: To maintain secrecy during filming, all scripts used the codename "Little Rivers".

: Many children of the cast and crew, including Peter Jackson’s daughter and James Nesbitt's children, appear as young hobbits or citizens in Dale.

: Andy Serkis only had one scene to film as Gollum (the riddle game), but he stayed for the entire production as the Second Unit Director, helping film landscape and action shots.

: Director Peter Jackson makes a cameo as a dwarf running past the camera during the opening attack on Erebor.

El hobbit: Un viaje inesperado (2012) is much more than just a prequel to The Lord of the Rings ; its production was an epic saga in its own right, filled with technical challenges and heartwarming cast moments. Behind the Scenes & Production Secrets

: The three stone trolls that Bilbo and the dwarves encounter are voiced and acted by three of the dwarves: Mark Hadlow (Dori), William Kircher (Bifur), and Peter Hambleton (Gloin).

: Since the dwarves were too small for full-sized horses, the production "disguised" regular horses with shaggy hair and long manes to make them look like small ponies. Unexpected Cameos and Roles