Promotion for the "defining chapter" of Peter Jackson's Middle-Earth saga is kicking into gear with official characters posters, likely leading up to an all-new trailer. Following yesterday's one-sheet for Bilbo (Martin Freeman), the newest poster for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies offers a gritty, close-up look at Ian McKellan as the wizard Gandalf. Check it out below and expect more!
From Academy Award-winning film-maker Peter Jackson comes The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, the third in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by JRR Tolkien. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town.Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo's frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards a desperate and dangerous choice. But there are even greater dangers ahead. Unseen by any but the Wizard Gandalf, the great enemy Sauron has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide: unite or be destroyed. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends in Battle of the Five Armies, as the future of Middle-Earth hangs in the balance.
Starring Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lilly, Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom and Hugo Weaving, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies hits theaters on December 17, 2014.>