Light the Torch of Gundor, Tolkien fans, because new pics from The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey are here!

Just in time for Comic-Con craziness, a picture of all twelve main hobbits from the upcoming first installment of the two-part adaptation has been released.

 
The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey will be released next year, and its second part The Hobbit: There and Back Again is set to hit theaters in 2013.

Martin Freeman will play protagonist Bilbo Baggins, and will be joined by Lord of the Rings alums such as Sir Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, and Orlando Bloom.

And just in case you haven’t nerded out enough, please enjoy this video blog from the film’s director, Peter Jackson!

Posted on July 22nd, 2011