Open extras casting call for 'Iron Man 3' in Kenansville, North Carolina

"Iron Man 3" is scheduled to hit theaters on May 3, 2013.

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Extras casting calls and registration is underway for the Marvel Studios superhero feature film "Iron Man 3", which will be distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Shooting will take place in the Wilmington and Kenansville, North Carolina areas and other locations in North Carolina from May 21, 2012 through January, 2013. The film's main stars are being cast out of Los Angeles, however many smaller and day player acting roles are being cast in North Carolina. All of the extras, photo-doubles and stand-ins for the films stars will be cast in North Carolina. An open extras casting call will take place on May 10, 2012 in Kenansville, North Carolina.

Multi talented actor, screenwriter and film director Shane Black has taken over the directing duties from Jon Favreau, who directed the first two films in the "Iron Man" series. Black also is writing the screenplay for "Iron Man 3". Black has said not to expect "Iron Man 3" to feature any other heroes from Marvel's universe saying that after "The Avengers" the plan is to go back to self-contained single-character stories. Shane Black has directed Robert Downey Jr. before - in Black's last feature film directing job "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" in 2005.

Louis D'Esposito will executive produce for Marvel Studios. Former president and chairman of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, will also executive produce along with Golden Globe Award nominated independent producer Charles Newirth. Avi Arad will produce the film with Kevin Feige. Arad has served as producer or executive producer on every Marvel film since 1998's Blade. He is former CEO and the founder of Marvel Studios.

North Carolina has become a hotbed of filming major motion pictures as well as smaller independent films, thanks to the state's generous 25% production credit. Although Marvel reportedly considered shooting "Iron Man 3" at Marvel Studios in California, or in New Mexico - North Carolina's EUE/Screen Gems Studios sealed the deal. The Studio boasts 10 sound stages and a large local crew base with experience that can handle up to five productions simultaneously. Films recently shot in North Carolina include "The Hunger Games," "The Odd Life of Timothy Green," "The Conjuring" starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, "The Roommate" starring Leighton Meester, and New Line Cinema's "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island".

Kenansville, North Carolina Open Casting Call Details

The extras casting director in North Carolina is looking for all types of people of all ages. There is a special need for military men and women as well as young professional types with high end vehicles.

All open casting call attendees MUST bring a non-returnable recent color snapshot. It does not have to be a professional photo, but you are welcome to bring an 8x10 headshot if you have one. The photo can be a cell phone picture printed off your computer, as long as it accurately represents what you currently look like. No audition or monologue will be required. You will fill out a casting form which will be provided, and attach your photo(s). They will chat with you for a minute or two when you get to the front of the line, and that's all there is to it. It is advisable to bring a couple of pens or pencils of your own.

Where:

Kenan Memorial Auditorium
424 N. Main Street
Kenansville, NC 28349
Click Here for directions.

When:

Thursday May 10, 2012
4:00pm - 7:00pm

The best way to be cast as an extra on Iron Man 3 is to attend the open casting calls. However, if you are located within reasonable driving distance of Kenansville but are unable to attend the open casting call, you can submit via email. Send a current snapshot and all of your information (name, age, height, weight, city and state you reside in, and phone number) ASAP to the following:

cagedheatextras@gmail.com

The sooner you submit, the better your chances of getting cast to work on the film.

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of North Carolina and in the United States.

The North Carolina Actors Resource Guide eBook includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in North Carolina and the United States:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• North Carolina Child Performer Labor Law Information
• North Carolina Youth Employment Certificate Instructions
• North Carolina Youth Approval To Work Late Hours Form
• North Carolina Minor Intention To Employ Form
• North Carolina Dept. of Labor Rules and Regulations Relative to Employment of Children under 16 Years of Age.
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application
• Links for Child Labor Information

In addition to the following North Carolina Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• North Carolina Casting Directors List
• North Carolina Extras Casting Directors List
• North Carolina Talent Agents List
• North Carolina Acting Coaches, Classes, and Schools List
• North Carolina Headshot Photographers List
• Headshot Mass Printing Photo Labs
• Miscellaneous North Carolina Resources
• Actors Unions
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• General Talent Agent Information
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• PDF Users Guide

The Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Los Angeles:

Tamara Hunter
Sarah Halley Finn
588 N. Larchmont Blvd.
1st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90004
NO PHONE CALLS OR PERSONAL DROP OFFS

North Carolina:

Craig Fincannon
Fincannon & Associates, Inc.
1560 Point Harbor Road
Wilmington, NC 28401
NO PHONE CALLS OR PERSONAL DROP OFFS

Extras Casting

North Carolina:

Tona B. Dahlquist Casting
P.O. Box 4427
Irmo, SC 29063
NO PHONE CALLS OR PERSONAL DROP OFFS

Crew Members

North Carolina:

Experienced film crew members in North Carolina can send a resume to the following:

ironworks@screencave.com

ABSOLUTELY NO ACTOR OR EXTRA SUBMISSIONS TO THIS ADDRESS.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Marvel Studios
1600 Rosecrans Ave.
Building 7
Suite 110
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Walt Disney Pictures
500 S Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Producers: Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Stan Lee, Avi Arad

Writer/Director: Shane Black

Starring:

Robert Downey Jr. - Tony Stark/Iron Man
Gwyneth Paltrow - Virginia "Pepper" Potts
Don Cheadle - War Machine
Guy Pearce - Aldrich Killian
Ben Kingsley - TBA

Story:

In this third installment of the Marvel Studios film adaptation of "Iron Man", the storyline is going back to the exploration of the character of Tony Stark and reigning in the cocky attitude of the genius playboy Tony Stark. "Iron Man 3" will be about "getting Tony back into his world."

USA hit series 'Royal Pains' casting New York extras for shoots in the Hamptons

Royal Pains has become one of the highest rated shows on cable television.

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The USA Network medical comedy drama television series "Royal Pains" is now in production on it's fourth season, and the extras casting director is hiring New York background performers to work on the hit show. Needed are people available for shoots in Westhampton, NY on April 30, 2012 and Southampton, NY on May 10, 2012. Also needed are people with ultra high-end cars. Both union and non-union applicants will be accepted. Season four of "Royal Pains" premiers on Wednesday, June 6 at 9/8c on USA.

"Royal Pains" centers on a successful New York E.R. doctor (played by Mark Feuerstein) who was dismissed from his job after a wealthy hospital benefactor died in his care. When he saves someone's life during a trip to The Hamptons, he accepts an offer to remain as a "concierge doctor" in the resort community. He usually attends wealthy clientele, but also others in need of care and often without the means to pay.

Andrew Lenchewski and John P. Rogers, both proud graduates of UCLA, created "Royal Pains". They also serve as executive producers and head writers of the show. The series first premiered on June 4, 2009 and was watched by 5.57 million viewers, the highest series premiere for the USA Network since "Psych" in 2006. Shooting takes place at Silvercup Studios in Brooklyn, areas of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, as well as in the Hamptons.

Extras Casting Call Details

Grant Wilfley Casting in New York is seeking the following who are available to work in the Hamptons:

Needed are people with the affluent look and the wardrobe to portray the high-society Hamptons elite.

• Males and Females 18 years and older
• Hamptonites, socialites, and model-types
• "Ladies-who-lunch"
• "Attractive party goers"
• Beach-goers and yachtsman
• Golfers and tennis players
• Bankers and brokers
• Doctors, nurses, orderlies, and EMTs
• Owners of ultra high-end cars.

• In addition, they need physically fit people for a zombie survival race scene who can run a muddy obstacle course, while being chased by other extras wearing zombie make up.

Shoot Dates:

Westhampton, NY - April 30, 2012
Southampton, NY - May 10, 2012

To be considered, submit your name, phone number, location, union status (both union and non-union applicants are being accepted), height and weight, age range, availability, role for which you are submitting (including any real-life experience you may have in that role) and a recent color candid snapshot in your "best summer-fabulous Hamptonite look". If you have an ultra-high-end vehicle, include the color, year, make and model.

Submit via email to the following:

rps4@gwcnyc.com

Put "Hamptons Scout" in the subject line.

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of New York and in the United States.

