Peter Jackson just confirmed on Facebook that the new trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released on Wednesday, September 19 in celebration of Tolkien Week. The trailer is expected to be 2 minutes and 25 seconds long. You can expect more special content as well. Check out his announcement below!

Opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters on December 14, the anticipated film stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Evangeline Lilly, Andy Serkis, Richard Armitage, John Bell, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Barry Humphries, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Bret McKenzie, Graham McTavish, Mike Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Conan Stevens, Ken Stott, Jeffrey Thomas, Aidan Turner and Billy Connolly.