First ‘Hobbit’ Cover Courtesy of EMPIRE

Photo Source: Empire Magazine

Following Entertainment Weekly’s photos of Martin Freeman and Sir Ian McKellen from the set of ‘The Hobbit,’ Empire Magazine has just released their first ‘Hobbit’ cover, featuring Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf, whom Empire describes as "A resplendent 'younger' Gandalf the Grey (look closely for subtle differences in costume from his 60-year older Rings self)."

"The tone is actually the part of it I'm enjoying the most," Jackson says of filming. "[The Dwarves] have a healthy disregard for the icons of Middle-Earth."

You can read the full story in the August issue of Empire, which will hit news stands on June 30th.