The New York Actors Resource Guide eBook includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in New York and the United States:

• New York Child Performer Information Sheet
• New York Child Performer Permit Combined Application
• New York Child Performer Trust Accounts Information
• New York Verification of Satisfactory Academic Performance
• New York Child Performer Employer Certificate Combined Application
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements - State Statues
• USA Immigration Work Permits and Visas
• USA Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following New York Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• New York Casting Directors List
• New York Extras Casting Directors List
• New York Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• New York Acting Classes List
• New York Headshot Photographers List
• Actors Unions
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous New York Resources
• PDF Users Guides

The Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

New York:

Bonnie Finnegan
Steven Jacobs
Finnegan/Jacobs Casting
330 West 38th Street
Suite 708
New York, NY 10018

Extras Casting

New York:

Grant Wilfley Casting
123 W 18th Street
8th Floor
New York, NY 10011

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112

Universal Cable Productions
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

Prospect Park
2049 Century Park East
Suite 2550
Century City, CA 90067

Producers:

Paul Frank
Rich Frank
Jeff Kwatinetz
Michael Rauch
Andrew Lenchewski
Kathy Ciric

Director:

Various directors work throughout the season. In television shows composed of individual episodes, the television director's role differs from that of a film director in that he or she may work only on some television episodes as opposed to the director of an entire film production. In episodic television productions, the major creative control resides with a producer of the show. The television producer with creative control is called the showrunner.

Starring:

Mark Feuerstein - Dr. Hank Lawson
Jill Flint - Jill Casey
Paulo Costanzo - Evan R. Lawson
Reshma Shetty - Divya Katdare

Story:

The series follows Hank Lawson (Mark Feuerstein), a young emergency room doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for an important patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes a reluctant "doctor for hire" to the rich and famous. When local hospital administrator Jill Casey (Jill Flint) asks him to treat the town's less fortunate, he finds himself walking the line between doing well for himself and doing good for others

New open casting calls for feature film '42' starring Harrison Ford and Chadwick Boseman

The feature film "42" begins filming Spring, 2012 in Tennessee and Georgia.

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Legendary Pictures is in production on the major feature film "42" starring Harrison Ford. The casting directors are holding additional open casting calls for people in Alabama and Tennessee who would like to work as extras on the film. Additional extras casting will take place in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia. The movie will be filmed in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee beginning in May, 2012. Shooting locations include Chattanooga's Engel Stadium and Luther Williams Field in Macon, GA. Extras of all ages will be used in the film, however the open calls are for extras 18 years of age and older. Previous open casting calls took place in Birmingham, Alabama and Chattanooga, Tennessee. The open casting calls are for people who did NOT attend the previous calls.

The film is based on the life story of Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford). Former "Law & Order: SVU" star and Primetime Emmy Award nominee Christopher Meloni will play Dodgers manager Leo Durocher, and Jon Bernthal of the TV series "The Walking Dead" will play Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca. Nicole Beharie will play Jackie Robinson's wife Rachel.

Academy Award Winning filmmaker Brian Helgeland will direct "42" from a screenplay that he wrote himself. Legendary Pictures’s Chairman and CEO, Thomas Tull, is producing, and Legendary’s Chief Creative Officer and President, Jon Jashni, serving as executive producer. Dick Cook, former Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, will also serve as an executive producer. Legendary worked early on in development with Robinson’s widow, Rachel Robinson, to maintain authenticity of the movie adaptation of the famed player’s story.

Open Casting Call Details

All positions are paid. The one open casting call is open for ages 18 and up only please. Must be legal to work in the United States.

Specifically Seeking: (Ages 18+, no kids)

• Ethnicity- Majority needed are African Americans and Caucasians.
• Ages- Casting ages 18 and over.
• "ALL LOOKS"- Looking for great character faces too.
• Baseball fans, umpires and coaches.
• People with the 1940’s look.
• Everyone, please come relaxed and dressed in your best 1940’s attire.

Wardrobe Notes

Suggested, but not required:

• Absolutely NO brown.
• Women - Dresses, oxford shoes, pumps, small vintage hats if you have them.
• Men - Dress pants, short sleeve button shirts, suspenders, sportcoats, dress shoes, fedoras.

