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'The Hobbit' Photo Exclusive

'The Hobbit' Photo Exclusive
Empire Magazine
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'The Hobbit' Photo Exclusive

By David Weiner

4:30 PM PDT, October 25, 2012

A giant among Hobbits, Ian McKellen makes a triumphant return to The Shire as Gandalf in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, in theaters December 14, and we have an exclusive photo from Empire magazine -- plus five covers to rule them all! See the five world exclusive, special Hobbit issue Empire covers revealing a first look at five characters from Peter Jackson's eagerly awaited The Hobbit.

Empire is available on the iPad now, and for those stateside, there is also exclusive Lord of the Rings content only available with the Empire U.S. iPad edition.

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Ian McKellen's Tolkien Return

Empire Magazine
A giant among Hobbits, Ian McKellen makes a triumphant return to The Shire as Gandalf in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, in theaters December 14, and we have an exclusive photo from Empire magazine -- plus five covers to rule them all! See the five world exclusive, special Hobbit issue Empire covers revealing a first look at five characters from Peter Jackson's eagerly awaited The Hobbit.

Empire is available on the iPad now, and for those stateside, there is also exclusive Lord of the Rings content only available with the Empire U.S. iPad edition.

Bilbo Baggins

Empire Magazine
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins.

Gandalf

Empire Magazine
Ian McKellen as Gandalf.

Gollum

Empire Magazine
Andy Serkis as Gollum.

Galadriel

Empire Magazine
Cate Blanchett as Galadriel.

Thorin Oakenshield

Empire Magazine
Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield.

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