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Filming for THE HOBBIT wrapped up on July 5th, 2012 and director Peter Jackson posted a picture and a short message for the fans.
“We made it! Shoot day 266 and the end of principal photography on The Hobbit. Thanks to our fantastic cast and crew for getting us this far, and to all of you for your support! Next stop, the cutting room. Oh, and Comic Con!
Cheers, Peter J”
However, the promotions continued to roll in for this highly anticipated film. Last week’s print issue of Entertainment Weekly quickly started providing their readers with special interviews and inside and on-set scoops about the movie.Today, Jackson released a teaser poster that features Ian McKellen who plays Gandalf, as seen on the poster above.The exclusive poster will be available to people attending San Diego’s Comic-Con. Also, new, never before seen footage from the movie will be shown to those who attend.
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY will hit theatres on December 14th, 2012. The second movie, THERE AND BACK AGAIN, will be released sometime in December 2013. The movie will star Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit and Elijah Wood as Frodo.