El Hobbit: Un Viaje Inesperado (2012) Apr 2026

: The three stone trolls that Bilbo and the dwarves encounter are voiced and acted by three of the dwarves: Mark Hadlow (Dori), William Kircher (Bifur), and Peter Hambleton (Gloin).

: Since the dwarves were too small for full-sized horses, the production "disguised" regular horses with shaggy hair and long manes to make them look like small ponies. Unexpected Cameos and Roles El hobbit: Un viaje inesperado (2012)

: Andy Serkis only had one scene to film as Gollum (the riddle game), but he stayed for the entire production as the Second Unit Director, helping film landscape and action shots. : The three stone trolls that Bilbo and

: Director Peter Jackson makes a cameo as a dwarf running past the camera during the opening attack on Erebor. : Director Peter Jackson makes a cameo as

: Many children of the cast and crew, including Peter Jackson’s daughter and James Nesbitt's children, appear as young hobbits or citizens in Dale.

: It was the first major motion picture to be filmed at 48 frames per second (double the industry standard) to create a "hyper-realistic" look and attract younger audiences back to cinemas.

: Because Ian McKellen (Gandalf) is much taller than the actors playing dwarves, he often had to film his scenes alone against a green screen while the others were on a different set. This made him so frustrated and lonely that he famously broke down on set; to cheer him up, the crew secretly decorated his tent with props and flowers.