World premiere of ‘The Hobbit: A Unexpected Journey’ on 28 Nov

Nov 28, 2012

Los Angeles: Filmmaker Peter Jackson is trying to wrap up editing of forthcoming movie The Hobbit: A unexpected Journey before its world premiere on 28 November.

Jackson, 51, finished shooting of movie in July within 266 days of its start and in his video blog he has mentioned about the entire team working very hard to meet the deadline.

Screengrab from the trailer

In a clip posted on Nov 24, Jackson says: “It’s due to be completed literally two days before the premiere… hopefully…You’re gonna see a lot of sleep-deprived people in this blog. Everyone’s working around the clock to get the film finished.”

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is based on JRR Tolkien’s classic novel and stars Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins.

It is set to hit theatres Dec 12 and will be followed by The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in December, 2013, and “The Hobbit: There and Back Again” in July 2014.

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