THE HOBBIT: THERE AND BACK AGAIN (2025) — Trailer | Starring: Margot Robbie, Christian Bale
“Every map is a promise; every homecoming has a cost.”

Synopsis: Pages of the Red Book flutter, a map glows, and a reluctant burglar steps beyond the hedge. A blade‑swift captain from the North (Robbie) forges an uneasy pact with a haunted dwarf‑king (Bale) to reclaim a mountain and the jewel that binds their oaths—the Arkenstone.

Flashes: rain‑slick trollfire; spider‑shadowed Mirkwood; barrels knifing moonlit rapids; riddles beneath a cold mountain as a pale hand guards a golden secret; dragonfire rippling across rivers of coin; banners converging on the Lonely Mountain as thunder drums a five‑army reckoning. Final stinger: a small ring spins in candlelight, then the flame goes out.

Review: Myth‑bright and thunder‑sure—lush world‑building, rousing score, and tactile adventure set pieces, anchored by Robbie’s flint‑sharp resolve and Bale’s kingly gravitas. A reverent return that feels newly dangerous and beautifully human.