The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - 9 Reasons It Deserves To Be Remembered Fondly

8. Returning Greats

An impressive cast has been gathered and the scene portraying the white council was like a who's who of acting greats. Sir Ian McKellan from the Shakespearean acting dynasty, Christopher Lee from the Hammer Horrors, Cate Blanchet to fulfill the female quota and Hugo Weaving because you've gotta have an agent.

Their's were the first scenes filmed in the schedule and they acted sort of like a passing of the torch from the old films to the new, All the while with the irreplaceable Ian McKellan seeing over the cast like a real life Gandalf the Grey.