There's just under fourth months to go before we return to Middle-earth for the second chapter of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings prequel, and while the promotional campaign has been quite reserved so far, two new pieces of promotional artwork from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug have arrived online, the first of which sees the Company of Dwarves as they make their barrel escape from the Elvinking's palace, and the second featuring Martin Freeman's Bilbo Baggins reflected in the eye of the fearsome dragon Smaug...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Desolation of Smaug is set for release on December 11th, with Martin Freeman joined in the cast by Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Christopher Lee, Lee Pace, Sylvester McCoy Graham McTavish, Ken Stott, Aidan Turner, Dean O'Gorman, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Stephen Fry, Manu Bennett and Benedict Cumberbatch.
The Lord of the Rings: The Desolation of Smaug is set for release on December 11th, with Martin Freeman joined in the cast by Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Christopher Lee, Lee Pace, Sylvester McCoy Graham McTavish, Ken Stott, Aidan Turner, Dean O'Gorman, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Stephen Fry, Manu Bennett and Benedict Cumberbatch.