It’s Here, My Precious! ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Trailer

When Warner Bros Pictures promised a ‘teaser’ trailer for The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug would arrive today, I incorrectly assumed that by teaser they meant a less than 30-second video. Wrong! WB and Peter Jackson are giving Hobbit fans a full two minutes of Hobbitness with this first look at the second film of The Hobbit trilogy.

The Plot:

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 adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellan) and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.

Arriving in theaters on December 13, 2013, the cast also includes Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, John Bell, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Michael Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O’Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Ken Stott, and Aidan Turner.

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Poster