The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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adventure film epic film fantasy film film

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, serving as the first installment in the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit and a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	adventure film → epic film → fantasy film → film →
authorOfSourceWork	J. R. R. Tolkien →
basedOn	The Hobbit →
boxOfficeGrossWorldwide	over US$1 billion →
cinematographyBy	Andrew Lesnie →
countryOfOrigin	New Zealand → United States →
director	Peter Jackson →
distributedBy	Warner Bros. Pictures →
editedBy	Jabez Olssen →
filmingLocation	New Zealand →
followedBy	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug →
follows	The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (chronological narrative prequel) →
format	3D film → High frame rate 48 fps version →
genre	adventure → fantasy →
language	English →
mainCharacter	Bilbo Baggins → Gandalf → Thorin Oakenshield →
musicBy	Howard Shore →
narrativeFocus	Bilbo Baggins joining a company of dwarves to reclaim Erebor from the dragon Smaug →
partOf	The Hobbit film series →
prequelTo	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film) →
producer	Carolynne Cunningham → Fran Walsh → Peter Jackson → Zane Weiner →
productionCompany	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer → New Line Cinema → WingNut Films →
ratingSystem	MPAA PG-13 →
releaseDate	14 December 2012 (United States) → 28 November 2012 (Wellington premiere) →
releaseYear	2012 →
runtimeMinutes	169 →
screenwriter	Fran Walsh → Guillermo del Toro → Peter Jackson → Philippa Boyens →
setIn	Misty Mountains → Rivendell → The Shire →
setInFictionalUniverse	Middle-earth →
starredActor	Andy Serkis → Cate Blanchett → Christopher Lee → Elijah Wood → Hugo Weaving → Ian Holm → Ian McKellen → James Nesbitt → Ken Stott → Martin Freeman → Richard Armitage →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Elijah Wood → Fran Walsh → Howard Shore ("The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score)") → Hugo Weaving → Lee Pace → Martin Freeman → Peter Jackson → Philippa Boyens → Weta Digital → WingNut Films →	notableWork
Legolas ("The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (film)") → Sauron (voice and motion capture) → Tauriel ("The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (extended edition cameo/mention)") → Thorin Oakenshield ("The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (film)") →	appearsIn
Elijah Wood → Hugo Weaving → Ian McKellen →	portrayedIn
Fran Walsh → Philippa Boyens →	wroteScreenplayFor
Richard Armitage →	appearedIn
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug →	follows
The Hobbit →	hasAdaptation
The Hobbit film trilogy →	hasPart
Middle-earth film series →	includesFilm
Air New Zealand ("The Hobbit") →	notableSafetyVideoTheme
Andy Serkis →	portrayedInWork