Dan Silver: After raking in billions of dollars at the Box Office, and winning numerous Academy Awards, it was only a matter of time before the Hollywood suits came back to search for their “precious.” But as the title states, The Hobbit took “an unexpected journey” -- through financial and studio turmoil, rights ownership disputes, and a lost director (all places worse than Mordor) –- back to the big screen. But there’s no reason to go into any further detail on the behind-the-scenes drama from the past because for the first time in nearly eight years, we’re finally given a peek at the return to Middle Earth.

For Ring fans, this trailer does not disappoint. It’s a perfect blend of the familiar with the unknown.