Hobbit emerges from hole in the ground

By Garry Maddox
Updated December 4 2012 - 3:09pm, first published November 27 2012 - 3:00am
Man on a mission ... Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins surveys his quest and readies himself to pursue a fearsome dragon in the coming film version of The Hobbit.
Man on a mission ... Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins surveys his quest and readies himself to pursue a fearsome dragon in the coming film version of The Hobbit.

For fans of The Lord of the Rings, Elvish is almost back in the building. Heading to New Zealand for the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on Wednesday, there are excellent reasons to be optimistic about Peter Jackson's return to the world of hobbits, dwarves, wizards and dragons.

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