The cameo of Christopher Lee in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Also returning to Middle Earth is Ian McKellen as Gandalf.

Bilbo (Martin Freeman) in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The film is out now.

The Hobbit star Martin Freeman. Freeman portrays Bilbo.

Martin Freeman is Bilbo in The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey. The film also stars Ian McKellen.

Cate Blacnchett and Ian McKellen star in The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey. The film debuts December 14.

Ian McKellen is Gandalf again in The Hobbit. The actor returns to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings world.

Peter Jackson Ian McKellen The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Peter Jackson directs Martin Freeman on the set of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The film marks Jackson's return to the Lord of the Rings world.

Hugo Weaving stars in The Hobbit. The film is the latest from Weaving, currently seen in Cloud Atlas.

A photo from the set of The Hobbit. Peter Jackson, director of Lord of the Rings, returns to Middle Earth for the prequel.

The Hobbit stars Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo is joined by Gandolf (Ian McKellan) in a new Lord of the Rings adventure from Peter Jackson.

Martin Freeman stars in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Bilbo Baggins. The prequel to the Lord of the Rings arrives in theaters December 14.