Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage). Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, they first must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever: Gollum (Andy Serkis). Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Hobbit not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious"... a simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to imagine.
Exact technical specs and supplemental features to be included with these upcoming releases have yet to be officially detailed.