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When Peter Jackson returned to Middle-earth, he faced an impossible task: adapting a slender children’s book into an epic cinematic universe designed to act as a prequel to The Lord of the Rings . The theatrical cut of An Unexpected Journey bore the brunt of this struggle, often feeling disjointed as it tried to bridge the gap between the lighthearted nature of The Hobbit and the gravitas of The Lord of the Rings . When Peter Jackson returned to Middle-earth, he faced