Hobbit Toys Hit Shelves, Tauriel Revealed

Good news for Tolkien collectors today: it looks like Bridge Directs' new action figure line from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has begun appearing in toy stores. What's more, the packaging has given us our first official glimpse at Evangeline Lilly's Elven character Tauriel. Check out the images below for a closer look (via TheOneRing.net):

Tauriel has been a point of mild controversy since she was first announced -- the character was an original creation for Peter Jackson's film and is not a part of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth canon.

While the toys are specifically labeled for An Unexpected Journey, the site notes that Tauriel's appearance may not come until the second film, The Desolation of Smaug.

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The Hobbit: Bilbo Gets a New Poster

To celebrate Hobbit Day, Warner Bros. and MGM have released the new poster for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, this one featuring Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and his sword Sting.

In other Hobbit Day news, check out this Hobbit trailer made by school kids:

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens December 14.

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Where Will The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey End?

Even before it was confirmed that The Hobbit was going to be a trilogy, fans have wondered where the first film -- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey -- would leave off and the second film would begin.

The One Ring (via /Film) points out the apparent ending of the first film, based on imagery revealed by the new Hobbit movie app. Even though this is a classic book that's been out for nearly 3/4 of a century, we're still going to issue a SPOILER WARNING.

The sites claim that based on the position of the image above in the App's timeline this is the last scene in the first movie.

As /Film explains, this scene is "from about 100 pages into the 270 page book, when Gandalf, Bilbo and the Dwarves pass the Misty Mountains and are confronted by the Wargs and Goblins. They hide, the Eagles save them, they meet up with Beorn and Gandalf leaves. It’s a logical break in the narrative as it’s an action sequence, you’re introduced to a major new character and the story takes a break. ... However, if this indeed is the ending of An Unexpected Journey, there’s still almost 200 pages of book to go with only one movie down. That suggests the third film will include much of the Smaug material, and that each film could be considerably shorter than the Lord of the Rings movies."

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens December 14.

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