We're still some nine months away from the release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second instalment in Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic children's tale. However, that hasn't stopped the Kiwi filmmaker from delivering a first-look at the second act of his prequel to TheLord of the Rings during a live event broadcast over the web last night.As well as giving us a look at some behind-the-scenes footage from the upcoming sequel, Jackson also introduced a completed scene from The Desolation of Smaug, which features the wizards Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) and Radagast the Brown (Sylvester McCoy). Check it out courtesy of Worst Previews:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is set for release on December 13th with a cast that includes the likes of Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Evangeline Lilly, Stephen Fry, Billy Connolly, Luke Evans and Benedict Cumberbatch, who lends his voice to Smaug as well as portraying The Necromancer.