"As slight as people think the "Hobbit" novel is, compared to the "Lord of the Rings" books, we have been surprised at how rich the world is and how many interesting themes and characters there are to explore," Jackson said. "This is not just 'The Hobbit' - it's 'The Hobbit' set in a much greater context of events taking place throughout Middle-earth during this period. The material is so rich."

At "The Hobbit" Comic-Con, there will be interviews with Marti n Freeman, who plays Bilbo Baggins, Ian McKellan (who plays Gandalf) and famous "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson, according to Entertainment Weekly. There will also be previews of exclusive images and on-set scoops from the first movie, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," movie trailer news and sneak peeks.

The first poster for the highly anticipated first film came was released on Jackson's FB page on July 7.

"The scale of "The Hobbit" is larger, the anticipation is potentially greater, everything feels a little bit bigger," actor Elijah Wood told Reuters about the movie. "For so long, people didn't think there would be a 'Hobbit' film, so the fact that there is [a movie] finally, people have been anticipating this for a long time."

Based on the classic book, written by J.R.R. Tolkien, the films will be split into two movies. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" arrives in theaters Dec. 14, 2012. The second film, "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" is slated for Dec. 13, 2013.