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| Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and his dwarf companions set out for the first part of their journey east. |
It just seemed like yesterday that Steven Spielberg announced the clean sweep of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at the 76th Academy Awards and like the final shot of the epic trilogy, the door to Middle-Earth had finally closed. However, Peter Jackson’s interpretation of Middle-Earth lived beyond his three epic films, yet no slew of video games, Lego sets or collectibles could quench fans’ thirsts as much as the actual movies. But after eight long years, we’re just about there, back on the doorstep of a brand new hobbit adventure split over two movies. Or so we thought.