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.