It looks gorgeous:
I think the main question for me will be how they handle the encounter between Gollum and Bilbo. Gollum’s origin story in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is perhaps the finest cinematic depiction of the Fall. Bilbo is less corrupted by the Ring, of course—it’s a gentler story. But it’s not an unimportant one for the fact that he has less far to tumble.

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