A costume contest will be part of the Open Casting Call and the winners will be cast by CL Casting in the film. Women-Dresses, tailored skirts and blouses, oxford shoes, pumps, hats (small) vintage if available. Men-Dress pants, Short Sleeve button shirts, suspenders, sport coats, dress shoes fedoras
Free parking. Please bring a pen and headshots if you have them. Headshots are not required. Please know your wardrobe sizes (height, waist, inseam, shoe, etc.).

If anyone attended the first open casting calls for this film, there is not a need to come again. Casting needs are for ages 18 and up only, no kids please. Those interested must be legal to work in the United States.

Casting Call Times and Locations

Chattanooga, Tennessee:

Eastgate Town Center
(I-24 and I-75)
5600 Brainerd Drive
Chattanooga, TN 37411
Click Here for directions.
At the center court by the fountain.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
11:00am - 4:00pm
Free parking.


Birmingham, Alabama:

Boutwell Auditorium
1930 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd.
Birmingham, AL 35203
Click Here for directions.
Sunday May 6, 2012
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Parking tickets from deck next to Boutwell will be validated at registration.

For Georgia filming, talent must and be legally eligible to work in Georgia and the United States.

The Atlanta Actors Resource Guide eBook includes the following documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work on film productions in the Atlanta and the State of Georgia:

• Georgia Child Labor Entertainment Employment Information Sheet
• Georgia Child Labor Summary Sheet
• Georgia Employment Certificate Guide for Minors Under 18
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Atlanta Actors Resources:

• Atlanta Casting Directors List
• Atlanta Extras Casting Directors List
• Atlanta Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Atlanta Acting Classes and Schools List
• Atlanta Actors Unions and Professional Organizations
• Summer Performing Arts Camps
• Atlanta Headshot Photographers List
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• PDF Users Guides

The Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Bonnie Grisan
Vickie Thomas Casting
9021 Melrose Avenue
Suite 200B
Hollywood, CA 90069

New York:

Koblin/Harding Casting
New York Principal Actor Casting Completed.

Extras Casting

Georgia and Tennessee:

Jamie Lynn Catrett
Jennifer Rose Locke
CL Casting
1525 Whitfield Street
Smyrna, GA 30080
CLCBaseball@gmail.com

Crew Members

Georgia:

Experienced film crew members who are located in Georgia can submit a resume to the following:

42resumes@gmail.com

Absolutely NO actor or extra submissions to this email address will be accepted.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Legendary Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd
Bldg 76
Burbank, CA 91522

Warner Bros. Pictures (distributor)
4000 Warner Blvd
Burbank, CA 91522

Producers: Jon Jashni, Dick Cook, Thomas Tull

Director: Brian Helgeland

Starring:

Chadwick Boseman - Jackie Robinson
Harrison Ford - Branch Rickey
Jon Bernthal - Ralph Branca
Nicole Beharie - Rachel Isum
Andre Holland - Wendell Smith
Brad Beyer - Kirby Higbe
Derek Phillips - Bobby Bragan

Story:

"42" is a a biopic about former baseball star Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman). "42" refers to Jackie Robinson’s uniform number, which was retired by Major League Baseball in 1997. Robinson, who was born in Cairo, Ga., broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947 when he played first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was named baseball’s first Rookie of the Year that season, and later, the award was renamed in his honor. In his second season, Robinson switched to second base and primarily played that position for most of his 10 seasons. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, the first black player to be enshrined. In 1999, he was elected to baseball’s All-Century Team.

New Line Cinema casting new extras for 'The Hobbit: There and Back Again'

"The Hobbit: There and Back Again" will shoot through June, 2012.

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New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and WingNut Films are currently in production on J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Hobbit: There and Back Again". Shooting has wrapped on "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", and the extras casting directors are hiring new general background actors throughout filming on "The Hobbit: There and Back Again", which will continue into June, 2012. Those interested must be located in the Wellington area and must be available to work with 12-hours notice.

Peter Jackson directed all three "Lord of the Rings" films, which earned a total of 30 Academy Award nominations and 17 Academy Award wins. Jackson is shooting "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" in Digital 3-D, using the latest camera shooting and audio recording technology. The budget for the two Hobbit films is estimated to be between $300 – $500 million. Although principal photography will wrap in June 2012, Peter Jackson has confirmed that some scenes for "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" may be shot sometime during 2013. Filming is taking place at Stone Street Studios sound stages and other locations in and around Wellington, New Zealand.

