Peter Jackson is just over two months away from returning us to Middle-earth with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and all expectations should be set for another billion-dollar blockbuster, or close to it.
Warner Bros. released a new trailer at the start of the month, and now the studio has launched the first two TV spots, teasing 60 seconds of Middle-earth goodness as we get ever-closer to the sequel’s release.
The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece “The Hobbit”, by J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continues the adventures of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.
Martin Freeman is of course reprising his role as Bilbo Baggins, joined by another stellar cast, led by Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving, Lee Pace, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Ian Holm, and many, many more.
Jackson is directing from a script he co-wrote with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, adapting the original novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, and expanding upon it to flesh it out into the trilogy of films, which will be completed next year with The Hobbit: There and Back Again.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be landing in cinemas on December 13th in 3D and HFR 3D, leaving just over two months left on the countdown clock until it hits. In the meantime, here’s the new trailer to help make that wait just a little bit easier. Enjoy.
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