‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Trailer is Online

10 years ago, The Lord of the Rings trilogy was released. It was an adventurous and risky feat to give director Peter Jackson, a filmmaker who made himself known to horror fans with Dead Alive (aka Braindead). Jackson never was given a huge budget before by any studio but due to his persistence and the trust of New Line Cinema/Warner Bros., he was granted to shoot the trilogy back to back and given release dates for the three consecutive Decembers. Of course, it all paid off and the trilogy is part of film history and it’s impact on cinema, mainly fantasy cinema, is still seen to this day.

The prequel to the trilogy, if you will, is being helmed by Jackson again and even though those pesky attendees of Butt Numb-A-Thon in Austin got to see this first, the rest of the world can now sit in their undies and watch the trailer to what will be one of the most anticipated films of what looks like to be a stellar year in 2012 for film. Also, for you believers out there, the film will be released a week prior to the Mayan predicted End of the World.

Go to Apple to see the trailer in HD.