Hobbit Teaser Online Release Tuesday, Confirmed With TinTin

The official Warner Bros twitter account has confirmed that The Hobbit teaser trailer will be attached to the Adventures of TinTin when it is released on 12/21. They wrote "Get your 1st look at the return to Middle-earth on 12/21 when the trailer for #TheHobbit: An Unexpected Journey plays before @Tintin_Movie!" However, keep in mind that while WB can stress for theatres to air the trailer with the movie, it doesn't mean that theaters will so no guarantees you will see it with the movie.

Having said that, USA Today is reporting that, "A 15-minute satellite feed of the trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will stream at 10 p.m. ET/PT on the night of Dec. 20 and again the following day at 9 a.m. ET/PT." Not really sure what this means. The trailer is 2.5 minutes long, so not sure if 15 minute long stream will meam the trailer just loops for 15 minutes or possibly some kind of introduction interview or the like will occur. Guess we will find out next week. As for the image above, that comes from Empire Magazine's 2012 preview which will be on shelves soon.

Official Lego Lord of the Rings, Hobbit Products Coming Summer 2012

Lego has expanded its movie properties empire by snagging one of the biggest there is. It started with Star Wars, expanded to Harry Potter, Batman and more. Today Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Lego have announced that coming in the summer of 2012 will be play sets based on The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit movies. As the image shows, the mini-fig figures alone might make the sets worth it. No details on what the play sets will be based on but I imagine at some point they will cover all the major sets and locations from Middle Earth. If the fan creations are any indication, the sky is the limit. The official website for this new line of Lego is here. Press release after the break.

The Hobbit Teaser Trailer Description

Thanks to TheOneRing's Duff Man, below is the description of The Hobbit teaser trailer that is expected to be attached to Peter Jackson produced The Adventures of TinTin that hits US theatres on December 21st. I assume it will also be made available online a few days before.

Starts with Bilbo (Ian Holm!!) talking to Frodo (Elijah Wood) at Bag End about his “adventures” and how he didn’t tell him everything.

Shows Gandalf making his proposition to young Bilbo and introducing all 13 dwarves by name as it cuts to each.

Bilbo protests of course, because Bagginses belong at Bag End.

The “big” scene is the dwarves, led by Thorin, singing a long slow song. I didn’t catch all the words, but I have to assume it’s from the book. Very ominous tone.

Lots of images in a montage, of travelling and fighting. I think I saw some goblins, and maybe some troll legs, but it went by quickly. Some creepy ruins–looked almost like Moria, but without the majesty. I wasn’t sure if it was underground in the goblin stronghold or something else. Dol Guldur?