The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, directed by Oscar®-winner Peter Jackson, is the first of three epic movies that bring the widely popular masterpiece “The Hobbit” to the silver screen. All three films are set against the background of Middle Earth sixty years before The Lord of the Rings. Peter Jackson and his team have also been responsible for the production of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and even won the Academy Award for The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.