First teaser trailer and images for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”

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IAN MCKELLEN as Gandalf in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure “THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

For all you Hobbit fans, here’s the first trailer for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.”

First image of Evangeline Lilly in “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”

I wasn’t all that impressed with Peter Jackson’s first return to Middle Earth in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” but I’m still anticipating his second installment, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.”

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Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel

That’s largely because we’re going to see the return of some kick-tail Elven warriors, including everyone’s favorite Legolas (Orlando Bloom). He’s going to be joined this time by Evangeline Lilly’s (“Lost“) Tauriel, a new character written in to the Hobbit universe by Jackson and his co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.

The Bridge Direct reveals new “The Hobbit” figures

Legolas

The Bridge Direct sent over some new images from their figure line based on “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” and they look solid and should make for some decent complimentary additions to Toy Biz’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy collection.

I’m getting more and more excited about the start of this next trilogy and can’t wait to see how Peter Jackson makes this first glimpse at Middle Earth as engaging as his previous trilogy.