First Hobbit Trailer By Year's End?

Pic From The Set Via AICN

Actor Andy Serkis told IGN that a teaser trailer for Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" could debut before the end of the year.

"There will be a trailer fairly soon, actually. Around Christmas time, I believe". Serkis both reprises his role of Gollum and serves as second unit director on the two "Hobbit" movies. The other being called The Hobbit: There and Back Again.

The peek would either be attached to the December 16th release of the sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows which shares the same distributor, or December 21st's The Adventures of Tintin from director Steven Spielberg which Jackson produced.

The prequel sees Bilbo (Martin Freeman) travel on his journey with dwarves Thorin Oakshield (Richard Armitage) Bofur (Stephen Hunter), Bombur (James Nesbitt), and Bifur (William Kircher). Oin and Gloin (John Callen and Peter Hambleton) Jed Brophy as Nori, Adam Brown as Ori Mark Hadlow as Dori Balin (Ken Stott) and Dwalin (Graham McTavish)

Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage Benedict Cumberbatch Luke Evans Conan Stevens Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving Dean O'Gorman, Elijah Wood, Ian Holm, David Tennant, Barry Humphries., Lee Pace Bret McKenzie Orlando Bloom Evangeline Lilly Ian McKellen, and Christopher Lee also star in the Hobbit 2-fer

Journey and will bow on December 14th 2012 while Again reaches cinemas on December 13th 2013