"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" Trailer Released

Wow, less than a decade old and having the feel of such a remarkable classic. Peter Jackson returns to the Lord of the Rings universe to bring The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey to life. The film is slated for December 2012 release, so the producers have released these preliminary tidbits to tide fans over for the moment.

More on the film here and here including the director's video blog about this 3-D production here

The Guardian offers a nice interview with Elijah Wood here

Of course  for those who aren't LOTR fans, here is the infamous clip from Clerks 2 where Jeff Anderson 's character Randal Graves, does a very funny number  on the Trilogy that even a LOTR fan (well, at least one who is not in the movie) must admit is quite amusing. Here