The production companies for "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" are New Line Cinema and MGM, with New Line handling production management. Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired worldwide theatrical distribution rights, with select international territories. MGM will handle all international television licensing. Carolynne Cunningham of Peter Jackson's WingNut Films is producing, along with three time Academy Award winner (and Peter Jackson's wife) Fran Walsh.

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, better known by its abbreviated title The Hobbit, was first published by independent Australian publishing company Allen & Unwin in 1937. It has been a perennial bestseller since starting life with a very modest 1,500-copy print run. Since then, it has gone on to sell many millions of copies in more than 50 languages, and 2012 is the 75th anniversary year of its publication.

• "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is currently slated to hit theaters 14 December 2012.

• "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" is currently slated to hit theaters 13 December 2013.

"The Hobbit: There and Back Again" Extras Registration Details

All extras MUST be located near Wellington, New Zealand.

Download and fill out the following form:

"The Hobbit: There and Back Again" Extras Registration Form

Submit the form along with the following:

• One 6 x 4" head and shoulders photo looking into camera with strait face.
• One 6 x 4" full body photo looking into camera.

Attach the photos to the registration form and send to the following:

Extras Casting 3 Foot 7 Ltd
P.O. Box 15-104
Miramar 6243
New Zealand


Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the country of New Zealand.

The New Zealand Actors Resource Guide eBook includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra in New Zealand:

• New Zealand Actors' Employment Information
• New Zealand Performing Artists and Entertainers Requirements
• New Zealand Guide To Applying For a Work Visa
• New Zealand Actors Work Visa Application
• Immigration New Zealand Office Locations
• New Zealand Youth Employment Information
• Massachusetts Teen Work Permit Application

In addition to the following New Zealand Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• New Zealand Casting Directors List
• New Zealand Extras Casting Directors List
• General Talent Agent Information
• New Zealand Talent Agents List
• New Zealand Acting Classes, and Schools List
• New Zealand Headshot Photographers List
• New Zealand Headshot Duplication Photo Labs
• New Zealand Actors Unions and Organizations
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous New Zealand Actors Resources
• PDF Users Guides

The 2012 New Zealand Actors Resource Guide eBook is available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

New Zealand:

Liz Mullane Casting
17 Taipakupaku Road
Karaka Bay
Wellington, New Zealand 6022

Australia:

Ann Robinson
Mullinars Casting
"The Hobbit"
226 Liverpool Street
Darlinghurst
Sydney, NSW 2010
Australia

London:

Amy and John Hubbard
Hubbard Casting
"The Hobbit"
14, Rathbone Place
LondonW1T 1HT
UK

Los Angeles:

Victoria Burrows
Scot Boland
333 W. Washington Blvd.
PO Box 309
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

New York:

Ellen Lewis
"The Hobbit"
161 Sixth Avenue
11th Floor
New York, NY 10013

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions and hold the acting auditions.

3 Foot 7 Limited
PO Box 15-208
Miramar Wellington 6003
New Zealand

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
10250 Constellation Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522-0001

New Line Cinema
116 N. Robertson Blvd.
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Executive Producers:

Ken Kamins
Callum Greene
Zane Weiner

Producers:

Peter Jackson
Carolynne Cunningham
Philippa Boyens
Fran Walsh

Writers:

Peter Jackson
Frank Walsh
Philippa Boyens
Guillermo del Toro

Director:

Peter Jackson

Starring:

Martin Freeman - Bilbo Baggins
Andy Serkis - Gollum
Benedict Cumberbatch - Smaug/The Necromancer
Ian McKellen - Gandalf
Richard Armitage - Thorin Oakenshield
Evangeline Lilly - Tauriel
Elijah Wood - Frodo Baggins
Luke Evans - Bard the Bowman
Cate Blanchett - Galadriel
Hugo Weaving - Elrond
Christopher Lee - Saruman

Story:

The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch). 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 first they 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 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.