Check out Martin Freeman as the man of the hour in this photo from Entertainment Weekly. The first part of The Hobbit will hit theaters on December 14, 2012.

Stevens was recently cast in the film as Azog the Orc. Filming is currently underway in New Zealand.

Peter Jackson poses on the set of The Hobbit to commemorate the first day of filming in March 2011.

Photograph taken on the New Zealand set of The Hobbit.

Photo taken on the New Zealand set of The Hobbit.

Photo from the New Zealand set of The Hobbit.

A proposed design for Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Hobbit, based on designs from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.