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Win Passes To The Advance Screening Of THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY In St. Louis

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From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.

The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”

The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome Dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the Wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of 13 Dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild, through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins, Orcs and deadly Wargs, as well as a mysterious and sinister figure known only as the Necromancer.

Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the Goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever…Gollum.

Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities…A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY In High Frame Rate 3D (HFR 3D) in select theaters, other 2D and 3D formats, and IMAX® Friday, December 14!

Calling all Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves and Trolls…

Warner Bros. Pictures and WAMG invite you to enter to win a pass to the advance screening of THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY on December 11th at 7PM in St. Louis

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA THE DAY OF THE SCREENING.
2. SEND YOUR NAME AND ANSWER TO: michelle@wearemoviegeeks.com
3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: J.R.R. Tolkien published a children’s book called The Hobbit, or There and Back Again. Since its first publication, the book has sold more than 100 million copies and been translated into some 50 languages. In 75 years, it has never been out of print.

Name the MONTH – DAY – YEAR when the book was first published.

WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN THROUGH A RANDOM DRAWING OF QUALIFYING CONTESTANTS. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PASSES WILL NOT BE SUBSTITUTED OR EXCHANGED. DUPLICATE TICKETS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, the character he played in “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, with Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. Also reprising their roles from “The Lord of the Rings” in “The Hobbit” Trilogy are: Cate Blanchett as Galadriel; Ian Holm as Old Bilbo; Christopher Lee as Saruman; Hugo Weaving as Elrond; Elijah Wood as Frodo; and Andy Serkis as Gollum. The international ensemble cast of the Trilogy also includes James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Sylvester McCoy, Barry Humphries, Aidan Turner, Dean O’Gorman, Graham McTavish, Adam Brown, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Manu Bennett and Conan Stevens.

The screenplay for THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY is by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro, based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Jackson also produced the film, together with Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner and Fran Walsh. The executive producers are Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich, Ken Kamins and Carolyn Blackwood, with Boyens and Eileen Moran serving as co-producers.

Under Jackson’s direction, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEYwas shot in 3D 48 frames-per-second and is being released in High Frame Rate 3D (HFR 3D) in select theaters, other 2D and 3D formats, and IMAX®. Production took place at Jackson’s own facilities in Miramar, Wellington, and on location around New Zealand. Post production took place at Park Road Post Production in Wellington.

The creative behind-the-scenes team returning to Jackson’s crew included director of photography Andrew Lesnie, production designer Dan Hennah, conceptual designers Alan Lee and John Howe, editor Jabez Olssen, and makeup and hair designer Peter Swords King. The costumes were designed by Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor and Bob Buck. Taylor also oversaw the design and production of armour, weapons, creatures and special makeup, which were once again made by the award-winning Weta Workshop. Weta Digital took on the visual effects for the film, led by senior visual effects supervisor Joe Letteri. The visual effects supervisor was Eric Saindon, with David Clayton serving as animation supervisor. The film features the song “Song of the Lonely Mountain,” performed by Neil Finn.

New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Present a WingNut Films Production, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. All three films in “The Hobbit” Trilogy, also including “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” and the final film, “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), with New Line managing production. Warner Bros. Pictures is handling worldwide theatrical distribution, with select international territories as well as all international television distribution being handled by MGM.

This film has been rated PG-13 for extended sequences of
intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.

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The trolls: William, Tom and Bert (performed by PETER HAMBLETON, MARK HADLOW and WILLIAM KIRCHER respectively) in the fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), released by Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM.

CHRISTOPHER LEE as the Wizard Saruman the White.

(L-r) CATE BLANCHETT as Galadriel, CHRISTOPHER LEE as Saruman and HUGO WEAVING as Elrond.

MARTIN FREEMAN as the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

The Dwarves witness the Stone Giants.

The Great Goblin, performed by BARRY HUMPHRIES.

A goblin in a scene from THE HOBBIT.

(L-r) STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur the Dwarf and Tom the Troll.

CATE BLANCHETT as the Elf Queen Galadriel.

(L-r) STEPHEN HUNTER, JAMES NESBITT, crew member, director PETER JACKSON, MARTIN FREEMAN, RICHARD ARMITAGE, AIDAN TURNER, DEAN O’GORMAN, WILLIAM KIRCHER and MARK HADLOW on the set.

RICHARD ARMITAGE as the Dwarf warrior Thorin Oakenshield.

(L-r) DEAN O’GORMAN as Fili and RICHARD ARMITAGE as Thorin Oakenshield.

(L-r) Dwarves KEN STOTT as Balin, JOHN CALLEN as Oin, WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, RICHARD ARMITAGE as Thorin Oakenshield (center) and GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin.

(L-r) DEAN O’GORMAN as Fili and RICHARD ARMITAGE as Thorin Oakenshield.

(L-r) WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, JAMES NESBITT as Bofur, JED BROPHY as Nori, STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur, JOHN CALLEN as Oin, GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin, MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins, IAN McKELLEN as Gandalf, MARK HADLOW as Dori, ADAM BROWN as Ori, KEN STOTT as Balin, PETER HAMBLETON as Gloin,

(L-r) KEN STOTT as Balin, AIDAN TURNER as Kili, WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, IAN McKELLEN as Gandalf, GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin, Mark Hadlow as Dori and MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins.

(L-r) GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin, KEN STOTT as Balin and MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins.

(L-r) MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins and GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin.

(L-r) Dwarves STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur, Adam Brown as Ori, Mark Hadlow as Dori, Jed Brophy as Nori and PETER HAMBLETON as Gloin.

(L-r) JOHN CALLEN as Oin, DEAN O’GORMAN as Fili, AIDAN TURNER as Kili and STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur.

IAN McKELLEN as Gandalf, Adam Brown as Ori, JOHN CALLEN as Oin (behind tree branch), Mark Hadlow as Dori, Jed Brophy as Nori, AIDAN TURNER as Kili, WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins, GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin and PETER HAMBLETON as Gloin.

MARTIN FREEMAN as the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

(L-r) PETER HAMBLETON as Gloin, DEAN O’GORMAN as Fili, JOHN CALLEN as Oin, KEN STOTT as Balin, MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins, JAMES NESBITT as Bofur, AIDAN TURNER as Kili, STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur, WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, JED BROPHY as Nori and MARK HADLOW as Dori .