Everybody loved the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and now director Peter Jackson is working on a pair of new prequel films.“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is slated for a December 14, 2012 release and “The Hobbit: There and Back Again” will come out on December 13, 2013.“The Hobbit” flicks will follow Bilbo Baggins as he endeavors to “reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from Smaug the Dragon.”Martin Freeman will star as Bilbo, and series favorites like Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, and Elijah Wood will all be featured.
