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Studio(s): Stone Street Studios - Pinewood Studios - Leavesden Studios

Trailer:

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