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"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has debuted a huge scroll poster. The artwork was released through Entertainment Weekly ahead of The Hobbit&amp;#039;s Comic-Con panel this Saturday (July 14).    [Click on the banner poster above to enlarge] The artwork features the first look at Beorn (Mikael Persbrandt), a woodsman the Dwarves meet near Mirkwood who can transform into a bear. Events from the film appear to be unfolding in chronological order from left to right on the poster. Cast members Martin Freeman, Sir Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage and Andy Serkis are expected to join director Peter Jackson and co-producer Philippa Boyens at Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend. JRR Tolkien&amp;#039;s original book has been split into two movies. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released on December 14, 2012, with The Hobbit: There and Back Again to follow in December 2013. Watch a trailer for The Hobbit below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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