"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" trailer debuting Wednesday during worldwide Tolkien Week

Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) are joining the worldwide celebration of Tolkien Week with the debut of the highly anticipated theatrical trailer for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” on Wednesday.

The first in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece “The Hobbit,” by J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is directed by Oscar winner Peter Jackson, who previously brought to the screen the blockbuster “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy. The week-long Tolkien Week celebration encompasses the 75th anniversary of the publication of “The Hobbit” novel and the worldwide celebration of Hobbit Day.

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” opens in 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on Dec. 14.

-BAM