The Hobbit: First Look at Thranduil and The Great Goblin

More publicity images and concept art for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first installment in the trilogy, have found their way online.

Both io9 and Gamma Squad point out the image below of Pushing Daisies actor Lee Pace as the Elvenking Thranduil, father of Legolas, taken from upcoming promotional material.

Meanwhile, TheOneRing.net (via Heirs of Durin) point out this Facebook page for a French Hobbit fan site that posted images of what they believe to be the Great Goblin, aka Goblin King, played by Barry Humphries in the Hobbit movies.

This screen grab from a past Hobbit video blog entry could show an actor being prepped for their Goblin role, a creation that will be fleshed out later via CGI:

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens December 14.

Source : ign[dot]com