(L-r) RICHARD ARMITAGE as Thorin Oakenshield, HUGO WEAVING as Elrond, IAN McKELLEN as Gandalf, MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins and KEN STOTT as Balin in New Line Cinemaâs and MGM’s fantasy adventure âTHE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY,â a Warner Bros. Pictures release.