
The official Facebook page for
Peter Jackson‘s second
Hobbit movie has dropped seven new character posters featuring new characters Thranduil, Bard, Legolas and Tauriel, as well as returning favorites Gandalf, Thorin and Bilbo.
The second epic
Hobbit filled trilogy,
The Desolation of Smaug is right around the corner and we’ll have to get used to the look of 48FPS again.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug hits theaters on December 13th with a cast that includes
Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins),
Ian McKellen (Wizard Gandalf),
Andy Serkis (Gollum),
Christopher Lee (Saruman the White),
Ian Holm (Old Bilbo),
Elijah Wood (Frodo),
Sylvester McCoy (Radagast the Brown),
Ken Stott (Balin), as well as Dwalin (
Graham McTavish), Kili (
Aidan Turner), Fili (
Dean O’Gorman), and
Mark Hadlow (Dori),
Jed Brophy (Nori),
Adam Brown (Ori),
John Callen (Oin),
Peter Hambleton (Gloin),
William Kircher (Bifur),
James Nesbitt (Bofur),
Stephen Hunter (Bombur),
Manu Bennett (Azog),
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Necromancer / Smaug),
Hugo Weaving (Elrond),
Cate Blanchett (Galadriel),
Billy Connolly (Dain Ironfoot),
Stephen Fry (Master of Lake-Town),
Mikael Persbrandt (Beorn) and thirteen Dwarves, led by
Richard Armitage (Thorin Oakenshield).
The highly anticipated adaptation of
J.R.R. Tolkien‘s enduringly popular masterpiece ‘
The Hobbit’, opens in 2D, 3D, HFR 3D, and IMAX 3D on December 13th, 2013.
The screenplay is by
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson himself.
Take a look at the new posters after the jump.

Synopsis:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.
Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood. After escaping capture by the dangerous Wood-elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all – a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself – the Dragon Smaug.