Go on location with the latest production diary from Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit!

Peter Jackson and company’s production diaries for THE HOBBIT continue! This is the first one of 2012 and it goes further into the everyday happenings of the location shooting taking place all across gorgeous New Zealand. Early on, PJ teases that they’re actually shooting stuff from THE HOBBIT: THERE AND BACK AGAIN, and dammit… that one’s still SO FAR AWAY! But in any event, if you’ve been following these suckers, this video continues the trend of being a fun and insightful look at the making of one of our most beloved stories.

Check out the video below or head over to Facebook to watch in full HD. THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY opens December 14th.

Synopsis: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. 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, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever… Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities… A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.